The Pistol Offense

i am going to be taking a job coaching high school next season... and your offense (given the right talent) sounds very interesting... when you win in 2 days... be prepared for me to pick your brain...

if you dont mind coach i would love to get ahold of some stats and stuff maybe from your school site? im in the process of "selling" this offnese to the current AD and HC which has only won 2 games in the last 3 seasons...

i am in a situation where me and my wifes are business owners, so i do not teach and will be doing the OC work as a "non-faculty" staff position... i do have all the experience of a D3 college coach as far as playing but this will be my first year coaching...

i am building piece by piece what i am calling the "P.U.M.A." offense... Pistol Utilizing Motions & Alignment... i have designed a couple of "belly" series that i think you experienced vets may approve of... i have had GREAT help from Coach Kuhlmann...

so please bare with me as i pick the brains of those doing what i set out to do... and that is develop the Pistol for HS...

Coach "E"

No problem, The stats are on the league Website www.midgetfootball.ca
all my playter are Nomads obviously
I think the main reason why we do weel is that we pass tons and spend alot of time on passing, we only have about 6 run concepts based on mainly zone techniques, at the risk of sounding like marty shottenheimer we run power "o" blocking schemes on most runs heck we even do it on our shovel play. I honestly beleive that the pistol offense should still have a very real pass threat, So I run a lot of chris Hatcher Airraid Stuff using a bevy of Formations. Looks like i just might have to do a playbook after all to send you coach...yeah we don't use one....kids never read it anyway...so if there not paying attention at practice then they are S/O/L anyway good luck with the rest of the season I'm off to get the troops ready

This is an article done by our local paper about my team the origial can be reviewed at our site www.midgetfootball.ca


Nomads leave Ft. Garry ailing
Will meet Mustangs in final

Winnipeg Sun, Monday October 20, 2008

by Jim Bender




Lions running back John Froggatt can’t escape the grasp of the Nomads defence yesterday.



A few simple stats show just how dominant North Winnipeg Nomads quarterback Theo Stevens has been this season.

The 6-foot-1, 184-pound pivot threw over 1,000 yards more than any other quarterback in the Midget Football League of Manitoba this season and with 33 touchdown passes he had 24 more than the runner-up.

That dominance continued yesterday as he threw five more TD passes in the Nomads' 58-0 whitewash of the Fort Garry Lions in a semifinal at Canad Inns Stadium.

"It builds your confidence big but you've got to keep your head small," Stevens said. "You don't want to get your head swelled and lose ... I've got to keep my head small."

Stevens threw four touchdown passes to receiver Brennan Kaiser that covered 30, 66, 19 and six yards.
"This was the best game of my career so far so that was pretty good," said Kaiser, whose previous best was two TD receptions.

Stevens also threw a six-yard TD toss to running back Mark Geller, who also scored on a five-yard run. Receiver Ryan Messner also scored on a 28-yard run. The Nomads added three two-point converts and a safety touch.



SMOTHERING D

Defensively, the Nomads smothered whatever Fort Garry threw at them.

"Our defence makes us the strongest," Stevens said. "You can't win a championship without good defence."

The Nomads face the defending champion St. Vital Mustangs in the final at Canad Inns Stadium Saturday at 12:30 p.m. The Mustangs smashed the Eastman Raiders 44-12 in the other semifinal.

The Nomads owe St. Vital as the Mustangs had stopped them in last year's semifinal.

"Last year, we came up short to the Mustangs but we're going to beat them this year," Stevens said.

"Last year, we were upset and we're getting motivated exactly that way," Kaiser said.

North Winnipeg led the league with an 8-0 record, which included a league-leading 413 points. The 7-1 Mustangs, however, allowed the fewest points allowed with 59.

"The defending champs are coming up next," said Nomads head coach Jay Campbell. "We've played them twice this season and won both games but both were very tight. These guys have worked hard all year and they know what our goals are and are goals are to finish this thing strong."

But why are his charges so strong this year?

"North End pride," Campbell replied. "(And) we have some talent. Theo Stevens is arguably one of the best quarterbacks in the province but he's got a heck of a line blocking in front of him, and he's got so many weapons at his disposal. We've got a very experienced offensive line in front of him and he's very comfortable sitting back there doing what he does.

"And the defence is doing well. It's all coming together and this is when you want to see it coming together."

Good morning all,

We are officially done with our season now. Finished 6-4. Some good things this year with the offense...staying in the pistol eye.

I am very interested in exchanging DVD's with other coaches to see their teams in action. I have little use for more "how to run the pistol offense" DVD's...but would like to see what intricacies others use.

Send me an email or PM me if you are interested in exchanging some game film.

Email is .... DKuhlmann@lhssc.org

Thanks.

Hey Doug I'm in for the trade i'll get together a package and send it off to you, I beleive i have ur contact info nut u can email it to me again to be sure. email Jbaril5@canada.com

Unfortuatley we Finsihed the season 9-1 we lost brutally in Championship game 49-6 the culprit 9 turnovers and a defense that played soft in the first half and we couldn't get it going. But thats the game we will get back at it in february.

Coach,

I sent you an email with my contact information. Shoot me one back with your address and I will send off 3 games...a good one, a bad one, and a blowout win. Get to see a lot of different formations, plays, etc.

Thanks.