A11 offense

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Typical setup of the A11 Offense

The A11 offense is a tactic of the offense in American football . It is based on confusing the defense as much as possible. The A11 Offense is characterized by having two quarterbacks and all eleven players are eligible to catch forward passes.

history

The A11 Offense was invented by Steve Humphries and Kurt Bryan, who were officials and trainers at Piedmont High School in Northern California at the time of the invention . The high school, which had only 841 students, could occasionally achieve respectable successes in football, but greater successes were not achieved. Since the team could not keep up with the athleticism of the players in larger high schools, both thought about how they could instead be successful through tactical considerations and thus invented the A11 offense. In the first year of execution (2007), the Piedmont High School team only allowed twelve sacks and reached the regional play-offs with a win-loss record of 7-2.

tactics

The A11 Offense is based on the concept that all eleven players of a team can be used as potential pass recipients at the beginning of each play. In order not to present the passer before the move, two quarterbacks are set up instead of the one common in classic football . However, the A11 Offense must also follow the usual football rules, so five players on the line of scrimmage must not be eligible to pass. This leaves four receivers and one of the two quarterbacks as possible pass recipients. However, the players who are not eligible to pass are selected for every turn, which forces the defense to react quickly. According to Scientific American , the number of ways to take the snap and advance the ball increases from 36 in a classic formation to 16,632 in the A11 offense.

Both quarterbacks are initially in the shotgun , about seven yards behind the center . This allows them more reaction time. This also turns the formation into a kicking formation. The A11 Offense is based on fast ball delivery and mainly uses screens , draws and option plays . Running plays from the A11 Offense are rather rare.

admissibility

The A11 Offense cannot be played in the National Football League , as there must always be at least five players who are not authorized to pass and must be marked with jersey numbers between 50 and 79. In college football , this tactic is only playable when an obvious kick formation is taken. In high school football, the A11 Offense is accepted by 41 of the 50 state associations.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ben Adler: Football's A-11 Offense: An Illegal Procedure? In: npr.org. National Public Radio, September 26, 2008, accessed February 13, 2018 .
  2. ^ A b Holger Korber: Successful offense . Huddle Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811390-2-0 , pp. 195 .
  3. ^ A b c Holger Korber: Successful offense . Huddle Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811390-2-0 , pp. 198 .
  4. ^ A b Holger Korber: Successful offense . Huddle Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811390-2-0 , pp. 200 .
  5. ↑ Holger Korber: Successful offense . Huddle Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811390-2-0 , pp. 196 .
  6. ↑ a b Jeré Longman: Who's on Line? Even the Referees Don't Know. In: nytimes.com. The New York Times, October 16, 2008, accessed February 13, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Holger Korber: Successful offense . Huddle Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811390-2-0 , pp. 197 .
  8. ↑ Holger Korber: Successful offense . Huddle Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-9811390-2-0 , pp. 199 .