Testimony

“I can honestly say that the Pistol Spread Option is a system that is versatile enough to fit any coach’s needs.  As an offensive minded person, I have tinkered with numerous schemes and ideas.  This offense is set up in a way that is easy to understand, teach, and modify to your own tastes.  I cannot emphasize enough how versatile the system is.  From the base spread formation (quads or double slots), you can shift or motion to various sets, even traditional ones such as; I, power I, double tight, and double wing…with simplicity.  I searched years and years for a system that I could easily grasp.  I was instantly drawn to this one based on its organized schemes.  I became a better coach because I was able to game plan in a manner that put the ball in our best athlete’s hands on any given play.  The Pistol Spread Option is not a fad, but an approach that has comprised diverse concepts, with simple terminology, to create a supreme offensive system.”

Luke Ethington
Head Football Coach
McDonough High School
Pomfret, MD
Southern Maryland Athletic Conference

” When I took over as Head Coach at Pittsfield High School I immediately evaluated every aspect of the program. That process took me to find an offense that suited the types of athletes that I inherited and usually came to PHS. As we evaluated our players, we researched all of the different offenses that could fit our personnel.  We wanted something that would get the athletes of the school out as well as the linemen type. We looked into the Wing-T, Split-Back Veer, Double Wing and of course the Spread. As we researched it we realized that everyone else was running those offenses in our area and we needed to be different. Coming from a Flexbone background and coaching the defense on a Spread Offense team, we researched how we could combine the both. The Pistol Spread Option was the answer. We wanted an offense that had the threat of 4 vertical as well as 4 athletes who can run the ball. The PSO encompassed everything we looked for in an offense. It fit our very limited personnel and made our offense extremely dangerous. It has causes our opponents to play assignment football because of the Flexbone Option rules and we also have the advantage of the Air Raid style of Football that the kids had played in the past. Our formations shifts and movements really dictate what type of defense we will see and we know how to attack it. The beauty about the PSO is that it is a growing, changing beast. it can fit into your offensive scheme now or can be your base offense. The Pistol Spread Offense has made us very dynamic offensively and most importantly the kids love to play in it.”

Brian Jezewski
Head Football Coach
Pittsfield High School
Pittsfield, MA

I currently coach youth football (ages10-14) and have recently adopted the Pistol Spread Option as my offense. Its surprising simplicity is what attracted me as a coach, but its versatility and many formations is what have excited my kids! They love to run this offense, and I love teaching it. Using veer and option as our core running plays has allowed us to become very unpredictable to other teams, yet very easy to teach and learn on our own team. Our kids loved offensive practice days because they were excited about “what we would do next”. The offensive formations and schemes kept the kids interest which always makes it easier to teach and coach. The fact that so many players get the opportunity to touch the ball not only helps in keeping ALL my kids interested in what is going on, but also makes us hard to defend. In my first year coaching this offense we went 8-3 (all three loses from the same team, coached by a fellow coach who coaches this offense at the high school level) and played in our league “Super Bowl”. If you are a youth coach looking for something exciting, fun, yet simple to teach this is the offense for you. I know it will be my offense as long as I coach.

Coach Fox
SMYA Hawks
Charles County, MD

First year running the pistol spread option offense. haven\’t had any major problems. It keeps people from just blitzing you all night that is for sure. we have also incorporated the no huddle as well so it give me time to see then make a call. this was a wing-T team for years and years before i arrived. this offense immediately sparked the interest of players, coaches, and the community to become more excited about football.

Coach Michael Kelly Sr.
CE Murray High School
Greeleyville, SC