Ilovefridaynights
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Do all think the Air raid can work at the sixman level with limited to the run?
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@griffithkpacoach does a pretty good job of it in my opinion
Jones26
Six-man pro
Coach Briles ran it at Bryson.
I think they watched some 6man football and then invented the air raid...
griffithkpacoach
Six-man fan
Thanks Brotha. I am not an expert by any means, but I love the Air Raid and we’ve tried to adapt it as best as we can to sixman. To reiterate what @Leman Saunders said, I mentioned at the @TheSixClinic this summer that the Air Raid really should have been created in sixman and then made its way up to 11man. The whole philosophy of Air Raid is “throw it short, as many times as possible, to guys who can score.” If that ain’t sixman I don’t know what is
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Roach
Six-man pro
That would be the Run and Shoot offense! I believe his name is Tiger Ellison that created it based on watching kids play "sandlot," football. Then he created what is now known as choice routes or option routes. Mouse Davis really did the best with June Jones when they were at Hawaii. Early 90's Houston had some amazing offenses. And what killed it was the K-Gun offense that the Buffalo Bills used when they got beat in all of those super bowls.
Gary Rickard (RIP) created an offense based on this concept at Granbury Happy Hill! I remember you saying y'all played them and I have watched that game on YouTube.
Coach_Forge
Six-man fan
Not many folks will remember this because it was only for a brief period of time, but from 2016-2019, when New Braunfels Christian Academy was still playing sixman under Coach Wood, he pioneered a true air raid offense down in the south i.e. direct snap to the QB every play, lining up 2 & 3 receivers wide, slinging the ball down field, almost no run game. NBCA's record during that era was stellar (see below). They never lacked for talent. Several kids from that era went to play college ball (Braison Rudd, Mason Lemme, etc.) What cost NBCA games was their overconfidence and some questionable coaching decisions. Nonetheless, I have used and adapted a lot of Coach Wood's concepts into my own spread offense with great success over the years.
2016 (10-2) State Runner-Up (NBCA lost to Waco Live Oak 30-64)
2017 (9-3) Regional finalist (NBCA lost to Bulverde Bracken 56-72)
2018 (10-3) State semi-finalist (NBCA lost to Huntsville Alpha Omega 57-58)
2019 (11-2) State Runner-Up (NBCA lost to Watauga Harvest 52-60)
2016 (10-2) State Runner-Up (NBCA lost to Waco Live Oak 30-64)
2017 (9-3) Regional finalist (NBCA lost to Bulverde Bracken 56-72)
2018 (10-3) State semi-finalist (NBCA lost to Huntsville Alpha Omega 57-58)
2019 (11-2) State Runner-Up (NBCA lost to Watauga Harvest 52-60)
I thought the Air Raid was based on the Spread. Invented by Rusty Russell in the 1920's with the Fort Worth Masonic Home Mighty Mites. The Air Raid aspect perfected by the University of Houston in the late 1980's - early 90's. Then refined by Mike Leach at Texas Tech. But I'm no coach, IDK.
Roach
Six-man pro
Houston ran the Run and Shoot during that time. John Jenkins made it a Shotgun set and split out the wings to slots. Mike Leach and Hal Mumme created the Air Raid from Bill Walsh when he was at BYU. Then mixed in concepts from the Run and Shoot option routes. The main difference is the Run and Shoot has multiple options routes and the QB and WR's read the defense on the fly. The Air Raid basically simplified everything by designing plays that will beat specific coverages. Aka utilize the entire field and spread it around. Also more freedom for the QB to make calls if they see something better.
coachbronk
Six-man fan
There is no doubt the Air Raid can be successful in sixman. I ran the an Air Raid version of it when I was at Summit Christian Academy, High Island and the one season we played sixman at NBCA before I transitioned the program to 11man. Although I don't coach sixman anymore, if anyone wants to talk ball, let me know.
SixManNewb
Six-man fan
I don't know if they ran a true Air Raid, but Covenant Classical won 2 state championships throwing it all over the field. We were pass heavy at Prestonwood North, but didn't win state until we figured out how to also run the ball. I don't think we ever maximized our passing game though. We only had one receiver who was truly a great route runner and the coaches never used him to his full potential. You have to have a QB who truly understands the passing game (like Lanham Briley) and receivers you can trust to be where they're supposed to be and catch the ball when it gets there.
Before my son started playing 6 man, I coached his 7v7 team and that team would have annihilated any six man defense. We only had 8 plays, but my receivers and QB were all so in tune with each other, we didn't even try to mask our play call. We'd just yell it out by number and good luck stopping it. Most six man defenses don't have the athletes to run man coverage and a fine tuned passing game will eat up zone. Then you add in the fact that everyone is eligible and the blocker can release to catch a pass, and I don't see how it's possible to ever stop an offense like that.
Before my son started playing 6 man, I coached his 7v7 team and that team would have annihilated any six man defense. We only had 8 plays, but my receivers and QB were all so in tune with each other, we didn't even try to mask our play call. We'd just yell it out by number and good luck stopping it. Most six man defenses don't have the athletes to run man coverage and a fine tuned passing game will eat up zone. Then you add in the fact that everyone is eligible and the blocker can release to catch a pass, and I don't see how it's possible to ever stop an offense like that.
Roach
Six-man pro
Id love too! Do you mind if I give you my email in a private message?
coachbronk
Six-man fan
Absolutely
TheWesp
Six-man pro
Wow six man lube, I know you annihilated those 12 year olds in 7 on 7, but something tells me an experienced six man coach like myself would have no issues showing it down!
It’s hard to tell everyone how unstoppable spread offenses are when the top teams in six man football run tight, but most of us also never had that success in little league 7 on 7, so I could be wrong!
It’s hard to tell everyone how unstoppable spread offenses are when the top teams in six man football run tight, but most of us also never had that success in little league 7 on 7, so I could be wrong!
CoachRollinsACS
Six-man fan
Is there any Happy Hill film from the early 90's? I would love to see it
Roach
Six-man pro
I've been looking for it. The quality is not the greatest but I know it has to be there. Maybe @Leman Saunders can help.
These are some stats from Happy Hill that Leman posted before.
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SixManNewb
Six-man fan
lol. Not “are” but “could be”. Richland Springs was a top team the year they gave up 113 to Covenant. Covenant is the only team I’ve seen committed to it with the coaches, QB and receivers to run it.
Roach
Six-man pro
SixManNewb
Six-man fan
Those pads…
Roach
Six-man pro
I agree they are oversized lol, however, I never got hurt or injured. We also wore knee pads, thigh pads, and hip and tail bone pads. Most kids now don't know how to put pads in pants lol.Those pads…
Also, horse collars, helmet to helmet, and vicious crackbacks were all too common. I'm happy I played when I did. Nowadays, with what seems like rule changes every year, you don't have true two-a-days, hit like we all used too, and the ever changing rules to make the game "safer." Did they just say go ahead and get rid of knee pads?
We (older guys) also didn't care about "drip," we just loved to play football.
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