Thanks for your enthusiastic, insightful, intelligent presentation. I am a retired DC/secondary coach from Houston. I only had to game plan for the air raid/ spread a few times in my 40 year career My head coaches did use elements of those offenses. I recently watched my nephews' high school team run the spread in spring practice and became intrigued how to slow it down. I have concluded that you need a hybrid defense. Step 1 Understand the offense. Step 2 Come up with a hybrid defense. It has become a hobby. Looking forward to this season calling defenses from the stands. Have also research its history. Enjoyed your insights.
Great Video Coach, My assignment as a DC this past week was to study the Air Raid Offense and break down exactly what it is and how to defend it. My findings were that formations have different names because Coaches have and use different names for formations across the country as you may now. The Air Raid is basically the Shot Gun, West Coast Offense/Spread Offense, (Heavy Pass Spread Formations). I believe it's important for us to know these things because as Coaches sometimes we tend to over complicate things and make it more difficult than what it has to be. It is our job and duty to simplify the game and make it as easy as possible for any player on any level to learn.
"AIR RAID" is such a blanket term. If a team passes the ball a lot people want to classify that offense as Air Raid. Technically speaking, true "Air Raid" offense started with Hal Mumme and Mike Leach as his disciple but if you want to you can really go back to guys like Steve Spurrier and the Run and Shoot offense of Huston with Andre Ware if you just want to talk about passing first and routinely using 4 wide receiver sets. Hell, Bill Walsh invented the "West Coast" offense to be past first out of a pro-personnel look. EVERYONE uses "West Coast" passing concepts in their offense nowadays. Tommy Bowden and Rich Rodriguez brought the "spread" concept to college football at Tulane with Sean King at QB. Every "Air Raid" offense today is operating out of 4 and 5 wide receiver sets almost mirroring that spread look. As far as I can tell, any Air Raid "offenses" in todays game has to do with utilizing the spread offense to disperse the ball all over the field in a variety of ways out of a lot different receiver sets. The offense itself is a conglomeration of many offensive philosophies so I kind of laugh when people talk about true "Air Raid" offense.
An important topic for any offense is line spacing and back depth. I realized the importance of these things running the split back veer. Whatever your offense, your techniques and blocking mechanics have to facilitate the goals of the offense. I would like to see you do a topic on these things because I personally believe they are essential.
Good Video Coach...I think you GOT the idea...The Air Raid is way more about the Process...Like Coach Mumme said..."Keebler didn't invent the cookie they just packaged it better"
I agree coach, but is it not interesting so many "Air Raid" coaches say its so many different things? I researched it for a couple days and figured out pretty quick what it was about. Too much misinformation in the world.
@@CoachMacI think people are so quick to want to Label and be different that you become Air Raid Strike 2.0 Bomb Left Missile Offense or People just assume that because you are a spread tempo team you are Air Raid. The Truth is to be True "Air Raid" you have to prescribe to what Coach Mumme and Coach Leach envisioned which is a rep-driven, process oriented offense that plays with Tempo and has a small playbook that provides the QB and skill players to play in space and score points.
Hal Mumme coached High School at Copperas (COP-er-as) Cove outside of Ft Hood and Killeen in central Texas. He indeed spent time with June Jones and it was indeed birthed from the BYU version of the WCO. BINGO! Great video. The evolution of it has peaked with Riley at Oklahoma and Rich Hargitt who’ve been successful because of a strong run game being implemented. It’s still 15-20 plays ran over and over again.
Great video coach. Appreciate you sharing the research you did on the topic. I’m considering moving to air raid this season. I like the simplicity of the offense. However, my only concern is the running game. In your research did you come across any info on this topic. I’ve been a fan of traditional gap schemes up until now, but seems like schemes such as IZ, pin & pull, Dart (G) and GT counter best fit this offense. Thoughts?
Absolutely love all these videos, I look forward to watching each one. I am a baseball coach I don’t coach football, however I would love 2 one day. To be prepared Incase I ever do I take notes from the videos. Love what you said about systems and schemes. If it was about schemes everyone would run the same thing. It’s about how you teach it, getting your kids to understand why you do it, and coaching kids.
I’ll second this request. I’ve done some reading about Veer and Shoot lately. It seems like Art Briles took the Choice routes from the Run and Shoot and dropped the rest. I think there’s some overlap between Air Raid and Veer and Shoot. I would be happy to hear whatever you can come up with from your research.
It's very hard to define systems in my opinion. Whenever I get the chance and the personnel allows it I like the old pro style/ pro set with maybe some wings concepts. Today's offense are hybridized. I have always said what's old is new. So I make an effort to go back and study old school stuff. The big one is if/then play calling and Wing T concepts of out flanking opponents.
That would definitely be different. A lot on the QB back in those days to get you out of bad plays. I love today's game with RPO'S and access or gift throws, built in answers
I switched my 7v7 from a modern spread wing t to the air raid. All I can say is 1 championship and 2 playoff appearances later, I’m in with the air raid. Air Raid is not about being cute. It’s about passing through windows and grass rather than reading defenses.
Coach Mac Yeah. I had 2 runs. Shovel pass RPO and I ran the buck sweep in flag. Yes in flag. Hard to believe it but we did. We sealed, cracked and kicked out flat defender and I would say we averaged 5 yards per carry but we had a second level rpo off of the buck sweep. The line or in my case was the center and fullback will take time to get outside and pass the los. Within that time the play side safety decided if we would handoff or throw. My email is okoyecarter@yahoo.com. I’ll send you my contact info. It was runs that I didn’t call cause these 2 with jetsweeps were all we needed. Love to exchange ideas.
Another great video coach. As you said in the last video on how terminology is different for different people the same can be said for the air raid. Different coaches have different air raid based styles. Ever thought about a Lincoln Riley offensive breakdown?
In answering the question of what is the Air Raid. To me you wanna look at the principles of the Air Raid to understand it. It’s more a philosophy than anything else. We’re gonna keep the playbook small. We’re gonna get good at a few plays, fear the man that has practiced 1 kick 10,000 times. Gonna go up tempo to gain an advantage. Those are the 2 main important principles of the Air Raid to me. So take that with any offense that you create and you could be successful. Master a handful of plays and formations, play fast football.
I predict that one of the 'next big things' in football will be improved 'hand fighting' skills. As grappling martial arts become more well known, their acceptance into football will be more commonplace. These greatly improved skills can be used to upgrade the productivity of any scheme, strategy, and alignment even with less skilled athletes.
Absolutely. One thing I heard when Quinton Nelson was in the draft process was about how he learned taekwondo when he was younger and how that lead to him being so good with his hands in the trenches (in addition, of course, to his size and strength making him a force there already)
@@CoachMac Are you saying you wish it were true that this would be the next big thing, or wish it were true that hand fighting skills would actually help?
Air raid came from Steve spurrier he used to call it air ball and Hal and mike said hell we will call ours air raid lol I think that’s how Hal told the story
Thanks for your enthusiastic, insightful, intelligent presentation. I am a retired DC/secondary coach from Houston. I only had to game plan for the air raid/ spread a few times in my 40 year career My head coaches did use elements of those offenses. I recently watched my nephews' high school team run the spread in spring practice and became intrigued how to slow it down. I have concluded that you need a hybrid defense. Step 1 Understand the offense. Step 2 Come up with a hybrid defense. It has become a hobby. Looking forward to this season calling defenses from the stands. Have also research its history. Enjoyed your insights.
Thank You!!!!!
Great Video Coach, My assignment as a DC this past week was to study the Air Raid Offense and break down exactly what it is and how to defend it. My findings were that formations have different names because Coaches have and use different names for formations across the country as you may now. The Air Raid is basically the Shot Gun, West Coast Offense/Spread Offense, (Heavy Pass Spread Formations). I believe it's important for us to know these things because as Coaches sometimes we tend to over complicate things and make it more difficult than what it has to be. It is our job and duty to simplify the game and make it as easy as possible for any player on any level to learn.
Dedication to getting the ball out to your players in space is what I would call it
"AIR RAID" is such a blanket term. If a team passes the ball a lot people want to classify that offense as Air Raid. Technically speaking, true "Air Raid" offense started with Hal Mumme and Mike Leach as his disciple but if you want to you can really go back to guys like Steve Spurrier and the Run and Shoot offense of Huston with Andre Ware if you just want to talk about passing first and routinely using 4 wide receiver sets. Hell, Bill Walsh invented the "West Coast" offense to be past first out of a pro-personnel look. EVERYONE uses "West Coast" passing concepts in their offense nowadays. Tommy Bowden and Rich Rodriguez brought the "spread" concept to college football at Tulane with Sean King at QB. Every "Air Raid" offense today is operating out of 4 and 5 wide receiver sets almost mirroring that spread look. As far as I can tell, any Air Raid "offenses" in todays game has to do with utilizing the spread offense to disperse the ball all over the field in a variety of ways out of a lot different receiver sets. The offense itself is a conglomeration of many offensive philosophies so I kind of laugh when people talk about true "Air Raid" offense.
An important topic for any offense is line spacing and back depth. I realized the importance of these things running the split back veer. Whatever your offense, your techniques and blocking mechanics have to facilitate the goals of the offense. I would like to see you do a topic on these things because I personally believe they are essential.
Agreed along with talent up front
Good Video Coach...I think you GOT the idea...The Air Raid is way more about the Process...Like Coach Mumme said..."Keebler didn't invent the cookie they just packaged it better"
I agree coach, but is it not interesting so many "Air Raid" coaches say its so many different things? I researched it for a couple days and figured out pretty quick what it was about. Too much misinformation in the world.
@@CoachMacI think people are so quick to want to Label and be different that you become Air Raid Strike 2.0 Bomb Left Missile Offense or People just assume that because you are a spread tempo team you are Air Raid. The Truth is to be True "Air Raid" you have to prescribe to what Coach Mumme and Coach Leach envisioned which is a rep-driven, process oriented offense that plays with Tempo and has a small playbook that provides the QB and skill players to play in space and score points.
Agreed, would love to see Leach improvise just a little in the run game though.
Hal Mumme coached High School at Copperas (COP-er-as) Cove outside of Ft Hood and Killeen in central Texas. He indeed spent time with June Jones and it was indeed birthed from the BYU version of the WCO. BINGO! Great video.
The evolution of it has peaked with Riley at Oklahoma and Rich Hargitt who’ve been successful because of a strong run game being implemented. It’s still 15-20 plays ran over and over again.
Great research and presentation. Thanks!
It was fun, I learned some stuff
Great video coach. Appreciate you sharing the research you did on the topic. I’m considering moving to air raid this season. I like the simplicity of the offense. However, my only concern is the running game. In your research did you come across any info on this topic. I’ve been a fan of traditional gap schemes up until now, but seems like schemes such as IZ, pin & pull, Dart (G) and GT counter best fit this offense. Thoughts?
Look at what Lincoln Riley does, its possible
Great video coach! Can you please add a video that discusses how to defend against the Air Raid offense?
I can try
DAMN, I love it Coach stay angry and keep coaching your guts out!!! YOU THE MAN SIR!!
Thank You
Absolutely love all these videos, I look forward to watching each one. I am a baseball coach I don’t coach football, however I would love 2 one day. To be prepared Incase I ever do I take notes from the videos. Love what you said about systems and schemes. If it was about schemes everyone would run the same thing. It’s about how you teach it, getting your kids to understand why you do it, and coaching kids.
Coaching is teaching in every sport, thanks for watching. Lead off walks kill you!!!!
Have you done a video about “beaters” you like the best vs various coverages? If so I have missed it what is the title of it?
I have not
One minor quibble: the CFL coach they went to see is actually called Don Matthews
Awesome, thank you> Saw in an interview with Hal Mumme and must have heard it wrong.
Coach you nailed it !!!
Love the advice "score POINTS"
Makes things easier
What are your thoughts on pre snap motion on offense. Does it really hurt the structural integrity of zone and man coverage?
Change of strength motion yes, RB motion forces extra space vs pattern match defenses
Can you do a video like this on the veer and shoot?
I would have to research the hell out of that
You talking Art Briles Baylor stuff?
I’ll second this request. I’ve done some reading about Veer and Shoot lately. It seems like Art Briles took the Choice routes from the Run and Shoot and dropped the rest. I think there’s some overlap between Air Raid and Veer and Shoot. I would be happy to hear whatever you can come up with from your research.
@@CoachMac Yeah the Art Briles offense.
More Vertical Conversion routes
It's very hard to define systems in my opinion. Whenever I get the chance and the personnel allows it I like the old pro style/ pro set with maybe some wings concepts. Today's offense are hybridized. I have always said what's old is new. So I make an effort to go back and study old school stuff. The big one is if/then play calling and Wing T concepts of out flanking opponents.
That would definitely be different. A lot on the QB back in those days to get you out of bad plays. I love today's game with RPO'S and access or gift throws, built in answers
COACH.......excellent job
Thanks
great video thank you!
Thank you
Oh. I thought an air raid was a thing to set off the air raid sirens.
I switched my 7v7 from a modern spread wing t to the air raid. All I can say is 1 championship and 2 playoff appearances later, I’m in with the air raid. Air Raid is not about being cute. It’s about passing through windows and grass rather than reading defenses.
Thats awesome, you coach any 11 on 11 stuff? Interested to see what runs you would carry?
Coach Mac Yeah. I had 2 runs. Shovel pass RPO and I ran the buck sweep in flag. Yes in flag. Hard to believe it but we did. We sealed, cracked and kicked out flat defender and I would say we averaged 5 yards per carry but we had a second level rpo off of the buck sweep. The line or in my case was the center and fullback will take time to get outside and pass the los. Within that time the play side safety decided if we would handoff or throw. My email is okoyecarter@yahoo.com. I’ll send you my contact info. It was runs that I didn’t call cause these 2 with jetsweeps were all we needed. Love to exchange ideas.
Another great video coach. As you said in the last video on how terminology is different for different people the same can be said for the air raid. Different coaches have different air raid based styles. Ever thought about a Lincoln Riley offensive breakdown?
He is too good for me to breakdown
In answering the question of what is the Air Raid. To me you wanna look at the principles of the Air Raid to understand it. It’s more a philosophy than anything else. We’re gonna keep the playbook small. We’re gonna get good at a few plays, fear the man that has practiced 1 kick 10,000 times. Gonna go up tempo to gain an advantage. Those are the 2 main important principles of the Air Raid to me. So take that with any offense that you create and you could be successful. Master a handful of plays and formations, play fast football.
Definitely enjoyed this -- Thanks! What is your twitter handle?
@CoachMac8740
@CoachMac8740
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I predict that one of the 'next big things' in football will be improved 'hand fighting' skills. As grappling martial arts become more well known, their acceptance into football will be more commonplace. These greatly improved skills can be used to upgrade the productivity of any scheme, strategy, and alignment even with less skilled athletes.
Absolutely. One thing I heard when Quinton Nelson was in the draft process was about how he learned taekwondo when he was younger and how that lead to him being so good with his hands in the trenches (in addition, of course, to his size and strength making him a force there already)
I wish this was true
About the hand to hand stuff not Quentin Nelson, sorry if i confused you.
@@CoachMac Are you saying you wish it were true that this would be the next big thing, or wish it were true that hand fighting skills would actually help?
@@PhillyEaglesFanatic A skill being the next big thing not a scheme
Spot on! Good stuff
Air raid came from Steve spurrier he used to call it air ball and Hal and mike said hell we will call ours air raid lol I think that’s how Hal told the story
Interesting
Mesh mesh mesh mesh mesh
yup
I’m from Brazil, I play Football here.
HOLY SHIT, you speak too fast coach, I cant understand hahah
Sorry!!!!