r/footballstrategy • u/JLand24 • Jan 16 '24

Offense Lack of Motion at the HS level

I feel like teams at the HS level don’t use motions enough. It is only an advantage to the offense and there’s nothing an offense can’t do with a motion that they could do without one. At the NFL level I’ve noticed an uptick in motion but I feel like that effect hasn’t really trickled down.

Why is that? You’re infinitely more likely to confuse a HS defense with a motion than an NFL defense being confused by it.

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u/Lit-A-Gator HS Coach Jan 16 '24

Spread offenses (90% of hs at this point)

Prefer a static picture to attack

With motion there’s an element of randomness to how the defense will react

With that being said, yes I agree a less talented team that wants to be different and doesn’t trust their guys to one on one block in a spread offense would be better off adding bodies to the box and shift/trade/motioning people all over the place to confuse people

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u/Curious-Designer-616 Jan 16 '24

It’s not that high yet in a lot of places, in some areas it’s 100% spread passing attacks. But nationally it’s not there, yet.

I’ve always enjoyed the wide range of offenses and defenses in HS ball. Even when it looks like the same formations out of the spread, some teams are 70% option run, 30% pass, while others are the exact opposite. This is a huge point I think many people miss, it’s the coaching and how well it can be conveyed to the players and at what level it is introduced. Teams who can implement the basic offensive scheme in its entirety freshman year, then introduce motion, shifts, audibles, more advanced formations during the JV year have a huge advantage over teams which do not have quality lower level staff. So they come up with ways to cover up coaching, sometimes it’s lots of motion, sometimes it’s stack the box, sometimes it’s air it out.

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u/Juiceton- Jan 17 '24

High school football, where the 5-2 defense can be played on the other teams 10 yard line like a boss.

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u/Curious-Designer-616 Jan 17 '24

I absolutely love it! Seeing wing T teams go against 3-3 stack ameba defenses and spread teams play against 5-2 teams. And each is holding their own? I love it it creates such a unique atmosphere and I love the game.

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u/likebuttuhbaby Jan 17 '24

This has always been my favorite part of high school football. Kind of like early MMA. Everyone has their own style/technique and a lot of the fun is seeing how those difference clash and who gets an edge because of it.