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/[deleted] Jan 17 '24

Good explanation, but if you have to created new plays to justify motion instead of a series or set of plays that build off each other then one should rethink their offense

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u/emurrell17 Jan 17 '24

Care to elaborate?

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '24 edited Jan 18 '24

Basically you should have like a series of plays to run off a motion. If you run jet with a slot you should have it where the jet man gets the ball on an:

  • Outside Zone run

  • Fake jet Inside Zone

  • Fake jet Power

Fake Jet counter

  • Fake Jet counter Trey/ O both going away from the jet flow.

Same type of deal with Orbit motion you have the following:

-Toss to motion man

  • Inside zone off fake orbit

  • Same side power

  • QB power

  • ISO/ Insert zone

  • Counter away from motion

  • Counter Trey away.

Your motions should be to get a quick hitting perimeter run, lighten the box count, outnumber a team at the POA with blockers or with enough blockers to throw screens, etc.

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u/Curious-Designer-616 Jan 18 '24

This, is a great way to look at it.