The Pistol Spread Option was founded by Anthony M. Pratley.
Coach Pratley is currently the Head Football Coach at
Leonardtown High School in Leonardtown, Md. He
previously served as Defensive Coordinator at Frankfort High
School in Frankfort, MI and was the Head Football Coach at
Mesick High School in Mesick, MI
As a player in High School, Coach Pratley learned the Split
Back Veer while he played on 2 Michigan High School Football
State Championship teams as well as a State-Runner Up team.
From there he went on the play college football at Concordia
University Wisconsin where he learned more about the passing
game. In his first Head Coaching job, Coach Pratley
studied and implemented the Navy, Air Force style of Flexbone
Offense from under center. He then switched to the
Spread Offense back in the year 2000. It was this
background which led to the formation of the Pistol Spread
Option Offense and the many features that it has to offer.
