“I can honestly say that the Pistol
Spread Option is a system that is versatile enough to fit any
coach’s needs. As an offensive minded person, I have tinkered
with numerous schemes and ideas. This offense is set up in a
way that is easy to understand, teach, and modify to your own
tastes. I cannot emphasize enough how versatile the system
is. From the base spread formation (quads or double slots),
you can shift or motion to various sets, even traditional ones
such as; I, power I, double tight, and double wing…with
simplicity. I searched years and years for a system that I
could easily grasp. I was instantly drawn to this one based
on its organized schemes. I became a better coach because I
was able to game plan in a manner that put the ball in our
best athlete’s hands on any given play. The Pistol Spread
Option is not a fad, but an approach that has comprised
diverse concepts, with simple terminology, to create a supreme
offensive system.”
Luke Ethington
Head Football Coach
McDonough High School
Pomfret, MD
Southern Maryland Athletic Conference
" When I took over as Head Coach at
Pittsfield High School I immediately evaluated every aspect of
the program. That process took me to find an offense that
suited the types of athletes that I inherited and usually came
to PHS. As we evaluated our players, we researched all of the
different offenses that could fit our personnel.
We wanted something that would get the athletes of the school
out as well as the linemen type. We looked into the Wing-T,
Split-Back Veer, Double Wing and of course the Spread. As we
researched it we realized that everyone else was running those
offenses in our area and we needed to be different. Coming
from a Flexbone background and coaching the defense on a
Spread Offense team, we researched how we could combine the
both. The Pistol Spread Option was the answer. We wanted an
offense that had the threat of 4 vertical as well as 4
athletes who can run the ball. The PSO encompassed everything
we looked for in an offense. It fit our very limited personnel
and made our offense extremely dangerous. It has causes our
opponents to play assignment football because of the Flexbone
Option rules and we also have the advantage of the Air Raid
style of Football that the kids had played
in the past. Our formations shifts and movements really dictate what type of defense we will see and we know how to
attack it. The beauty about the PSO is that
it is a growing, changing beast. it can fit into your
offensive scheme now or can be your base offense. The Pistol
Spread Offense has made us very dynamic offensively and most
importantly the kids love to play in it."
Brian Jezewski
Head Football Coach
Pittsfield High School
Pittsfield, MA
I currently coach youth football (ages10-14) and
have recently adopted the Pistol Spread Option as my offense.
Its surprising simplicity is what attracted me as a coach, but
its versatility and many formations is what have excited my
kids! They love to run this offense, and I love teaching it.
Using veer and option as our core running plays has allowed us
to become very unpredictable to other teams, yet very easy to
teach and learn on our own team. Our kids loved offensive
practice days because they were excited about "what we would
do next". The offensive formations and schemes kept the kids
interest which always makes it easier to teach and coach. The
fact that so many players get the opportunity to touch the
ball not only helps in keeping ALL my kids interested in what
is going on, but also makes us hard to defend. In my first
year coaching this offense we went 8-3 (all three loses from
the same team, coached by a fellow coach who coaches this
offense at the high school level) and played in our league
"Super Bowl". If you are a youth coach looking for something
exciting, fun, yet simple to teach this is the offense for
you. I know it will be my offense as long as I coach.
