James Vint - Coaching the Inside Veer From the Pistol

Coaching the Inside Veer From the Pistol, by Coach James Vint, explains how the inside veer scheme provides offenses with three plays (inside veer, shovel option, spread option), each of which is designed to take advantages of different things the defense does.

Focusing on the inside veer, Coach Vint reviews the key factors involved in running this aggressive downhill play, one in which any one of the three ballcarriers can carry the ball.

Among the aspects covered in the video are simple rules for the reads, footwork for the quarterback, teaching the two basics skills essential in the veer (mesh and pitch), and blocking rules for the veer.

Coach Vint also looks at how to run the inside veer again odd, under, and over fronts.

Among the topics covered:

• How we got here
• Why the pistol?
• Formation concepts
• The system
• Overview of the inside veer
• Teaching the mesh
• Teaching the pitch
• Inside veer against odd, under, and over fronts
• Inside veer double-load concept