Cadence help

good questions cc, good to see you here

We go pretty simple. We use Down - Color - Number - Color - Number - Go - Go - Go. We can go on anyone of them. The QB usually decides what to go on. Their are times we use a predermined count like if we use motion we would go on 1st or 2nd go. In the huddle the QB Will say something like "24 power 2nd color 2nd color" we break the huddle and go to the line. The cadence would go "Down (everyone gose in 3 point stance but we coach them to already go down becouse we go on down sometimes.) Blue 2 Blue 2. The ball gets snapped. We do have check with me's and and check offs that use special colors that are only used for audibles. Like White would be a live color. Also used is a hard count where the QB will emphisis any of the colors numbers or go's also used is a silent count where only down is said at the line and the center snaps it whene he feels pressure from the QB's hands. We try to keep it simple.

We use:

Ready... (OL and QB get set)

Set... (If any motion)

Go... ( fire out)


We can go on ready, or set. Sometimes will give a hard count.

We use two, the first is our short cadence, down, set, hut, hut,hut, can go on any of them. The second is our flag cadence, Red, White, Blue. We use:
Down, color #, color #, set, hut, hut, hut,......red would be the first hut, white second, blue third....When calling the cadence we use a different color at the line of scrimmage than what is called, for instance if Trips Rt, 24 Zone on Red were called, we would go to the line and say something like: Down, Blue 55, Blue 55, set, hut. If we used the same color as called in the huddle, the play would be changed such as; Trips Rt 24 Zone on Red, down, RED 55, RED 55, Set, Hut....the play has been changed to 55 (55 okie, our outside veer) because the same color was used. We only use certain plays to check to based on the opponents scouting report. We also use this as a check with me system; Duece Rt, check with me on Blue. We go to the line, assess the defense and call; Down, Blue 29, Blue 29, set, hut, hut, hut....play is 29 Toss Sweep.
Practice wise we practice this in our no huddle two minute drill on air so that we get a ton of reps, we also mix it into our team offensive session with a good portion of our time dedicated to it.

Peg,

Do you use no cadence because you are in the Gun most of the time?

If not I just don't like that. I think the advantage we have on offense is that we know what the snap count it. The only problem is when it gets predictable and now the D can take advantage of it. But I think having a cadence is great as you can exploit the offense. However I do see your point about no cadence, but I would do that mainly in the gun and sometimes under center, but not all the time...

Lol yeah that makes sense.

So you just use the QB foot to let the center know he is ready then he snaps it when he wants?

Do you try the thing where the center looks up, then looks down again? Alot of defenses key the center after he looks up for movement to get off on and if he looks back down I have seen teams jump offside (esp when its an automatic penalty in HS).

Hope that made sense...