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Coach Kiff
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Are RPOs easier than traditional option? What's the time investment? What is the youngest level you think it would work?


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CoachDP
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RPOs are as simple or complex as the person teaching them.  The issue isn't complexity.  The issue is whether you are okay with leaving the decision of run/pass to your player.  If so, then have at it.  Most kids I've seen/known/worked with made the post-snap decision a pre-snap decision.

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mahonz
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Posted by: @coach-kyle

Are RPOs easier than traditional option? What's the time investment? What is the youngest level you think it would work?

We are coaching children. Nothing is easy.😁

My issue with running upper level stuff is with RPO's you really need a 40 or 30 front to run the Read Read backfield actions consistently. Are these fronts the norm in your League? So I would say it would be a really expensive teach until the MS level. Even then any form of option requires some added attention while teaching. 

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Posted by: @coach-kyle

Are RPOs easier than traditional option? What's the time investment? What is the youngest level you think it would work?

If you can coach triple to the age group you can coach the rpo at that level. 

 

At 14u we had 3 rpo's .  Can you go younger sure, can your QB make the throw ,is the play design favoring your QB, is an RPO really needed at your level or a good play action pass?

I can explain it to you, I can't understand if for you.


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chucknduck
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RPO's have been the shits for me.  Something always goes wrong.  Used the stick/inside zone rpo with freshman, junked it.  Had much more success just calling a stick or just calling inside zone.  

With middle schoolers a zone read has been hit and miss.  Zone read with a quick wr screen attached is doable but again, I have had more success just calling the run or just calling the screen.

 


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