Georgia Tech’s Screen Game vs. Temple: Three Explosive Plays to Steal for Your Playbook
High school coaches, if you’re looking to juice up your passing game and get the ball to your playmakers in space, Georgia Tech’s screen package against Temple in Week 4 is a must watch. Under Brent Key, the Yellow Jackets have been cooking up creative ways to attack defenses, and their screen game is a thing of beauty. These aren’t just backyard plays, they’re well-designed schemes that stress defenses, maximize effort, and create big-play opportunities. Let’s dive into three screens from the Temple game that you can plug into your high school offense to keep defenses guessing.
Trips Stick Screen with Motion
Setup: Georgia Tech lines up in trips to the field, with one receiver set way off the line. The offense sends that receiver in full-speed motion across the formation, zipping behind a flexed receiver. They pair this with a stick concept into the boundary to stretch the defense horizontally.
The Action: The motion pulls the field-side defense toward the box, creating leverage for the slot receiver against the outside linebacker. The stick concept forces the safety and linebacker to widen toward the boundary, opening up space on the play side. Meanwhile, Georgia Tech’s receivers do what they do best, block with relentless effort. These guys latch onto their targets, drive their feet, and create a teach-tape clinic for perimeter blocking. The slot receiver’s block on the outside linebacker seals the deal, leaving the safety caught in traffic as he tries to scrape over the top. The running back cuts underneath for a 30-yard gash.
Bonus Nugget: Watch the center. He pass-sets, engages the A-gap defender, then releases to hunt the weak-side safety with a cutoff block. Unreal effort! Is this a draw-screen combo? Maybe. But we’re betting it’s just a lineman playing with maximum hustle. Show this clip to your O-line to fire them up.
Coaching Points:
• Motion Timing: Drill the motion to be fast and precise, crossing the formation at the snap to pull the defense’s eyes.
• Receiver Blocking: Teach your receivers to lock on and drive through contact. Use bag drills to emphasize foot drive and hand placement.
• Center Hustle: Challenge your linemen to finish plays downfield. Rep this in practice with pursuit drills to get them chasing second-level defenders.
• When to Call It: Use this against aggressive defenses that over pursue motion or struggle to cover the field side. It’s a great early-game call to set the tone.