The Cougar Air Raid System

with Mark Yanule,
St. Xavier University Offensive Coordinator;
4x MSFA Mideast League Assistant Coach of the Year;
2011 NAIA National Champions

Are you interested in learning some of the crucial tenets of an effective air raid offense? If so, this video gives you the chance to learn from one of the best offensive coordinators at the NAIA level - St. Xavier's Mark Yanule.

Coach Yanule has helped the Cougars remain among the nation's leaders in pass offense over the past several seasons. Under Yanule's direction, St. Xavier's offense has helped the program qualify for the NAIA playoffs consistently, several deep post season runs and a National Championship in 2011.

QB Read Progression

Yanule begins this presentation with a detailed explanation on how he teaches his quarterback to read the defense and how to determine where to go with the ball. In the Air Raid system that Coach Yanule uses, the QB reads a true progression and throws to open windows rather than reading a specific defender. Yanule also explains how the progression can be half field or whole field and gives several suggestions for how to make this progression easier on the QB by eliminating as many pre-snap reads as possible.

Route Concepts

Next, you'll watch Coach Yanule diagram the "Y-Cross" concept that forms the basis of his drop back passing game. He describes the routes for each position, including aiming points and several receiver coaching points.

You'll also get several other route concepts, including; Tiger, Dipper, Burst, Smash, and Arrow. These routes are similar in design but stress the defense and attack coverages in different ways while keeping a similar read progression for the QB. Additionally, Yanule shows several game film examples of each concept and several game plan and in-game adjustments for each concept.

Coach Yanule does an excellent job of presenting his Air Raid system in a concise, easy-to-follow method. Attack your opponents through the air and leave them flabbergasted on how to stop your offensive assault!

62 minutes. 2019.