Power Shovel Read is a great wrinkle to the power read. It is easy to install because the blocking is the same for the OL but the backfield is a very different look for the defense. By having the H as the inside run instead of the quarterback, it allows for a triple option wrinkle.
Just Play Diagram – Power Shovel Read
Assignments
| Pos. | Notes |
|---|---|
| QB | Get flat and shovel off 1, option off 2. |
| T | Get in 4×1 pitch path with QB. If ball is shoveled, carry out fake. |
| X | Stalk corner. |
| H | Big step back, then come down hill at an angle expecting the shovel. If ball is kept or pitched, find work. |
| F | Seal LB inside you are blocking for pitch. Work to PS Safety if LB is stuck inside. |
| Z | Stalk corner. |
| PST | Vs 3 double with PSG to 1st LB over the Center to backside. |
| PSG | Vs 3 double with PST to 1st LB over the Center to backside. |
| C | Block back on 1st defender backside. |
| BSG | Pull and wrap looking OSLB to Mike. |
| BST | Gap-Hinge |