Air option

The air option is a system of offensive plays in American football used mostly at the collegiate and high school level. Like other option offense attacks, the air option relies on a series of "choices" (options) by the quarterback on whether to run, pitch, or throw a forward pass on a given play. The air option emphasizes passing more than other option-based attacks, such as the flexbone formation or the wishbone formation, due to its inclusion of 3 wide receivers as part of its base formation.

The air option was pioneered by Homer Rice, former athletic director of Georgia Tech.

American football strategy

Systems

Offensive strategy

Scheme	A-11 Air Coryell Air option Air raid Buck-lateral Hurry-up Marty Ball Option Pro-style Run and shoot Smashmouth Spread Triple option West Coast
Routes	Chair Corner Curl Drag Flat Fly Hot Jerk Out Post Screen Seam Slant Sluggo Stop-and-go Swing Wheel
Trick plays	Play-action pass Draw Double pass End-around Reverse Spinner Fake field goal Fake punt Fake spike Fake procedure Flea flicker Fumblerooski Hidden ball Hook and lateral Statue of Liberty Halfback option Hard count Pyramid Swinging gate Tackle-eligible
Other	Clock management

Defensive strategy

Scheme	Man-to-man Zone Tampa 2
Coverages	Bump and run Double Zone
Other	Icing the kicker Stunt Spy

Offensive formations

Defensive formations

Other

Resting the starters

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