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Try keeping eyes on the ball. Elk River’s Power T offense is captivating but difficult to watch.

By Cassidy Hettesheimer, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 09/12/24, 4:30PM CDT

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The Elks' approach, built on misdirection and a well-hidden ball, can puzzle its spectators — especially camera operators — just as much as it fools defenses.

The camera crew atop the press box at Elk River's football stadium faces a challenge tracking the Elks' Power T offense. (Cassidy Hettesheimer/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The camera crew atop the press box at Elk River's football stadium faces a challenge tracking the Elks' Power T offense. (Cassidy Hettesheimer/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

High up in the press box at Elk River’s football stadium, Phil Johnson peers down at the Elks football team through a pair of binoculars. If anyone should be able to pinpoint tells in Elk River’s shifty offensive scheme, it’s Johnson, a former coach.

Defending against the school’s shifty Power T offense is an art of discipline. So is watching it.

To learn how Elks' fans, photographers and camera operators handle challenge of keeping Power T in focus, click here to read the rest of the story on startribune.com.

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