Concepts in goal line offense explains how wingt coaches can use different offensive sets while attacking the defense on the goal line. Too many times if you see a wingt team get behind in a game they are destined to stay that way based on their inability to present a true drop back passing threat. Ppt wing t offense powerpoint presentation free to. The traditional wingt package the original wingt web page. The double wing is combination of the i, which markham initially ran the offense from in his earlier days, and the wing t 30 series power series. Mar, 2010 wing t point of attack numbering hb 5 7 8 fb qb 6 wb 3 4 2 9 1 17. The wingt has many run options down option, belly option, quick belly, trap option, counter option, speed and lead option in the system but the most common are down and belly option.
One of the best plays in football is the fullback trap play. The t formation is the precursor to most modern formations in that it places the quarterback directly under center in contrast to its main competitor of its day, the single wing, which had the quarterback receiving the ball on the fly it consists of three running backs lined up abreast about five yards behind the quarterback, forming the shape of a t. Offensive line play in the single wing and, therefore, the wing t involves lots of angle blocks, double teams, and pulling guards. Pulls, traps, whams, cross blocks, gut blocks, etc. The following year a young assistant coach by the name of harold tubby raymond was added to the staff. The wingt and its pulling guards, buck sweeps, and trap plays are. The 30 stack vs the wing t compusports media exchange. My first exposure to the single wing offense was during a football theory class at. An option offense is a style of offense in american football that is predominantly based on a running play. It can add an option pitch, a specific route to run for a drop back pass. The trap option was the first option to be added to the wing t system in 1978.
Wing t 35 draw tricks the defense into committing to the pass, while opening up multiple inside and outside running lanes for the fullback. The belly option is one of the first options run by the university of delaware. Winning with the modern wing t formations maze series explains how the modern t formation enhances the passing game by forcing more 1on1 pass situations than do contemporary spread formations. If youre running this offense, these are the three basic plays that most wingt guys say you gotta have. Our answer has been a triple option in the form of the inside veer and midline option. An option offense is predicated on the concept of putting one or more players into the same situation as the defender caught in a 2on1 break. The book will describe those blocks in detail later, but just look at some of the images in this and previous wingt articles. Winning with the modern wingt formations maze series. The power spread offense old school power football with the new school spread beauty. Adding a little triple option deceptiveness to the wing t with all the experience coaches have had defensing the wing t, it has become more difficult to run the base wing t plays. In the wing formation, the fullback is the 2 back, the halfback is the 3 back and. The buck series the trap sport football, football drills. Based on the defense, the quarterback may hand off to a full back up the middle dive, hold on to the ball and run himself to either side of the field keep, or pitch the ball to a.
The most important, and probably the toughest block, is the fbs block on the playsidede. The wingt system page 5 20 series jet sweep or page 8 20 series rocket sweep page 16 80 series bellydown page 24 10 series sprint passing page 31 attacking with the youth wingt page 38 there is no last move in strategic and military competition. This recent article by kenny simpson at southside high sch. We say a version because just like a lot of football plays there are multiple ways to run this one. At this point in the book, tubby raymond has already given the history of the wingt. From load option to trap, to belly and midline, the wing t makes the defense be as sound as they possibly can at all times. The beauty of the wingt offense is that if the defense gets too aggressive it takes advantage.
Back in the day jocko willink voice for those who are familiar, the double wing package included a designed qb keep, 3634 qb keep, off of inside trap action, as well as an option play off of. Jul 19, 2016 the book will describe those blocks in detail later, but just look at some of the images in this and previous wingt articles. Calling best option, midline, veer, load and lead options. Lew johnston perfecting the wingt fullback trap wingt youth. I felt doing the drill like this reenforced a bad habit.
About 1968, a university of texas assistant named emory bellard pronounced bellard came up with the idea of lining up three backs in tight and running the. In this comprehensive overview, the fundamentals and nuances of the wing t offense are presented in great detail. Numbering system can become a little confusing, but no more so than adjusting to any other new system. Adam asked me to write about the switch to 8man football and our 8man single wing offense. Since the original videos were published in 2010, over a thousand copies have been sold. Jul 27, 2004 the original trap option looks a hell of a lot more like some kind of hybrid wing t play than anything an option coach drew up. If you are going to give your quarterback the option of checking to the 3. Members down and down option plus buck sweep read out of gun have been added although the wing t offense had its beginnings over 60 years ago, it has sustained itself through out the years. They are the buck or trap, the buck sweep and the waggle or bootleg pass. The wing t basics are essential in understanding the why behind the wing t and in communication of the plays between players and coaches. The dc wing t and pistol offense 1 merging the dc wing t and pistol 2 play calling 3 the split end 4 blocking rules 5 blocking cues 6 blocking cues cont. Coaches have been successful running the triple option out of iformation, which they called the iveer, or iback veer. I have veered away from the traditional deleware terminology in a couple of ways to make things more normal for our kids and more flexible for incorporating more schemes and more pieces of other offenses that can be included in the wing t offense.
Lets focus on what can be called the heart of the wingt. Fnf coaches is putting out a ton of great content for football coaches. After the prefaces, chapter 1 explains how the wingt evolved over decades of use. For any great spread offense, particularly those who make their living by running the football, the zone read option is one of the key plays in the offense. Powerful wing t run game marries explosive spread offense. Includes information on when and when not to use the plays to maximize results.
In the summer of 1950, university of maine coaches dave nelson, mike lude, and harold westerman hashed out the new offense. Breaking down the army rocket and fullback toss duration. Qb has the option to pitch to the 3 back or keep it himself. Covers the sweep series, the power series, the trap option series, the down series, the. Feb, 2009 single wing spin option shortpuntercoachlew. Wing t inside veer drawings shows how we help you teach posted on march 15th, 2019 when firstdown playbook says that the new draw and edit tool was created for coaches. The dvd features several proven wingt plays that can be employed successfully on the goal line. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the. An update, denny creehan, hamilton tigercats canada wingt adjustments with the midline, lanny dauksch, west memphis high school arkansas the wingt from a oneback set, bryan deal, dublin scioto high school ohio the wingt triple option attack, tony. Characterized by a wingback in the slot just behind the tight end, and a split end on the weak side, the offense places all three running backs in prime locations for counters, fakes, and other misdirection plays. Twentyone top coaches address virtually every aspect of coaching the wingt. Two backs leading through the hole usually in bone formation sweep. Excellent book surprised you dont here more about this offensive system.
Veer explained coach hugh wyatts double wing football. On the belly option play the qb will execute a great fake to the fb and then continue down the line running a speed option on the first defender that shows up. Nov 11, 2016 the beauty of the wing t offense is that if the defense gets too aggressive it takes advantage. Though in the old school wing t playbooks, the fullback stood up in a. The wing t offense is proven and can be executed successfully on any level of football. A noticeable difference from the other teams lined up in the double wing formation was the lack of line splits across the front. Today we have drawn up a version of the influence trap from the wing t. The dvd also outlines other advantages of the modern t formation offense. Wing t 36 blast allows your ballcarrier to read blocks and create a point of attack where the defense. Also does a very good job in describing how coach creehan would use the play against several defenses and down and distance type needs. Once trap is established, the sequence offense begins to be exploited. Jul 05, 2016 the wing t is designed for consistency and strength and is ball control oriented. In fact, the first time the light bulb lit over my head and let me know that i was using the wrong name for this play was when i ran across the true trap option in some wint t playbook.
In the old days when the fullback went straight into the line, it was called buck. In defensing the wing t one must remember it is the hybrid child of the single wing. Ebook how to install an option attack using multiple formations. It is usually one of the first six plays i install, right after putting in the belly series this play is also known as guard trap, with quite a few variations on how it is run. Apr 04, 2011 the thing i always remember when playing the wingt is that the lineman rules are gap, down, backerso we tried to put people in gaps and put people down when we were going inside anyway to keep them off our linebackers as much as possible looking for a complete book on the 30 stack. These core plays have been the staple of wingt teams for over 50 years. Get your free wingt belly series playbook if you love a betweenthetackles running game with a deadly play action option, this is the series for you. This book details how to institute a running game with the delaware wingt offense, including run plays such as belly drive, belly option, buck sweep, trap. The base plan provides coaches at all competitive levels with a useful tool that can enable them to better understand the intricacies of the wing t offense. This means, there is two ways the ball can go, either you the. Double wing 42 trap fake double option right t n ss t fs lb lb cb cb e e wb te fb te wb coaching tips its important that the right side of the line sell the trap, not committing to blocking for the option too quickly and giving away the play. The fullback trap play, part of the wingt buck series, is an essential core play for any wingt team. Covers the sweep series, the power series, the trap option series, the down series, the belly cross block series, the quick belly series.
These are all double options with the exception of quick belly option. Teams that can run the traditional wingt and flip to the flexbone the next play are even more difficult. Just so you can see it all come together, this play is called spread 123 gt guard trap. The most important element in defending the wing t is proper attention to the line play. The play looks like the sweep series with the trap up the middle, but the qb reverses pivots and run the option the opposite direction. Teams that can run the traditional wing t and flip to the flexbone the next play are even more difficult. The formations are characterized by a wing so that there is the threat of at least three deep receivers. From load option to trap, to belly and midline, the wingt makes the defense be as sound as they possibly can at all times. I just finished an hour 20 minute course on how to run the buck sweep out of pistol. The early wing t was a hybrid of the old single wing formation and t formation.
Delaware wing t by coach thurman linkedin slideshare. The wingt offense has been made famous by university of delaware coach harold tubby raymond, and is a popular misdirection offense that can be hard to stop characterized by a wingback in the slot just behind the tight end, and a split end on the weak side, the offense places all three running backs in prime locations for counters, fakes, and other misdirecti. Spread wing offense by coach james thurman the wingt has been a staple of high school football for the last 50 years. These core plays have been the staple of wing t teams for over 50 years. The wingt offense has been made famous by university of delaware coach harold tubby raymond, and is a popular misdirection offense that can be hard to stop. Get your free wing t belly series playbook if you love a betweenthetackles running game with a deadly play action option, this is the series for you. Jan 10, 2002 this book gives you just what it says. There are also some defensive looks that will dictate that you do not run this play unless you understand where the. The trap option was the first option to be added to the wingt system in 1978. The wingt is designed for consistency and strength and is ball control oriented. When stewart makes a change, you will see it next time you log on. It is usually one of the first six plays i install, right after putting in the belly series. It is often referred to as the bastard child of the i and the wing t. It doesnt matter if you are talking about the midline option, the zone read, or the inside veerall use the same basic principle of forcing a defender to make a choice and then making him pay for it.
A system designed to spread the field and run or pass based upon your personnel. The final play in the wing t belly series is the belly option. We run the spin series almost entirely with some direct snap and buck lateral series as well. This play is also known as guard trap, with quite a few variations on how it is run. In my opinion, these are some of the best players of all time. In my opinion, this caused them to stop their feet on contact during other drills and when blocking defensive lineman. Wing t 32 trap a versatile running play that can freeze the defense and force them to react late.
Sep 11, 2016 breaking down the army rocket and fullback toss duration. I will never have any player perform any standing drill without coaching them to accelerate or run their feet on contact. The origins of this offense come from the split back misdirection offense that we ran while i was a player under coaching great, dale mueller at highlands high school. Every wing t coach knows and runs the belly, buck sweep, power, trap, counter, and waggle series. We say a version because just like a lot of football plays there are. This is a perfect complement for when the defensive force player and safety are falling in and tackling the fb. Invite friends to view this course online courses how. Basic wingt playbook buck series buck sweep trap waggle bucksweep weak belly series down down sweep down keep pass down option belly belly sweep belly keep pass lead series lead sweep power wingback counter halfback counter counter criss cross specials quick pitch wedge dont forget to visit the message board spread wing playbook jets and. However, instead of a specific play in mind, the offense has several options of how to proceed. There are also some defensive looks that will dictate that you do not run this play unless you understand where the unblocked defenders are in the scheme.
148 11 1027 687 1066 1077 1400 1189 70 852 400 921 964 958 964 242 781 960 827 1471 676 1452 518 1430 893 1216 650 1397 72 386 1236 1210 964