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Football Playbook & Installation Manual for the Youth Wing T Offense
First Edition, April, 2015
ISBN (XXXXXXXXXXXXX)
Copyright © 2015 by Rick Stewart

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication ........................................................................................................ iii

Preface .............................................................................................................. 2

I. THE WING-T OFFENSE

Ch 1: History & Philosophy of the Wing-T ............................................ 9
Ch 2: Huddle, Alignment, Formations, Motions .................................. 19
Ch 3: Putting It All Together: Calling the Plays ................................... 33

II. RUN GAME

Ch 4: Jet Sweep: Liz / Rip Family ....................................................... 43

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Ch 6: Off Tackle: Down Family .......................................................... 87
Ch 7: Short Yardage & Special Plays ................................................. 105
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Ch 8: Routes, QB Footwork, & Play Action ....................................... 117

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Ch 9: Drop Back Passing Game ......................................................... 129
Ch 10: Sprint Passing Game .............................................................. 137
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IV. INSTALLATION
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Ch 11: Individual Position Drills ....................................................... 145

Ch 12: Practice Organization ............................................................. 159
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Ch 13: Attacking Defenses ................................................................ 164

V. APPENDIX.............................................................................................. 173
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 PREFACE

Coach Stewart is a high school football coach and has turned around three different schools, leading each
team to the playoffs within his first two seasons at the helm. Since none of these schools had any scholarship
players on their roster, Stewart’s system gave his players a chance to be successful versus superior talent.

 McFarland, a small, agricultural school of 600 students with no weight room, had lost 21 games in a row.
Stewart served as offensive coordinator and they went 8-2 with a playoff berth.
 Stewart left McFarland for 3 years and they went 3-26 during his absence. He returned as head coach to make the
playoffs in Year 2. (the Disney movie, “McFarland”, starring Kevin Costner is the same town and school)
 Broke 0-27 losing streak at Corcoran, a school with 900 students, winning an undefeated league title in Year 2;

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 Porterville, a large, rural school of 2,000 students, won 40 games in 5 years, including back-to-back section
runnerups at a that had won 8 games in the 5 years prior to his arrival.
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With 27 years total high school experience, 12 as a head coach, Stewart has been to 2 CIF Section Finals, and
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his 12-0 team lost the CIF championship on a hail mary pass in the rain.

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Stewart also has extensive experience at the youth level.
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 McFarland, a small, agricultural school of 600 students with no weight room, had lost 21 games in a row.
Stewart served as offensive coordinator and they went 8-2 with a playoff berth.
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 Stewart left McFarland for 3 years and they went 3-26 during his absence. He returned as head coach to make the
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A Message From Coach Stewart

Football is a game that can be very complex with its 22 moving parts while at the same time being so simple.
This paradox of learning all of its interconnected layers while not forgetting the simplicity of its fundamentals
makes coaching football a great challenge. The successful coaches all have one thing in common: single-
mindedness. They have bought into something that they really believe in and became an expert at it.
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“Name an offense or defensive scheme and I’ll find a coach who went 10-0 running it
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I have seen to many young coaches who have not yet decided which direction they want to go on offense,
defense, or just general coaching philosophy. Experimentation is good, but it can be painful and I have seen
programs crumble or at the very least have stunted growth while the head coach is searching for a single, sound
concept. I encourage shopping around—calling, writing, and visiting coaches you admire. Investigate all aspects

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of their attacks. Talk it over with your coaches and mentors, think it through. But once you decide, lock on and
stick with it through the rough waters that definitely will come as your entire program is learning it.

In my experience, the biggest tests will come from within the inner circle of your program from people who
believe they have the program in their best interest. These are people that you trust and they are not intentionally
being disloyal, but they were not with you at every step as you formed your vision. You need to have a
“contagious” confidence that comes from knowing you have a sound product. The hidden fears of uncertainty
will be diminished by the knowledge that is gained by your staff and players as you shape and develop it.

It is OK to add your personal touch in many area, in fact it is imperative that you take ownership and make it
your own. The head coach must remain true to himself and not try to be someone or something that he is not.
The following statement is true in all areas of life, not just football: “Be Yourself, not your idea of what you think
somebody else's idea of yourself should be.”

As you take in all of our X’s and O’s, our techniques, and drills….please remember the most important job

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that you have as coach: To teach your players to be better sons, husbands, and fathers.

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It’s never an easy decision to change offenses or go away from your Wing-T roots. This playbook is not only
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written in great detail to make YOUR learning easier, it comes with a CD-Rom with powerpoints and handouts to

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make teaching your PROGRAM effortless. Finally, as the many testimonials attest, I am always available to

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 WHY PISTOL WING-T ?

Merging the fast tempo & deception of the Under Center Wing-T offense with the slick read options out of
the Pistol formation, Stewart’s Pistol Wing-T offense is an up tempo, multiple formation offense that’s primary
purpose is to put defender’s in conflict.

“The 3 yd alignment is a “happy medium” between under

center (allowing TB to hit the LOS the quickest) and the 5 yd
alignment (giving QB most time to make his reads).”

Whether snapping the ball within 3 seconds after breaking the huddle or not huddling at all, this fast pace
offense doe not allow 17-year old defenders to line up properly or make adjustments. Run every play out of

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MANY different formations, making the defense think that a play like BELLY is actually 8 different plays!!!
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“Do Everything Really Fast and Confuse the Defense”
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The Pistol Wing-T offense has evolved into an extremely effective system that does not have to change from
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year to year as different types of athletes come through your program.

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The unique terminology makes it very easy for players to learn as Stewart draws upon 16 years of teaching
special ed students and English Language Learners.
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THE PISTOL FORMATION moves the QB back 3 yards and the FB stays behind him.
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 BACKFIELD STEPS ARE THE SAME as traditional Wing-T.

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 EASIER TO PASS as QB can read defense

 RUN or PASS PRE-SNAP READS

This playbook expands on our “combo play” concepts, which have perimeter pass plays built into
running plays. The QB makes simple audibles after scanning the defense.

 POST SNAP READS. This playbook is full of scenarios where the QB reads unblocked
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defenders, always being a threat to run the ball.

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As you can see, this offense puts so much pressure on the defense by using lots of formations, lining up
before the defense can make their calls, and making the QB A THREAT on every play.

I offer you my personal guarantee: If you don’t achieve your ambitions as an Independent Self-Published
Author within six months, please e-mail me and I will personally refund your money. You’ll find my contact
details at the end of the book.

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 WHAT’S IN THIS BOOK?

Since the original videos were published in 2010, over a thousand copies have been sold. In addtion to

running the offense for 4 years, I have corresponded with hundreds of coaches running the offense and have
installed the offense at over 20 schools in 8 different states. This 2nd Edition Playbook contains many updates and
wrinkles to this exciting offense contributed by this vast pool of coaching knowledge.

 CHANGES IN BACKFIELD STEPS

The GO (Buck Sweep) and Belly Families have different footwork than what is on the videos.

 Reading UNBLOCKED defenders has been added since making the videos.

 DO NOT ABANDON UNDER CENTER FORMATION

This playbook makes it easy to go back under center in the event of bad weather, or when

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ORGANIZATION FOR SUCCESS

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Forty pages explaining easy to learn terminology, No-Huddle, and how to install the offense. This is a fast
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offense using 7 different tempos with a hybrid HUDDLE - NO HUDDLE system.

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These tempos range from calling the play in the HUDDLE and sprinting to line, running the play in 3
seconds; or waiting to call the play after the defense lines up; or letting the QB “check with me” based on
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defensive alignment; or running MUSTANG / NASCAR tempo, snapping the ball 1 second after ball is in play.
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Several different NO HUDDLE systems are discussed, allowing you to choose the one that is best for your
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program. Wristbands, hand signals, and sideline cards are all explained in this section.

RUN GAME

Every traditional Wing-T family is covered in this section:

Buck); Belly; and Down. There is also Midline and Veer. The Jet
& Rocket section shows how to run the entire offense using the
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flat Jet motion. There are two short yardage packages, a special
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“check with me” package, and trick plays. The combination plays
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combines a run play with a perimeter pass play and the QB decides
where the ball goes as both plays are being ran.

Detailed diagrams show the backfield steps on every play.

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PASS GAME

While I believe that the Wing-T offense is the best high school offense, I also agree with the criticism that it
can lack a passing game. But it is the not the Wing-T system that lacks a passing attack, it is the coaches that are
refusing or not understanding how to pass.

This Second edition has a completely expanded Pass Section that will show you how to simply attack each
coverage in terminology that matches the Wing-T run game using the same concepts used by spread & air-raid
systems.

 PASS PROTECTION schemes that require very little practice time;

 PASS ROUTE concepts in a simple language so a few concepts combined with a few formations
gives the defense a lot to worry about;
 Three SCREEN concepts that can go to any of your 5 players out of 12 formations;
 QUICK passing game that gives your athletes the ball in space;

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 DROP BACK passing attack putting 4 receivers in routes;
 SPRINT OUT off Jet motion putting edge defenders in coflict with the QB run threat.
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GAME PLANNING and SCOUTING
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 Detailed explainations of what to look for when watching opponent’s film.

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 Flow charts of “If-Then” statements using plays that are most effective vs defenses.
 How to call the plays on Friday night so that the defense is in conflict.
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APPENDIX and CD-ROM

There is an excerpt taken from Stewart’s “Practice and Drills for the Wing-T” book showing you how to run
an up tempo practice with maximum reps.
Blocking rule summary.
Playsheets, wristbands, pressbox reports, player evaluations.
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Everything is on a CD-Rom so you can customize everything to your program.

Over 25 powerpoints to share with players and coaches.
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If you have any questions, please email me at rick@wingtcoaching.com and I am commited to helping you
build a CHAMPIONSHIP OFFENSE. There are also videos and articles on my website:

www.footballcoachessite.com “Coaches Helping Coaches”

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THE WING-T OFFENSE

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1: History & Philosophy of Wing -T

2: Huddle, Alignment, Formation, Motion
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3: Calling the Plays

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The Wing-T Offense

HISTORY OF THE WING-T

The Delaware Wing T was developed by Dave Nelson in 1950’s. At the time Nelson was the head
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Nelson’s Delaware Wing T also borrowed the wing concept from the powerful single wing offenses at the
time, most notably the powerful Minnesota teams coached by Doc Williams. They also added Earl “Red” Blaik’s
Army Trap Series. The concepts of angle blocking and line splits were taken from Knute Rockne’s Notre Dame
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offense and the dual threat of the wing was originated with Pop Warner’s double wing formation.
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The precursor of the original Wing-T is Clark Shaughnessy’s modern-T, which put all 3 backs in the
backfield and the QB under center. The deception possibilities of crossing the backs paths, as well as putting
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them in motion, helped Shaughnessy to one of the best turn-arounds in college history: taking the last place 1939
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Stanford team to the Rose Bowl in 1940. The great Chicago Bears teams of the 40’s and 50’s ran the modern-T
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also after George Halas hired Shaughnessy to tutor his NFL staff. The Bears 73-0 championship victory in 1940
led the movement by most of America to move their QB under the center.

Don Faurot of Missourri widened the splits of the 3 RB with his “Split-T” formation. But Faurot’s main
contribution to the development of the Wing-T was designing plays that ran through seams that the defense could
not defend with their normal techniques. The term “defensive conflict” is credited to Faurot and Shaughnessy.

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WIN WITH AVERAGE PLAYERS

 Angle blocking allows a team to be successful with smaller linemen;
 Does not require precision. Can still score if blocks are missed;
 Easier for running backs to make great fakes vs great blocks;

BUILDS TEAM CONCEPT

 Star Players have to fake and every player on team can be all league faker;
 Can’t stop one player because ball will be spread around;
 The tough mentality required to run the Wing-T affects the defense. The development of a grueling
consistent ground game builds a desire to dominate the opponent physically.

TOUGH ON OPPONENT
 Misdirection puts pressure on undisciplined 17-year old linebackers;

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SIMPLICITY with COMPLEXITY: Simple for US -- Complex for THEM
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 Ball control run attack is more suitable to end of season bad weather;
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 Good run game HELPS the passing game;

 Pass protection is easier because can’t blitz this offense;

If you really understand the offense, you will find that it is a system that allows you to focus on the plays
and playmakers that you have in any given year.
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The Wing T is an offense that has withstood the test of time. Where other offenses and fads make great
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clinic talk, the Wing T continues to baffle teams with its misdirection attack. The Delaware Wing T continues to
be one of the finest offenses used today on both the high school and college levels.

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PHILOSOPHY OF THE WING-T

This chapter will familiarize you with not only my Pistol Wing T Not a formation or
offense, but also the philosophy of the Wing T. This offense is more than a
certain plays...
formation. It is a system that puts defenders in conflict while putting your It is a system of
players in the best position to be successful. The key to the entire system is If-Then scenarios.
understanding how to use a defender’s assignment or reaction to your
advantage.

“If the defense does this, then you run that”

The Wing T offense is a multiple formation, four-back attack that depends heavily on misdirection.

1. DECEPTION: Minimize defensive pursuit and provides big play opportunities. Does not ask a 140-lb

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running back to block a 220-lb linebacker...but instead takes the LB out of the play with great fakes.
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knowledge of all the conflicts from the many formations and plays, the trap
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many plays that you must avoid falling into is running to much stuff. You can very rapidly
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you aren’t any have over 20 run plays, 20 pass plays, and 20 formations….which every play
good at running can be ran out of every formation. This leads to the problem of teaching and
any of them” practicing 800 variations !

QB THREAT
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Threatens playside flank with option threat or opposite flank with misdirection away from flow. Gives
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defense contain problems and minimizes backside pursuit.

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Under Center: Allows QB to hide the ball by turning his back to the defense.

Pistol: The loss of hiding the ball is offset by QB reading pass defenders, blitzers, and unblocked defenders on
run plays.

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MULTI-FORMATION
It is a multi formation offense where all three backs may be used as blockers, ball-carriers deception, or
receivers. The ability to run every play out of many formations, minimizing tendencies for the defense. Since
pre-game scouting via use of film is so minimal at the youth level, a creative youth coach can really gain HUGE
advantages over the defense by getting extra blockers at the point of attack.

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PASSING GAME
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Overaggressive secondary support and plugging linebackers can make it difficult to move the ball on the
ground. Consequently, the play action passing game creates defensive conflict for the players assigned to stopping
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the run. Of course, having 3 running backs enhances the play action more than other offenses. Most of the spread
passing game concepts can be easily infused into the Wing-T because the wing alignment presents a 4 receiver
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threat on any play.

“There are only 3 things that can happen by throwing and 2 of them are bad”
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MISDIRECTION AND MOTION

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The Wing T uses misdirection as no other modern offensive formation does. Because of the four back
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attack, misdirection has a maximum impact and is a staple of the Wing-T attack. It has same effect as the passing
game in forcing the defense to play honestly at the flank and to not over pursue. Just as important is when a
smaller running back takes out a larger defensive player by faking instead of having to try to block him.

Motion increases the chances of misdirection as you can send the motion man one way and have a player,
such as the QB, keep the ball in the opposite direction. Conversely, you can give the ball to the motion man and
have other backs fake in the opposite direction.

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DEFENSIVE CONFLICTS

This is the secret ingredient to the entire enchilada. Everything that you do when installing and running

this offense should always be predicated on where the defense is in conflict. Every play has an “if-then”
statement where a defensive technique will be used against that player. If the defensive player uses Technique A,
then there is a certain play that is called next. If the player reacts with Technique B, then there is a different play
that must be called.

Now let’s look at Belly and its Tackle Trap counter play to put linebackers in conflict.

 IF the OLB tackles the TB on Belly, THEN the QB keeps the ball and runs option.
 IF the backside ILB makes the tackle on Belly, THEN run counter (tackle trap).

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Now let’s look at a conflict with the defensive end. Let’s start with Figure 8 where he lined up to wide
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because he has been told to not let anything outside. Kick him out and run up inside, until he starts creeping in
tighter to stop the TB (Fig 9). Now the right wing can hook block him and we run sweep outside.
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Fig 8: DE to wide Fig 9: DE to tight Fig 10: CB to aggressive

After establishing successful runs by both tailback (down) and left wing (sweep), this forces the Corner to
become more aggressive on the run. He should already be rolled up, because if he starts out deep (8 yards or
more), then nobody is guarding the flats on pass plays. Rolling the CB up (Fig 10) to let the OLB focus on run
puts stress on the FS if both the TE & WB run deeper routes. The key is that everyone’s 1st steps are the same.

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Another conflict is the NG (#1 defender) lined up over the guards. After a heavy dosage of Down and
Sweep they will start stepping outside, which leaves the middle wide open. Furthermore, by leaning / stepping
it makes the guards blocks easier because the defender is moving the way that WE WANT him to go !!!!

Fig 11: NG conflict on Dive Fig 12: NG conflict on G Left

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The key to all of this conflict is that both the blocking and backfield action looks the same. Don’t ever run a
play in the Wing T system without a “look-a-like” companion play. A list of the companion plays and the many
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defense on every snap. The line blocking matches the backfield action to minimize defensive keys. Even a
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defense who reads linemen has to find backfield flow after the OL 1st or 2nd step. For example running the same
Liz or Rip motion on Sweep, Down, & Down Pass combined with the same backfield action on those 3 plays does
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not allow the defense to just key on one player.

Plays are grouped into series, or families, based upon backfield action. The paths of the backs on every play
in that family should “look-a-like” so the defense who keys backs will be confused

Every family has the CORE play; a COUNTER play, and a PASS play. They attack backside, middle, and
outside.
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The Delaware Wing-T then, is a multiple formation, four-back running attack that depends heavily on
play-action passing and misdirection, utilizing synchroized schemes both in the line-blocking and backfield
action. Defense can't make tackle until it locates the ball

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SHOULD THE QB BE IN PISTOL FORMATION?

This is the million dollar question. And you need to bounce this off your coaching staff and be very, very
honest with yourself: Don’t run Wing-T out of the PISTOL formation because you want to change it up...examine
your Quarterback position before deciding.

The ONLY reason to be in Pistol is so that the QB can read unblocked defenders and decide whether to hand
off or keep the ball. This requires a QB with great game instincts and quickness. Pure, raw athleticism helps, but
there has to be discipline and intelligence. While he doesn’t need Olympic gold medal speed, he needs to have
quick feet and above average change of direction. When he decides to pull the handoff and keep it, his first steps
have to be very quick so he can hit the hole or the edge before the defense reacts. And the last, but very important
quality, is unselfishness. This offense gives him the green light to run, but he has to possess patience and great
decision making skills.

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KNUCKLE BALL SNAP
The center will hold the top cone of the ball while the bottom cone sits on the ground. The laces will face
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outward to the right if the QB is right handed. He will snap the ball so that is does not spin or rotate, but “knuckle
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ball” so that the laces land on the fingertips of the QB right hand. The center cannot flex, or snap his elbow or
wrist. He keeps his entire arm solid as he releases the ball at “calf length”.
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Their will be scenarios when your backup center or quarterback has to go in the game. You might be playing
in heavy rain or snow, especially come playoff time. For these reasons I have designed the backfield action to
make it very easy to run plays from both under center and out of PISTOL.

Having the ability to be in both alignments also puts more pressure on the defensive coordinators. They will
stay up all weekend trying to find tendencies, which is why it is very important to not have any. My quarterback
and I go off gut feeling week to week as to how much Pistol vs under center we will run.

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BACKFIELD ACTION AND FOOTWORK

The Pistol formation keeps the TB directly behind the QB, which severely minimizes changes to RB footwork
and landmarks. A disadvantage to Shotgun Wing T is having to offset the TB to the side of the QB, which
necessitates more changes to backfield footwork.

 Easier for the QB to run every play from both under center and in Pistol.
 Younger teams can stay under center for easy transition to Pistol at older levels.
 Zero changes to wing back footwork & motion landmarks.
 Only difference to TB footwork is always having midline GO family.

Regardless of whether a team runs the Wing T out of Pistol or Shotgun, the QB is going to have very different
footwork compared to being under center. But these differences between Pistol and direct snap are far less than
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sacrificing the quick hitting run game that is lost by backing all the way up to 5 yards.

“The 3 yd alignment is a “happy medium” between under center (allowing TB to hit the
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putting the QB at 3yards instead of at the Line of Scrimmage will give the QB more time to decide whether to
give the ball to the RB or keep the ball and run. This longer faking action also freezes defenders which allows the
lineman to gain better angles and more leverage. Again, putting the QB at 5 yards allows even more time, but the
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Formations, Motions
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RG Same as LG; Stronger of the two LH Left Half. Quick & can catch
RT Strongest lineman QB Quarterback
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good players at any position. So our depth chart will have 3 tackles, 3 guards, and 2 centers. We will have 3
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Wingbacks: Can be smaller, but tough enough to block inside

linebackers and defensive ends. They should be quick as their
carries come on counters and sweeps attacking the edge of the
defense. They are also integral to the passing attack as
receivers.

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The offense is very difficult to stop if the Tight End (“Y”) can be a physical down blocker as well as being an
effective split-end Wide Receiver. If we don’t have a player at TE, then our blocking TE is our 3rd best tackle
wearing an 80’s number. We cross train all of X’s to play both sides so when we take the TE out, we simply yell
“Two X’s” and our 2 best WR enters the game.

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It is very important that nobody move as the QB steps back, looks everyone in the eye with confidence, and
they all clap in unison. Nobody takes even an inch forward until the clap. We have to really coach our players on
this, because they will start leaning and inching forward before the clap. It is also important that the "Y" hides
behind the Center to minimize defensive strength calls.

After the clap the entire team SPRINTS to the LOS and immediately gets into their stances. Our goal is to
snap the ball before the defense can line up.

IMPORTANT that the TE hides behind the Center so the defense cannot make an early strength call. If there
is no “Tight”, “Over”, or “Nasty” call, the TE leaves with the X after the QB says the play for the 1st time.

Also notice the Tackles hiding behind the Guards. This makes is easier to do our Tackle Over calls.

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 More snaps per game thereby increasing your chances to score;

 Easier to run 2-minute offense
 Fun for the players and fans
Changes the Way You Practice
 Kids will run No Huddle at full speed. They won’t condition at full speed.
 Conditioning simulates game situations. Gassers & stadium runs do not.
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GET THE PLAY IN

Signals vs Wristbands vs Running plays in

Signal: This is the fasest, but requires memorization. (see list of signals at end of this chapter)
One coach signals in the actual play and another coach signals in a “dummy” play. Coaches can switch
at quarters or halves, or use indicators such as wearing a certain wristband or turning his hat backwards.

Wristband: This is the easiest way to get the play in and there is no confusion but it is slower. Also players
will not learn plays and become dependent upon the wristbands. Wristbands have to be collected &
changed every week; Some coaches change wristbands at half time.

Run the Play In: This is a great way to get more players in (very important in youth football), but the player
running the play in is probably not a top player and will tell the QB the wrong play. Only use this method

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Put all the formations on the front card and all the plays on the 2 cards under the wristband flap. You could
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C Over 3 35 Down 83 Purple Quick
D Tight Trips Right 4 36 Down 84 TE Silver
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HAND SIGNALS

FIRST Formations + motion SECOND Actual Play

WRISTBAND: tap our left forearm with right hand & signal numbers using body clock + fingers. Odd numbers point away
from body; Even numbers touch the body. 2 touch left shoulder, 3 point straight out, 4 touch rib cage.

DIRECTION: Run play to the left by flexing left bicep. Run play to the right by flexing right bicep.

Loose
JKLJL;JKLJKJL;JKL 28/47 Sweep
Tight
JKJKLJKL;JKL; Dive Middle
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Over 31 G Left Shaking dice
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X-Over Boot Pass Kick with a boot
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X-Tight Down 36 O Hands in downward motion
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TB Both hands behind your back
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Putting It All Together

We teach a language instead of memorization. Every player has certain words that apply to him and
other positions are taught to ignore those words. This allows us alot of flexibility in teaching and changing things
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We need to communicate all six of these areas in order to get a play called.

1. Huddle or No Huddle: This is communicated from sideline as soon as previous play is blown dead.
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NO HUDDLE TEMPOS
We huddle up and sprint to the line most of the game. These are our two No Huddle tempos that we
run when the defense is getting tired or when we need to go really fast.

“MUSTANG”. Our best plays every week are assigned “Mustang-1”, “Mustang-2”, etc.
For example, “Mustang-1” stands for Liz 28-O and “Mustang-2” stands for 33 Belly.
The sideline screams the Mustang call and we run play as soon as the ball is put into play.
These plays can change every week or you can keep them the same.

“NASCAR”. These are the same 3 plays, ran in the same order, in the same direction all year long. The
sideline screams which NASCAR package we are running and the players continue to run
those 3 plays in that order until sideline tells them to Huddle up.

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NASCAR TIGHT: Down, Boot, Belly; (ran in TIGHT formation)
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Sweep Family
PEEWEE JUNIOR SENIOR
Liz Sweep Right Liz Sweep Right Liz 28-0 or 28 Reach
Liz Boot Pass Right Liz Boot Pass Right Liz Boot Pass Right
Rip Sweep Left Rip Sweep Left Rip 47-0 or 47 Reachg
Rip Dive Middle Rip G Left Rip 31 G
Rip Boot Pass Left Rip Boot Pass Left Rip Boot Pass Left

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Liz/Rip motion to fake Belly or Down.

LIZ/RIP-Under Center Snap ball when Wing is at inside leg of G. Reverse pivot on playside leg so that the QB is
opening towards the motion man and handing off at inside leg of playside Guard.
LAZER/ROCKET- The footwork from Pistol and Under Center is the same. Open pivot pitch with right
hand on Rocket motion and reverse pivot pitch with right hand on Lazer motion. After pitch reverse pivot
back to defense and fake to TB up the middle.
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Belly Family
PEEWEE JUNIOR SENIOR
Rip Belly Left Rip Belly Left Rip 33 Belly
Rip Belly Counter Right Rip Belly G Right Rip Belly 24 Trap
Belly Sweep Left Belly Sweep Left Belly 47-G
Rip Belly Pass Left Rip Belly Pass Left Rip Belly Pass Left

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Down Family
PEEWEE JUNIOR SENIOR
Liz Down Right Liz Down Right Liz Down 36-0
Liz Down Counter Left Liz Down G Left Liz Down 45 TY
Liz Down Pass Right Liz Down Pass Right Liz Down Pass Right

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Special Plays
Short Yardage: Tubby
Short Yardage: Ram/Lion

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All of the pass plays can be broken down into four categories:
PLAY ACTION: Belly and Down passes will be your best pass plays due to the “Look-A-Like”
backfield action. The run fakes and motions will cause the flats to be wide open.
DROP BACK PASS: The pass protection is chop blocking and the QB takes 1 step and throws slant,
fade, or swing pass. The reason for no deep drop back passing is because it is very difficult to
teach the pass protections. Furthermore, a youth coach does not have time in practice.
SPRINT PASS: Since the youth QB is usually the better athlete on the team, sprinting him out makes
sense because there is always a good chance that this athlete will make good things happen by
running the ball. Furthermore the pass protection is easy since it is identical to Jet Sweep.

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Sprint passing takes adavantage of the great athletes that play the QB position at the youth level.
Basically the QB takes off on a full sprint, which will draw the attention of the End and the Linebackers,
which will leave the flats wide open. I do not recommend traditional dropback passing at the youth level,
but have put the diagram in below for the coaches who desire to do so..
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Quick Passing Game

In youth football it is important to develop a passing game that only requires the linemen to block for 1.5 to 2
seconds and fits the needs of quarterbacks with limited arm strength. So the Youth Wing T Passing Attack
involves 1-2 step QB drops and routes breaking between three and eight yards. These are high percentage throws
that should be viewed as “long runs”.

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Ironically, the deeper gains, or the “homeruns”, will come off the play action pass packages. The youth coach
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pass out to them and eventually they will cause a missed tackle and be off on a long gain.
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could be ran out of MANY formations. It is also important to remember that this offense is a Wing T running
attack so the passing game has to complement that package. I have seen so many coaches at both the youth and
high school levels put a play in that stood out like a sore left toe because it did not fit seamlessly with the rest of
the offense. However, I do challege you to find as many creative ways and formations to run these concepts.

LAST SUGGESTION: I have the Tailback swinging out of backfield to serve as a “hot” route in case the
QB is under pressure and other times he is releasing off the edge to block the alley player (safety). The Swing
pass times really well if the QB and TB make a real quick “dive” fake into the 3 or 4 hole before throwing the
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The blocking scheme is a basic fire out man protection, with priority being inside gaps. D-gaps are taken care
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Sprint Passing Game

In youth football the quarterback is one of the best athletes on the team, so sprinting him out in space will
draw a lot of attention. Assuming the the edge Corner is in man to man and there is only one Safety over the top,

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the exact same way as Sweep Right. Furthermore, inside blitzing is not as effective because even if the blitzer
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INSTALLATION

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12: Group Drills
13: Practice Organization
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Individual Position Drills

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN - Individual Blocks

The following is a 9-page summary taken from my 125-page O-Line Technique & Drills Manual.
Every drill has been videotaped and appears on the 120-minute Offensive Drills DVD.

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Blastoff (6 inch first step) “Heel Replaces Toe - Flat Back”

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up in the direction you need to go. We coach 6" power step & flat back during this phase.
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Execute (2nd step hits ground, shoulder hits ribs, and off hand hits sternum all at the same time)
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This is the second step & when contact is initiated. We want to step in the crotch of the
defender with contact initiated at belt level. This puts us in a great leverage position.
Elevate (3rd step, lift defender up & under shoulder pads)
We use the 3rd step to lift the defender. Once upright, he is very easily moved.
Finish (flip defender on his back)
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RUNNING BACKS

HAND SHIELD ZIG ZAG #6

GUANTLET BLOCKING BAG #3
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#8 replaces #7...who replaces #6...who replaces #5...who replaces #4
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Practice Organization
This Chapter is a summary of my book: “Wing T Skills & Drills Manual”
This book has 200 pages diagramming every technique and drill you need to run this offense.
It also has 10 spring, 12 summer, 20 August, and in-season practice plans in print & on CD-Rom.
This chapter has one example of each practice schedule

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II. One bag for every two players.

a) This means at least half of the lineman will perform the drill at a time.
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IV. Three plays per minute.

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Teaching Progression

EASY TO HARD
Teach easy plays (sweep) first and progress to harder plays (Belly). There are so many other things that need
to be established, such as work ethic, going fast, timing of motions, understanding different tempos / snap counts.
We don’t want to add to our players frustrations by teaching a complicatd play that has lots of moving parts
when they are still learning how to huddle, where to line up, and what the snap count is.

PRACT MOTION FORMATION RUN PLAY PASS PLAY MISC

M Day 1 Liz & Rip Loose Sweep Right & Left You-Me Call Huddle
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T Day 17 Purple Swing [& GO]
W Day 18 Down Counter Left (45 TY) Sprint Pass Right
Th Day 19 Belly Counter Right (trap)
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Sat SCRIMMAGE

T Day 21 Tubby Tubby Package Wraparound

W Day 22 Lucky & Ringo Lazer & Rocket 28 & 47 "T"
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AUGUST - First 4 Weeks

Another thought is to spend more time on offense during week one since your league probably does not allow
the players to wear pads until week 2. For example, spend 70 minutes on offense and 40 minutes defense
during the first week.

WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4

15” Perfect Plays 10” Perfect Plays 10” Perfect Plays 10” Perfect Plays
30” Indo Period 25” Indo Period 25” Indo Period 10” Indo Period
15” 1/2 Line 10” 1/2 Line 10” 1/2 Line 10” 1/2 Line
10” Pass Plays
15” Odd-Even 15” Odd-Even 15” Odd-Even 10” Odd-Even
40” Defense 50” Defense 50” Defense 50” Defense
15” Special Teams
10” Conditioning 10” Conditioning 10” Conditioning 10” Conditioning

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10” Punt+Hidden Time 10” KO Return+Hidden Time 20” Special Teams+Hidden Time
10” Perfect Plays -Huddle 10” Perfect Plays-Huddle 10” Perfect Plays-Nascar
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OL/TE Bag Work OL 1/2 Line OL Reach, Escapes, Middle
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Slant, fade, hitch Swings & Quicks
X Blocking X/TE X/TE

10” Half Line Belly 10” Full Line 10” Half Line Sweep
C/GT OL/TE Counter/Traps T/TE
Belly Left Liz/Rip Sweeps
RB QB WB
Down Right Slant, fade, hitch Belly Sweep
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X/TE Hands progression C/G
Dive Middle/G Lt/G Rt
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10” Odd-Even 15” Odd-Even 10” Goal Line

50” Defense 50” Defense 40” Defense

You need to be very organized sharing your QB. One QB goes with running backs while the other QB throws. If
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Attacking Defenses
COUNTING DEFENDERS
The first thing to do is COUNT DEFENDERS INSIDE THE BOX.

 5 v 6: Run ball outside

 6 v 6: Attack the off-tackle. Put tight end in a TIGHT alignment for extra blocker.

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 If #4 aggressive, throw behind him. If he is soft, run at him.

If #3 goes upfield, we go inside.

 The key is the two inside LB vs the 5-3…can you block them? Vs the 6-2, can you double the NG?
 What is backside doing? Can you run Counter or Boot?

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Player Evaluations
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