Youth football offense playbook coaching youth football. We havent played against a single wing team in about 8 years but it was only a portion 15% of their offense. Published continually since 1998, news you can use was a blog before the word blog was even invented. The single wing is a great offense for passingindeed, the currently popular shotgun formation is a slightly modified version of the single wing. The idea that the spread, or, even just gus malzahns offense in particular, is a modernday version of the single wing is overdone. I began to research and develop an unbalanced single wing offense over 10 years ago.
Though originally developed and identified as a specific formation, the term singlewing has become associated with any number of variations of a directsnap offensive system. But the single wing is even better for running, which is the forte of youthfootball. Winning youth football is your answer a program designed for youth coaches by a youth coach that has an impeccable record of success over the last 20 years with his own teams and with thousands of others. Dont have any specific schemes, but we did something in practice that i think helped us a lot. The wing on the back side comes in motion on the qb cadence.
Single wing offense coaching youth football tips, talk. The single wing was last run in the nfl by the pittsburgh steelers in 1947 the year curly lambeau of the packers switched over to the tformation, under famed coach jock sutherland, who compiled a 30171 nfl record with it. How to attack defenses gus is going back to being a football coach instead of a ceo, so were going back to the book he turned to. For most coaches, they ask because they have special rules in their youth football leagues that require them to use balanced line formations. Jack m patterson september 04, 2008 legalcriminal law pda software adding wing to your pda. It should be a soft toss, easy for the back to handle.
Must be mastered before any others are put into the offense. The tools of youth football coaching winning youth football. If you are considering a single wing offense, this book is definitely for. Coach parker has developed a youth football playbook, the power wing beast offense for pee wee football coaches to learn beast concepts for their little league players ages 512. We will use rip and liz for slow motion or rocket and laser for sprint motion. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Old school football newsletter 2007 issue 4 by hugh wyatt before you start firing off emails denouncing me fo.
Many coaches have asked me about using the balanced line single wing offense in youth football. Auburns single wing spinning fullback series college. Strong razor qb hb x w z f qb is at traditional depth. Single wing offense pdf the big 10 there are 39 plays in this playbook and many more in our archives, but 10 plays are. Traditionally, the singlewing was an offensive formation that featured a core of four. When we went team d, we gave every back a ball and made sure each back was tackled on every play. Balanced line single wing football for youth football teams. In the 30s and 40s over 80% of college and pro teams were running the single wing offense. Dave cisar winning with youth football euro footall. Invented by pop warner in 1907, it was the most common offense in its heyday.
An alignment that can allow an offense to spread the defense out with four receivers while still pounding the interior with a diverse run game. Its basically a modern spread take on the singlewing offense, often utilized as the wildcat offense but now with even more wicked applications when deployed with a true qb. Youth football and the double wing offense duration. In nebraska dave cisar s screaming eagle youth football teams have been running the single wing offense for 8 seasons. In nebraska dave cisars screaming eagle youth football teams have been running the single wing offense for 8 seasons. Single wing 303 taking it to the next level 2012 dvd dave cisar on. Fear the wing is an online journal committed to providing quality and engaging content about the singlewing offense.
Beat up your opponents with the double wing super power. It was started in 1998 as a free program for atrisk youth in innercity omaha, nebraska. After only 4 years of running the single wing, coach rudes team has averaged over 4,000 rushing yards a season and has had six rushers with over 1,000 rushing yards. While meyer has a relatively simply passing playbook, its vastly more advanced than the single wing playbook. My doublewing system is a different from the classic wyatt or markham systems. The singlewing isnt designed to be a highscoring offense. Using this rushoriented offense will allow your team to control the clock, limit turnovers, and have fun with a. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Its an insideout offense, perfect for running the ball between the tackles after some twists and turns in the backfield. Stone bridge footballs singlewing offense keeps feeding. The opposing defensive scheme doesnt matter he always has an answer no qb means he has an extra blocker on every play it is a physical, hard nosed offense. At one time there were more teams running the single wing than not, at every level of football. Single wing unbalanced line adjustments by firstdown playbook on apr 29, 2016 when firstdown playbook started looking around and studying the single wing formation for youth football one of the things we noticed was that a lot of coaches are running the wing t with an unbalanced line.
During that time period those teams have gone 785 and averaged over 35 points per contest and won two state titles. The power and the glory pfra professional football. He has taught at the university of northern iowa for twentyeight years and is a member of the iowa football coaches hall of fame. Gapair mirror defense for youth football and singlewing offense for youth football, are the two most detailed offense and defense books ever written.
He did this with 6 totally different teams in 4 different leagues in various age groups. In 1907, glenn scobey pop warner invented a new offense which would become known as the single wing. If you have recently been selected or have volunteered to coach a youth football team, then this ebook has all the info you need to started. This comprehensive youth football coaching book is filled with over 200.
Dave is the founder and president of the all volunteer, screaming eagles youth football organization. The wingt has been made famous by university of delaware coach harold tubby raymond, and is a popular misdirection offense that can be hard to stop. Weak wing bone qb hb x w z w qb is at traditional depth with hb straddling ot inside leg at qbs toes. The second part of the play call is the motion, if any. I have worked on tailoring this offense for kids and feel that the system itself is pretty easy for kids to not only understand but to execute as well. Spread wing offense by coach james thurman the wingt has been a staple of high school football for the last 50 years. It is reprinted by permission of the author, hugh wyatt.
Single wing offense with the spinning fullback 1983. Fun the most important reason we run the wingt is that it is a fun offense to coach and a fun offense to learn and play in. 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. Coach dave and coach bobby bowden winning youth football s step by step plan and the associated books, and dvds were written and produced by dave cisar. To purchase the book visit, winning single wing football. Steven copper july 08, 2008 legalcriminal law dui is a serious offense by. They know they are a wingt team and different from everyone else.
Dave severns hurry up early offense series jimmy kelley. The basics of the single wing offense sports nation video. As a new coach going against the establishment this is the way weve done it for years, i really needed some ammo to install the single wing offense. Dave s book winning youth football a step by step plan and his system has help teams get better. Ive got emails this season from 100s of coaches that are 30 and having opposite results than you have had. As is so often the case in basketball, coaches are always borrowing things from other coaches and implementing them with their own teams. Author dave cisar brings you a comprehensive book for developing your youth football team. Winning youth football a stepbystep plan by dave cisar pdf download. Implementing the single wing offense for youth football. I agree with coach about it being a solid defensive key. The hardcover of the single wing offense with the spinning fullback by john f. 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.
Piper, who was a fine single wing center at baldwinwallace, during and after world war ii, contends that no one really ever caught up with, or passed, the single wing offense its like the doublebreasted suit. Winning youth football a step by step plan by dave cisar paperback edition. Dave nelson, tubby raymond and the rise of the wing t offense. Coaching a wingt based multiple offense by chuck shroyer pp. This article was originally published on direct snap football.
Gregory double wing playbook edition 1 contents chapter 1 the philosophy of the system page 2. It has helped slower teams complete with the speed of its opponent by allowing them to pound the ball and control the clock. Aldrich is the author of single wing offense with the spinning fullback 3. People today say it is outdated, but as you can see below, it is alive and well in the high school ranks including bigprogram high schools, and has many features that capitalize on what many big. Rick darlingtons single wing power series wingt youth. Matt wiggins september 21, 2010 recreation and sportsmartial arts dwi first offense by.
I have to agree that the blocking back did take you to the ball about 95 % of the time. Look at the single wing coach hugh wyatts double wing. The path of the wing should be flat, until he sees the opening. Aldrich has had a successful football coaching career using single wing offensive plays and strategy. Single wing offense with the spinning fullback by john f. Daniel negreanu blows phil laaks mind high stakes poker cash game duration. Not a high school or college coach who knows little about the youth game and our problems. To be fair, the judy battistas ny times piece focuses on the wildcat, which i do think has a great deal in common with the singlewing. Reader success stories about singlewing offense for youth. Best film of plays in the book 1996, the lawrenceville school.
Dvd run time nearly 90 minutes includes 219 page cdrom book instant pdf download. When using single wing running plays for 8 man offensive schemes you allow for a traditional triple option offense. Single wing unbalanced line adjustments firstdown playbook. Chuck shroyer has spent most of his life winning all kinds of erudite college degrees as well as youth, high school, and college football games. Its intention has been to help inform the football coach and the intereted football observer on a wide variety of topics, usually but not always related in some way to coaching or leadership. Singlewing offense for youth football has twelve plays total, seven of which are passes or runpass options. The advanced single wing implementation dvd and cdrom is. Balanced line single wing offense for youth football.
No rental dvd orders will be mailed outside the usa. On the snap, the qb reverses out and tosses the ball to the wing. In american and canadian football, a singlewing formation was a precursor to the modern. Double wing offense play calling the first part of the play call is the formation, we will primarily use tight, over tight, and loose. Implementing the single wing offense cheat cards winning.
When we play teams that can get a few first downs every possession and keep our offense off the field, we can struggle. Daves version of the single wing offense is featured including. Dave cisar explains things in simple language and doesnt talk above his audience. This is a guest post by hugh wyatt that was originally published on direct snap, november 12, 2007. At one time the single wing offense was like the spread offense of today. In nebraska dave cisars screaming eagle youth football teams have been running the. Aldrich, 1983, iowa state university press edition, in english 1st ed. How to stop the single wing offense winning youth football.
This game experienec is the perfect illustration of how the detail in thoes books helps you windetails that took me years to experiment with and work out. The beast offense is a single wing power running offense that was run by yale in the 1920s. The single wing used to be the offense to run pre1950. The singlewing has helped average teams to finally make it to the playoffs, and turned good teams into champions. I sought out all the masters keuffel, caldwell, warner, crisler, but it was john aldrich who influenced my offense the most. I just finished rereading coach dave cisars winning youth football a. Identity the wingt gives our kids a sense of identify. The standard formation allows for the offense to learn a multitude of plays from the simplicity of one or two formations. Winning youth football a step by step plan book youtube.
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