This bunch formation play series is a very good youth football series. Dvd run time nearly 90 minutes includes 219 page cdrom book instant. Spread wing offense by coach james thurman the wing t has been a staple of high school football for the last 50 years. Single wing football is all about overloading the point of attack and marrying. Hey, just allow direct snap to either the qb or tb and you are now running a single wing. I have to say i was somewhat skeptical because i thought it was a selfhelp book but was greatly surprised it was not. Sep 22, 2014 yet we are much like coach bayer in our approach. This book provides the coach who is familiar with the power running advantage of this offense a way of opening up a game with pass plays. That is a very poor defense for stopping the single wing, which is why most of my readers have been kicking butt with the single wing around the u.
Jun 19, 2017 winning single wing football is a complete revision of dr. If youre interested in learning more about wingt offense, make sure you check out our wingt playbook. Singlewing offense for youth football uses an unbalanced line single wing with a flanker. It utilizes a bunch formation which creates alignment conflicts for the defense. The advanced single wing implementation dvd and cdrom is not meant for. Providing our linemen with 1 set of rules, has many advantages rick says this is his favorite variant of 7 four pullers. The plays are divided up into chapters based on the style of the series being run. Enjoy the files, please report any broken links or miscategorized files and as always, please feel free to send any wingt offense information i may not have. Glenn pop warners double wing, which he popularized at stanford in the 1920s.
This book contains all of the different pass plays i have used when running the single wing offense. Jul 05, 2016 college and magnolia an auburn tigers community. Singlewing offense for youth football has twelve plays total, seven of which are passes or runpass options. Single wing youth football passing playbook by jim oddo. As some of you may recall i almost got my single wing banned because other coaches consider it is an illegal formation. Each series presented is analyzed from defensive, practical, and teaching install standpoints. Floridas apopka high school and its coach rick darlington are known for their vaunted single wing offense, but the coach darlington has been spreading things out in recent years. When my sons played football at providence christian school of. Fear the wing is an online journal committed to providing quality and engaging content about the single wing offense. The power end run, power offtackle, long trap, counter trap, counter, and reverse are the mainstay of this series. This article was originally posted on direct snap football. The single wing offense, as illustrated features both the quarterback by. All explained with player responsibilities, step by step diagrams, and implementation tips for coaches.
The singlewing offense was one of the first true offensive formations in american football. All are good series based offenses in their own right, but for youth football, the single wing has many advantages on each. Auburn university had a book entirely dedicated to this series when i. Keuffels classic 1964 simplified single wing football or sswf, which i will contrast with the newer wswf.
The single wing is making a come back when my sons played football at providence christian school of texas i was surprised to see they ran the single wing. In our system we always have the center be the focus. In an easytounderstand manual, coach bobby anderson lays out strategies for winning football using the singlewing offense with an end over. Winning football with the option package offense by bob petrino, the complete book of the i formation by roy kr. Offensive football strategies american football coaches ass american football. If you want to run the football, check out this 2,000 word guide. So it was never a stretch for hal mumme or the eric bieniemy to use the single wing in the last few weeks in pro football games. Youth football is a competition that tests who can teach the most effectively and efficiently. The single wing was last run in the nfl by the pittsburgh steelers in 1947. Complete youth football system 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. But the single wing is even better for running, which is the forte of youthfootball. This material is a simple and easy guide for new and experienced coaches. Invented by pop warner in 1907, it was the most common offense in its heyday.
It features more deception, less power, than a conventional single wing attack. Too many times if you see a wing t team get behind in a game they are destined to stay that way. Rick darlingtons single wing power series wingt youth. This recent article by kenny simpson at southside high sch. Since the singlewing formation lost prominence by 1950, the football play referred to as the bucklateral is almost gone from footballs vocabulary. It also creates excellent double team blocking and angle blocking opportunities. Single wing football with an end over bobby anderson. Te the tight end will normally line up tight on the weak side. Sid luckman, in his book luckman at quarterback written in 1949, stated that. Single wing football with an end over by bobby anderson. Deron bayer, the keynote speaker of the 08 conclave declared, were simple because were simple.
It was published by coaches choice and has a total of 119 pages in the book. I would like to see the single wing be implemented more. At one time there were more teams running the single wing than not, at every level of football. The single wing and a prayer by keith piper with david piper. Free bunch formation playbook series by coach jim shannon. This sequence football is done with series, or plays that look and feel similar. Coaching youth football has 272 pages covering offense, defense, and special teams. Wingt football website with many informative articles about the wingt. Football forum single wing, football, offense, defense this site is for talking about singlewing and any other football topics. In the 30s and 40s over 80% of college and pro teams were running the single wing offense. Why use the single wing offense for youth football.
Glenn pop warners doublewing, which he popularized at stanford in the 1920s. If forced to coach something other than the single wing, i would use a series based offense that spawned from the single wing, which are the dead t, markham double wing and the wing t. In our system we always have the center be the focus of the wedge unless we are in one particular formation and then it goes to the play side guard. Winning single wing football is a complete revision of dr. Veer concepts playbook 2015 in the six years of running the a11 offense, we ran play packages that incorporated concepts from almost every system of football and like the 241 formation playbook that added a new dimension to spread. This book describes the single wing offense in detail with full chapters explaining the base hole openings along with the different back action cycles series to. Fear the wing is an online journal committed to providing quality and engaging content about the singlewing offense. The book features the singlewing offense and 101 defense, but discusses other offenses and defenses at length.
The singlewing offense has produced great success for many coaches, including. Apr 25, 2017 now i will go through a single wing offense, discussing which plays i might use to achieve the desired result. Fnf coaches is putting out a ton of great content for football coaches. Spread wing offense by coach james thurman the wingt has been a staple of high school football for the last 50 years. Wing t offense the wing t offense is proven and can be executed successfully on any level of football.
It provides an extremely detailed description of how to staff, install, practice, call plays for, and troubleshoot a youth version of the singlewing offense. A work sheet to achieve a balanced single wing offense. Rick flips his line and he believes this leads to better player specialization. Traditionally, the single wing was an offensive formation that featured a core of four backs including a tailback, a fullback, a quarterback blocking back, and a wingback. In an easytounderstand manual, coach bobby anderson lays out strategies for winning football using the single wing offense with an end over. The title of this book is 101 single wing plays and it was written by tom lewis. Quarterback instructional book and dvd for football players or coaches. His teams even used the famous fullback full spinner series along with the other traditional single wing plays. Best film of plays in the book 1996, the lawrenceville school duration. Understanding the single wing and wildcat football toolbox. See the reader comments for my book coaching youth football. I have been reading a book called the slight edge turning simple disciplines into massive success, by jeff olson. Single wing beast offense coaching youth football tips. Offensive football strategies american football coaches ass.
Originally called the y formation, it has been made popular by john aldrich, and his book single wing offense with the spinning fullback. The beast offense is a single wing power running offense that was run by yale in the 1920s. I consider this offense a four down offense and in most situations we will gear our strategy. If you want to run the single wing in youth football, this is the book to buy. Being schooled mostly in wing t and single wing, i learned the backfield footwork is very important to the success of many play series. At one time the single wing offense was like the spread offense of today. Gregory double wing playbook edition 1 contents chapter 1 the philosophy of the system page 2. Then and now xpost from rfootballstrategy i was asked on on here yesterday what i think the next big trend in schemes will be. Singlewing formation american football database fandom. 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.
Since the single wing formation lost prominence by 1950, the football play referred to as the bucklateral is almost gone from football s vocabulary. Its packed with 10 simple, fun and effective plays designed for youth and high school football. Offensive football at its bestthe single wing in an easytounderstand manual, coach bobby anderson lays out strategies for winning football using the singlewing offense with an end over. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Website with a lot of information about the delaware wingt. Though originally developed and identified as a specific formation, the term single wing has become associated with any number of variations of a directsnap offensive system. New releases football all football football books individual play defense defensive backs defensive linemen general linebackers individual. Books by series coming soon new releases this months.
When my sons played football at providence christian school of texas i was surprised to see they ran the single wing. How to run the single wing offense complete football guide. The single wing is a great offense for passingindeed, the currently popular shotgun formation is a slightly modified version of the single wing. This book is the cumulative product of many coaches work with the double wing, single wing, and split veer systems. I am a power football guy and i love the simplicity, beauty and power of single wing football. Some guys around the country wreck leagues with a single wing attack of the 1930s. The football coaching bible the coaching bible series. Since most of the readers of this article are familiar with my new book, winning single wing football, i will designate plays by name and also mention the pages or chapters where i have discussed them in my book. Thats the same pop warner that youth football leagues around the country were named after. The single wing and variations off of it dominated football before world war ii. 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. Single wing football master coach ken keuffel knows how to help football teams. Among coaches, single wing football denotes a formation using a long snap from center as well as a deceptive scheme that evolved from glenn pop warners offensive style. Sep 07, 2016 auburns single wing spinning fullback series.
While others provide good information, most are angled toward high school programs. It contains information and diagrams on the single wing and t formations. It may be the most detailed offense book ever written for any level of football. Aherns book gives you everything you need, minus drills, to install the single wing and its incredibly easy to follow. Single wing football coaching installation dvd half spin t series by s. Singlewing offense for youth football is a 118page, 8 12 x 11, comboundbook. Bucklateral is an american football play or a series of plays used in the single wing formation. Single wing offensive formation diagrams part 1 single. Written an astonishing 40 years later, wswf starts with the core of the unbalancedline single wing offense that sswf first presented, then adds much more. Windom rural high school 8man football play book kansas memory.
The coaches whose contributions appear in the book include bob devaney, bear bryant. Double wing football playbook, coaching dvds, defensive manuals, emagazines and clinics. This series attacks nearly every hole along the front. One that makes coaches stop and take stock of what they are doing. The single wing and variations off of it dominated football before world. In american football, a t formation is a formation used by the offensive team in which three. Now i will go through a single wing offense, discussing which plays i might use to achieve the desired result. Football team play offense single wing coaches choice. Auburns single wing spinning fullback series college. The last team to run the singlewing in the nfl, the pittsburgh steelers.
Either way this play is about your line working as one unit driving one or two guys off the ball as the running back gets in behind the wedge. The single wings main series is the straight or power series depending on hole. After 4 years i moved to northern iowa and accepted my first football single wing offense playbook coaching job. The elder piper was the head football coach at ohios denison university for a long time, from 19541992. Buy a cheap copy of modern single wing football book. Above you can see the basic strong right formation. These offensive innovations force defenses to deal with the best misdirectiondeception single wing andor the. The best place totrace the single wings first run through football history.
Coaches, i have been asked by my league board to present to them video of youth teams running single wing at the u10 level or younger. 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. Windom rural high school 8man football play book kansas. Since we put it in some 6 years ago, we have never had a losing season, been to the. As with all my books, coaching youth football is real world and politically incorrect. Bucklateral is an american football play or a series of plays used in the singlewing formation. Single wing offensive formation diagrams part 1 single wing. Auburns single wing spinning fullback series college and.