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. After the prefaces, chapter 1 explains how the wingt evolved over. Dave nelson, tubby raymond and the rise of the wing t offense. And recently the gun and spread offense concepts as well. Understanding series football is critical to our game planning and in game coaching against a wingt offense. Even if you chose not to run it, theres going to be something you get from this book. 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. Identity the wing t gives our kids a sense of identify. This is the most complete and comprehensive book on the wing t that i have. It is important for a defense to stay even against any wingt formation. The dvd also outlines other advantages of the modern t formation offense. My favorite wingt football books note links to amazon products in this article are affiliate links and ill get a small commission if you purchase any after clicking through. Books about the west wing itself considering aaron sorkin.
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. If you want to know what the wingt is and how to use it. This offense is concentrated in michigan and has made its way to other parts of the country. The term usually connotes formations in which the snap is tossed rather than handedformations with one wingback and a handed snap are commonly called wing t or winged t created by glenn pop warner, the single wing was superior to the t formation in its ability to get. But nfl ownercoach george halas and ralph jones of the chicago bears along with university of chicago coach clark shaughnessy, university of texas coach dana x. This book is an excellent resource for any football coach that i. It is often referred to as the bastard child of the i and the wingt.
The coaching staff solely dedicated time running jet, jet counter, jet trap, and jet waggle. The speedt offense uses principles proven throughout history to. Mar 31, 2017 using effective and lethal series from the wing t offense, bob sanger brings his 49 years of coaching experience to demonstrate a wing t system that will get your offense scoring and keep them on. Here is a sample of what youll hear from wingt guys. So the offense will change formations, shift, motion, use misdirection, use option football, change the pace and spread the field in an effort to make the defenders on the field think. This book is an excellent resource for any football coach that is interested in the wingt offense. The power spread offense old school power football with the new school spread beauty. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. While id like to think that the wingt for youth football is the endall for learning this offense, i. This recent article by kenny simpson at southside high sch. Thus, the t, originally designed as a more dynamic running offense, became a far more powerful passing offense than the single wing, greatly enhancing its appeal.
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. Identity the wingt gives our kids a sense of identify. 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. The wingt has a classic offensive line setup, with 2 guards, 2 tackles, a center, and the quarterback behind center. Fear the wing is an online journal committed to providing quality and engaging content about the singlewing offense. There are several ways defenses attempt to attack the wing t outside of the base 3443 defenses. Illustrated history of this type of football formation which has led the university of. While id like to think that the wingt for youth football is the endall for learning this offense, i know im really just standing on the shoulders of giants.
The delaware wing t was essentially a precursor to todays flexbone, adding a. In my opinion, these are some of the best players of all time. It is often referred to as the bastard child of the i and the wing t. Dec 16, 2010 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. Discover the strengths of the iformation from al borges and the use of the. The wing t offense is proven and can be executed successfully on any level of football. The double wing is combination of the i, which markham initially ran the offense from in his earlier days, and the wingt 30 series power series. Shaughnessy was an advisor to halas in the 1930s while the head coach at the university. If you want to know what the wing t is and how to use it. The pulling of one, or both in the buck sweep, establish extra gaps to the play side and traps for defensive linemen. The wingt gives us a system that i know i can focus on the things we can control year in and year out. Using effective and lethal series from the wingt offense, bob sanger brings his 49 years of coaching experience to demonstrate a wingt system that. They know they are a wingt team and different from everyone else.
Installing the system this is more of a positionbased overview of the offense, diving into specifics for backs, linemen, quarterbacks, tight ends, and receivers and. Many other styles of offense have been incorporated into the wingt over the years including some of the most dynamic offensive philosophies in the history of the game. The difficult part in designing and executing any run game is controlling for two defenders. Installing the system 2nd edition coaching the 353 defense. The wing t has a classic offensive line setup, with 2 guards, 2 tackles, a center, and the quarterback behind center.
T formation plays for youth football playbook series. Winning with the modern wingt formations maze series explains how the modern t formation enhances the passing game by forcing more 1on1 pass situations than do contemporary spread formations. In this comprehensive overview, the fundamentals and nuances of the wing t offense are presented in great detail. Iso schemes, power schemes, the ability to zone block, mobility to pull and log or trap, contrasting with the ability to be an effective pass blocker are among the skills which a lineman in the wingt offense must develop. The wing t is designed to make the defenders think. The wing t offense generated success on the collegiate level fora long time. Read the speedt offense online by coach phil vogt books scribd. These are various college playbooks that range from full playbooks to clinic presentations given by various college football coaches. Winning with the modern wingt formations maze series. It features insights from many of the games top offensive minds, who have conceived, or are extremely successful in employing, a specific means of attack. Its characterized by having a wingback just off of your tight end on the strong side, and a split end lined up on the weak side.
The wingt offense generated success on the collegiate level fora long time. Jan 07, 2008 many other styles of offense have been incorporated into the wingt over the years including some of the most dynamic offensive philosophies in the history of the game. This formation features double tes and three running backs lined up in the backfield. The t formation is a balanced formation that makes the defense defend both sides of the formation. There are books and videotapesthat delaware has made, so nobody has to borrow. The following year a young assistant coach by the name of. These t formation plays for youth football are very easy to install. My favorite wingt football books wingt youth football. The wingt is designed for consistency and strength and is ball control oriented.
Chris brooks wing t book is the best youth wing t instructional guide period. Not much related to the wingt and most of it is only interesting if you care about lsu football history. Essays on the politics, poetics and sleight of hand in the films and television series by thomas fahy this collection of essays on the work of aaron sorkin affords greater insight into the complexities of his writing, drawing connections between the film and television output of. The twoback backfield naturally evolved into the pro set with only two running backs in the backfield and a flanker permanently posted out in a wide receiver position. For the rookie, it fills you with the basics of this offense. The wing t is limitless its diversity allows us to utilize other offensive schemes within the wing t such as the counter trey play, the triple option or the west coast offense for example. The t formation, like most formations on our list, hasnt fallen completely out of use. Tells the story of lsus 1958 season, which got started in part with paul dietzel switching to the wingt offense. Iso schemes, power schemes, the ability to zone block, mobility to pull and log or trap, contrasting with the ability to be an effective pass blocker are among the skills which a lineman in the wing t offense must develop. At the time nelson was the head coach of the university of maine.
Bible, and notre dame coach frank leahy were advocates. The double wing is an offensive formation which should not be confused with the double wing offense. Jul 05, 2016 the wing t is designed for consistency and strength and is ball control oriented. Wingt offense the great equalizer san diego uniontribune. The formation was first introduced by glenn pop warner around 1912. Ball control the wingt is a run oriented offense that strings first downs together.
One of the most successful high school football coaches in the history of the game presents an easytounderstand overview of how to install and implement a misdirection wingt offense. 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 brooks provides a comprehensive overview of how to teach and execute an effective wing t offense. Feb 10, 2017 the wingt gives us a system that i know i can focus on the things we can control year in and year out. The wingt offense, with its handoffs, misdirection and constant motion, first showed up on the gridiron in the late 1930s. Complete wingt offensive line play by philip willenbrock. While i believe that the wingt offense is the best high school offense, i also agree with the. Coach forest evashevski was quite successful at the university of iowa running the wing t. The early wingt was a hybrid of the old single wing formation and t formation. 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.
The coaching staff solely dedicated time running jet, jet counter. Nov 06, 2018 books about the west wing itself considering aaron sorkin. Needless to say i was excited to see him give the presentation live at the national wingt clinic and he didnt disappoint. At this point in the book, tubby raymond has already given the history of the wingt. Nov 11, 2016 the key to any wing t offense is its guards. One of those presentations was new thoughts in the shotgun wingt and ive read it and looked at film from it at least 5 different times. Redskins in the most lopsided championship victory in nfl history, 730.
The formations are characterized by a wing so that there is the threat of at least three deep receivers. This book is an exceptional resource for youth all coaches. In the summer of 1950, university of maine coaches dave nelson, mike lude, and harold westerman hashed out the new offense. The base plan provides coaches at all competitive levels with a useful tool that can enable them to better understand the intricacies of the wingt offense. Every wing t coach knows and runs the belly, buck sweep, power, trap, counter, and waggle series. Coach evashevski published a book on the wing t in the 1950s that is found on many coaches bookshelves even today. For the experienced coach, it helps remind why we chose this offense. In addition, the dvd details an explosive segmental series of plays that attacks all sectors of the defense, as well as.
Fnf coaches is putting out a ton of great content for football coaches. Much of the success enjoyed at delaware is attributable to the wingt offense. 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. In this comprehensive overview, the fundamentals and nuances of the wingt. The power t, full house t, olivet t, bay city t, or wing t is a specific collection of sequential plays that form a complete offensive package that as been successful in youth to college football.
The tformation was viewed as a complicated gadget offense by early football coaches. In american and canadian football, a singlewing formation was a precursor to the modern spread or shotgun formation. 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. It took me over 300 hours to write this book and 8 years running the offense so i do not want this to be a. The delaware wing t was developed by dave nelson in 1950. Rich erdelyis new thoughts in the shotgun wingt wingt. The wingt is limitless its diversity allows us to utilize other offensive schemes within the wingt such as the counter trey play, the triple option or the west coast offense for example. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
The wing t also is a very viable, deceptionbased passing offense too, but. Designed to create conflicts through multiple formations with the use of motion or shifts. As coaches, we find confidence in systems that are effective. Wingt offense the great equalizer the san diego uniontribune. The t formation, described as the regular formation, in fielding yosts 1905 book football for player and spectator. Just a few offenses that use the formation are the double wing, flexbone and wing t. A noticeable difference from the other teams lined up in the doublewing formation was the lack of line splits across the front. Strategies for defensive alignment, assignment, keys, run.
Jul 11, 2017 not much related to the wingt and most of it is only interesting if you care about lsu football history. This last point is the real reason why i think the rocket sweep is a must include for any spread or even multiple prostyle offense, especially if they dont use the quarterback in the run game. Pistol wing t offense playbook by rick stewart coachtube. Wingt offense the great equalizer the san diego union. Why coaches are still running the wingt in 2017 chiefpigskin. A system designed to spread the field and run or pass based upon your personnel. Raymond won more than 300 games and led the blue hensto three ncaa championships while competing in division iaa. The air raid offense is a shotgun spread, passfirst offense designed by hal mumme and mike leach while they were at the university of kentucky in the 1990s. 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 don t forget to visit the message board spread wing playbook jets and. My favorite wingt football books wingt youth football coach. Coach nelson experienced great success with the wing t offense and other coaches at other universities also copied his style.
Coach gentrys offense is designed to produce three possible points of attack on each snap of the football in a true misdirection style of offense. There are several ways defenses attempt to attack the wingt outside of the base 3443 defenses. The early wing t was a hybrid of the old single wing formation and t formation. Fun the most important reason we run the wing t is that it is a fun offense to coach and a fun offense to learn and play in. Defensive game plan vs wing tneshannock basic rules 2. 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. The wingt is much more than a style of play, it is systematic way of. It is important for a defense to stay even against any wing t formation. After leaving maine, nelson joined the university of delaware where he perfected the wing t from being used primarily as formation into a complete offense in the early 1950s. The following year a young assistant coach by the name of harold tubby raymond was added to the staff. 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. He has written several books on the wingt and has been featured on more than a dozen wellreceived instructional videos on this popular offensive system. 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. When putting together a list of why run the wingt, there were some common denominators.
Spread wing offense by coach james thurman the wingt has been a staple of high school football for the last 50 years. The wing t has been made famous by university of delaware coach harold tubby raymond, and is a popular misdirection offense that can be hard to stop. They know they are a wing t team and different from everyone else. There have been many teams that have combined the wishbone and the wingt, the runandshoot and the wingt and the west coast offense and the wingt. Future posts on defending wingt will look at common wingt formations, motions, and plays. These plays can be installed within a 23 practices. A noticeable difference from the other teams lined up in the double wing formation was the lack of line splits across the front. The base plan this book covers the wing t as a system, including series based plays, detailed play diagrams, and philosophy. The double wing formation is used in many offenses from the youth level through college.
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