Most teams back in the early 1900s either ran a straight t formation or the single wing. Published continually since 1998, news you can use was a blog before the word blog was even invented. Not a high school or college coach who knows little about the youth game and our problems. The path of the wing should be flat, until he sees the opening. Traditionally, the singlewing was an offensive formation that featured a core of four. The single wing used to be the offense to run pre1950. Look at the single wing coach hugh wyatts double wing. While meyer has a relatively simply passing playbook, its vastly more advanced than the single wing playbook. No rental dvd orders will be mailed outside the usa. 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. The tools of youth football coaching winning youth football. Aldrich is the author of single wing offense with the spinning fullback 3. In the 30s and 40s over 80% of college and pro teams were running the single wing offense.
Winning youth football a step by step plan book youtube. I began to research and develop an unbalanced single wing offense over 10 years ago. Single wing unbalanced line adjustments firstdown playbook. 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. In nebraska dave cisars screaming eagle youth football teams have been running the single wing offense for 8 seasons. Dvd run time nearly 90 minutes includes 219 page cdrom book instant pdf download. Winning youth football a step by step plan by dave cisar paperback edition. 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. I just finished rereading coach dave cisars winning youth football a. This article was originally published on direct snap football. 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. Author dave cisar brings you a comprehensive book for developing your youth football team.
The singlewing has helped average teams to finally make it to the playoffs, and turned good teams into champions. 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. Singlewing offense for youth football has twelve plays total, seven of which are passes or runpass options. Matt wiggins september 21, 2010 recreation and sportsmartial arts dwi first offense by.
This is a guest post by hugh wyatt that was originally published on direct snap, november 12, 2007. It should be a soft toss, easy for the back to handle. The advanced single wing implementation dvd and cdrom is. Dave nelson, tubby raymond and the rise of the wing t offense. To purchase the book visit, winning single wing football. I have to agree that the blocking back did take you to the ball about 95 % of the time. When using single wing running plays for 8 man offensive schemes you allow for a traditional triple option offense. The single wing is a great offense for passingindeed, the currently popular shotgun formation is a slightly modified version of the single wing. Identity the wingt gives our kids a sense of identify. My doublewing system is a different from the classic wyatt or markham systems.
The few teams that have given us problems do so in an area you wouldnt think would have much to do with stopping the single wing, it is the opponents offense. Steven copper july 08, 2008 legalcriminal law dui is a serious offense by. Daniel negreanu blows phil laaks mind high stakes poker cash game duration. 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. Ive got emails this season from 100s of coaches that are 30 and having opposite results than you have had. 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. It has helped slower teams complete with the speed of its opponent by allowing them to pound the ball and control the clock. Dont have any specific schemes, but we did something in practice that i think helped us a lot. When we play teams that can get a few first downs every possession and keep our offense off the field, we can struggle. We will use rip and liz for slow motion or rocket and laser for sprint motion. But the single wing is even better for running, which is the forte of youthfootball. 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. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. 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.
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. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. 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. They know they are a wingt team and different from everyone else. Rick darlingtons single wing power series wingt youth. Gregory double wing playbook edition 1 contents chapter 1 the philosophy of the system page 2. On the snap, the qb reverses out and tosses the ball to the wing. For most coaches, they ask because they have special rules in their youth football leagues that require them to use balanced line formations. Invented by pop warner in 1907, it was the most common offense in its heyday. The idea that the spread, or, even just gus malzahns offense in particular, is a modernday version of the single wing is overdone.
Best film of plays in the book 1996, the lawrenceville school. 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. Youth football offense playbook coaching youth football. At one time there were more teams running the single wing than not, at every level of football. Dave cisar winning with youth football euro footall. The beast offense is a single wing power running offense that was run by yale in the 1920s. The basics of the single wing offense sports nation video. 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. Dave severns hurry up early offense series jimmy kelley. The wing on the back side comes in motion on the qb cadence. 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. 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.
Aldrich has had a successful football coaching career using single wing offensive plays and strategy. If you are considering a single wing offense, this book is definitely for. As is so often the case in basketball, coaches are always borrowing things from other coaches and implementing them with their own teams. It is reprinted by permission of the author, hugh wyatt. Its an insideout offense, perfect for running the ball between the tackles after some twists and turns in the backfield. Aldrich, 1983, iowa state university press edition, in english 1st ed. 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. Single wing offense pdf the big 10 there are 39 plays in this playbook and many more in our archives, but 10 plays are. Single wing offense with the spinning fullback 1983. Implementing the single wing offense cheat cards winning. We havent played against a single wing team in about 8 years but it was only a portion 15% of their offense.
I agree with coach about it being a solid defensive key. Strong razor qb hb x w z f qb is at traditional depth. Single wing offense coaching youth football tips, talk. Weak wing bone qb hb x w z w qb is at traditional depth with hb straddling ot inside leg at qbs toes. 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. He did this with 6 totally different teams in 4 different leagues in various age groups. How to stop the single wing offense winning youth football. In nebraska dave cisar s screaming eagle youth football teams have been running the single wing offense for 8 seasons. Dave is the founder and president of the all volunteer, screaming eagles youth football organization. Jack m patterson september 04, 2008 legalcriminal law pda software adding wing to your pda. Auburns single wing spinning fullback series college. Using this rushoriented offense will allow your team to control the clock, limit turnovers, and have fun with a.
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. When we went team d, we gave every back a ball and made sure each back was tackled on every play. Spread wing offense by coach james thurman the wingt has been a staple of high school football for the last 50 years. 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.
Coaching a wingt based multiple offense by chuck shroyer pp. Daves version of the single wing offense is featured including. In nebraska dave cisars screaming eagle youth football teams have been running the. Must be mastered before any others are put into the offense.
Dave s book winning youth football a step by step plan and his system has help teams get better. Balanced line single wing offense for youth football. Many coaches have asked me about using the balanced line single wing offense in youth 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. Implementing the single wing offense for youth football. Stone bridge footballs singlewing offense keeps feeding. The standard formation allows for the offense to learn a multitude of plays from the simplicity of one or two formations. 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. During that time period those teams have gone 785 and averaged over 35 points per contest and won two state titles. Single wing offense with the spinning fullback by john f. 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. The singlewing isnt designed to be a highscoring offense. Winning youth football a stepbystep plan by dave cisar pdf download.
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. Beat up your opponents with the double wing super power. Single wing 303 taking it to the next level 2012 dvd dave cisar on. The power and the glory pfra professional football. Gapair mirror defense for youth football and singlewing offense for youth football, are the two most detailed offense and defense books ever written.
Fear the wing is an online journal committed to providing quality and engaging content about the singlewing offense. Dave cisar explains things in simple language and doesnt talk above his audience. Old school football newsletter 2007 issue 4 by hugh wyatt before you start firing off emails denouncing me fo. In 1907, glenn scobey pop warner invented a new offense which would become known as the single wing. I sought out all the masters keuffel, caldwell, warner, crisler, but it was john aldrich who influenced my offense the most. The second part of the play call is the motion, if any. At one time the single wing offense was like the spread offense of today. This comprehensive youth football coaching book is filled with over 200.