The doublewing is an offensive formation which should not be confused with the double wing offense. What coach val calls the toss play is also known as the double wing super power, and is the devious starting point to this power running offense. The second part of the play call is the motion, if any. The double wing offense for youth football youth football online. Defending the double wing part i coach and athletic director. Actually, the first offense i ever knew was the single wing. Special to playsportstv darren lindsey coached a team of youth football players who did not have much success. Combination of tim murphy double wing and rick darlington sing wing. I figured i wanted to spread the work load around, so two wingbacks seemed the way to go. Dec 02, 2009 coach larry harrison coaches varsity high school football in gisa in georgia running the double wing offense.
In 1987, i went overseas, and spent two seasons running my wing t with a finnish team. Singlewing offense for youth football has twelve plays total, seven of which are passes or runpass options. You can use this offensive lineup in any type of football, but its great for. 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. From basic power runs, to vertical passing plays, play action, option plays, and gadgets. We featured the power o out of the iformation a couple years ago here and show it from the wingt below. Coach harrisons offense has averaged roughly 381 yards of offense per game in his 5. If you believe in misdirection and keeping defenders in conflict, then this is the offense for you. Youll find plays here for every football situation. American football double wing offense, 26 toss youth football. The wingback can double team an aggressive defensive end that is difficult to block. This pdf wing t playbook will be successful at any age level of football. When we first began running the double wing in 2004 we started with the.
Choosing the right offense is one of the most important aspects in building a successful youth football program. The demo deck of heavy, laminated cards provides you with of the most common defenses we doublewingers see drawn against a doublewing and using actual drawntoscale players rather than xs and os. But the father of the offense, the man who nurtured it, helped it grow into what it has become today, is don markham, who set. Teams install new schemes and formations all the time, but rarely are they as successful as this example during the first acc game of the 2016 season. The double wing offense is an offense that features two tightends, two wing backs, one fullback, and a qb in the backfield. The single wing is a great offense for passingindeed, the currently popular shotgun formation is a slightly modified version of the single wing. The wingback will be able to down block on any cgap defender or a wide defensive tackle. You can use this offensive lineup in any type of football, but its great for a peewee league. Double wing football playbook, coaching dvds, defensive manuals, emagazines and clinics. Sean cottrell breaks down the louisville cardinals double wing formation after they used it to dismantle syracuses defense. Use them to create powerful fronts like the under front, the 62 defense and other fronts that everyone else is lining up in to stop the double wing. This book is designed to be used in conjunction with my first book youth double wing. If youre interested in learning more about double wing offense, make sure you check. Many of those testimonials tell of coaches who originally thought something wouldnt work, then changed their minds as the season wore on.
After emailing back and forth with a few new coaching friends across the country i decided to give the direct snap, double wing with an unbalanced line offense a go. So now you need 11 on defense to get them a decent look to go up against and now you have a numbers problem. The play is all about outnumbering your defense at the point of attack. But, if your opponents havent seen it before, its as new as today. Our gam defense is improving dramatically each week as we get more confident and more aggressive. Always helps to know the offense as well as possible before trying to find a defensive scheme to stop it. Coach darlington uses the rule chase, which is a backside rule that usually involves a fake or influence and has that player then turn back to playside at second level to give chase and be a screen or downfield blocker. Youth football and the double wing offense youtube. This book describes the double wing offense in detail with full chapters explaining the base plays along with expansion into the i, ace, and stack i formations. I needed to figure out which version of a direct snap offense i wanted to use. The demo deck comes with seven doublesided, laminated, heavyduty 812 x 11 cards.
Double wing created by pop warner, the double wing offense has been tearing defenses apart for 100 years now thats a lot of touchdowns. But the single wing is even better for running, which is the forte of youthfootball. Obviously the main focus of the book is the use of direct snap components that have made the single wing straight series so successful throughout. The double tighttight split double wing offense is difficult, but not impossible, to defend. And theres something here for every type of personnel. This will allow the offensive line to execute double team and down blocks on the defense very easily. 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. And, just in case theres a bonus card with no defense on it at all. Made popular by hugh wyatt an outstanding coach in his own right, this offense made it to the youth football ranks in the 1990s. Philosophy first in order to run the double wing offense you have to understand it is a philosophy of what we do and how we do it. Packaging the delaware wing t against the shade 43. Coach larry harrison coaches varsity high school football in gisa in georgia running the double wing offense. His first book written in 2007 was the bull, bear, and bison offense the triple b is an offensive instruction manual on a variation of the modern double wing offense. The doublewing formation is used in many offenses from the youth level through college.
May 05, 2010 if the quarterback rolls to the motion side, the weakside tight end runs a post. It is a very effective youth football offense that is common among top youth football teams. Gregory double wing playbook edition 1 maple shade youth. A covered blocker is a blocker with a defender breaking the vertical line of his inside or outside shoulder. If a defender splits two blockers due to zero splits the inside defender is covered and the outside defender is uncovered by that specific defender. Defending the double wing part ii coach and athletic director. Another option for the offense is to send the strongside tight end straight down the middle of the field, with the other tight end deep on the weak side. The double wing offense was created by don markham in the 1980s and set national scoring marks at the time of 880 points for a 14 game high school season at bloomington high school in california. The double wing formation is used in many offenses from the youth level through college. Just a few offenses that use the formation are the double wing, flexbone and wing t. Dedicated to helping coaches develop the doublewing offense. Fb wedge, fb trap, wb toss offtackle power, wb counter and a couple of simple play. Casey talks with youth football coach dan king, and they analyze the interesting doublewing offensive formations.
In this tutorial, learn how to arrange a double wing offense for your kids football team. While this article in no way is trying to disparage the double wing offense, i just want to share with everyone why we did what we did. We featured the power o out of the iformation a couple years ago here and show it from the wing t below. Mastering the double wing at the youth level hudl blog. Spread wing offense by coach james thurman the wingt has been a staple of high school football for the last 50 years. The teams fortunes in the twin cities north youth football league in minnesota turned once he put the double wing offense into action. We have had some breakdowns when qbs scramble and on trick plays and passes to 510 11 year old tes, but the 20yard sacks and the complete. This strategy is easy for kids to understand and will help you win your games. Check out this video on defending the double wing offense with the 335 defense.
In our system we always have the center be the focus. May 05, 2010 the offense almost always begins with motion from one of the wingbacks started from a snapcount call and most plays run in the direction of the motion and though most plays are running plays, the double wing also has just enough passing options to keep it from being totally predictable. Double wing offense play calling the first part of the play call is the formation, we will primarily use tight, over tight, and loose. It was like taking a college course in the double wing. This material is a simple and easy guide for new and experienced coaches. The power wing beast offense playbook is coach parkers multiple formation offensive system based on the single wing beast, double wing, and power i formations. Half line drills for double wing power schemes coach somebody. How to defend the double wing offense usa football. But the father of the offense, the man who nurtured it, helped it grow into what it has become today, is don markham, who set the national high school scoring record, winning the national championship with a whopping 880 points in 14 games. Having a wingback will allow you to outflank the defense. Mastering the double wing at the youth level a chicago coach breaks down why the double wing is great for young players, and gives his top tips on how to use it.
Coach parker developed this proven and successful offensive system over the last 10 years in very competitive colorado and texas pee wee tackle football little leagues for ages 5 to 12 years old. It was hot and humid inside the carrier dome notorious for its lack of air conditioning for the accs first. Although we played with one end or the other split most of the time, our base set which we just called tight was a double wing, exactly, except for the wider splits, like the one i run today. Oct 02, 2014 and of course the double wing offense has 11 moving parts and the plays just dont operate the same without 11 on offense.
A winning youth offense but the concepts can be easily adapted into any offense with a series based philosophy. We could and sometimes did run our entire package from it. In 1987, i went overseas, and spent two seasons running my wingt with a finnish team. So i felt we had to find a way to simulate a live play with just half the available players. The only difference for you, is that the offense does not know which one youll be in until after the snap. Gregory double wing playbook edition 1 contents chapter 1 the philosophy of the system page 2. Former tiger assistant football coach wayne link let us use his double wing offense book. The double wing is an offensive formation which should not be confused with the double wing offense. The university of michigan has a long history with the single wing offense.
Wedge is a simple teamwork play that is a portion of our power offense. His high school teams went on to post a 3091101 record. If you run a double wing, or single wing, or wing t offense, the biggest difference between what you do and what everybody else does is in the play of the offensive line. Power wing beast offense playbook coaching youth football. This playbook is a conglomeration of lessons learned while running the double wing for six seasons at the youth level. May 15, 2017 the double tighttight split double wing offense is difficult, but not impossible, to defend. It is the play that convinced hugh wyatt that this offense was for him. Double wing playbookmanual install and run this double wing smash mouth offense this playbook is meant to be a companion to the 2005 double wing dvd set. The strongside wing and tight end vary their routes, but one runs a flag, and the other goes to the flat.
My doublewing system is a different from the classic wyatt or markham systems. Double wing ability is what youre capable of doing. Welcome to the online home of coach jerry vallotton. There is no other offensive attack in youth football as diverse as the wing t. The typical mix of plays for double wing teams are. The louisville cardinals double wing formation inside.
The offense almost always begins with motion from one of the wingbacks started from a snapcount call and most plays run in the direction of the motion and though most plays are running plays, the double wing also has just enough passing options to keep it from being totally predictable. If it was not already tested and proven by me andor other coaches, i generally would not have put it in the book to begin with. It is the base play of the offense that caused landslide victories for don markham enroute to his national scoring record in bloomington, ca. Rick darlingtons single wing power series wingt youth. Receive a free copy of our spread offense playbook.
But the father of the offense, the man who nurtured it, helped it grow into what it has become today, is don markham, who set the national high school scoring. But by shifting just a few players, the double wing takes on a completely different look while. From coach to coach, my desire is to assist you with information in the form of advice via email, calls, or helpful tools. If you believe in power football, run to win, control the ball and the clock. Defending the double wing part ii coach and athletic. The louisville cardinals double wing formation inside the pylon. It is the double wing offense i have been running and developing since 1990, and im as enthusiastic about it now as i was then. Beat up your opponents with the double wing super power. Sep 26, 20 use them to create powerful fronts like the under front, the 62 defense and other fronts that everyone else is lining up in to stop the double wing.
Sep 29, 2008 casey talks with youth football coach dan king, and they analyze the interesting double wing offensive formations. Inside our double wing playbook, youll discover 10 fun and effective double wing plays, designed for teams age 616. If the quarterback rolls to the motion side, the weakside tight end runs a post. A fine line deals with our unique alignment and stance, and explains that while these things may be different from what everyone else teaches, theyve been found through. In 2008 he wrote the book the youth double wing a winning youth offense and shortly after writing the book was approached by championship productions and created the five dvd.
We even added a double wing style pulling guard to your offense to really seal off the lb pursuit. How to defend the double wing offense usa football blogs. The formation was first introduced by glenn pop warner around 1912. Created by pop warner, the double wing offense has been tearing defenses apart for 100 years now thats a lot of touchdowns. Merging the dc wing t and pistol merging two unique systems into a fun and effective youth offense during the 2006 season we experimented with some simple shotgun formations to try and help our 9 year old qb, who had a difficult time all year with the basic techniques in the dc wing t. 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. And of course the double wing offense has 11 moving parts and the plays just dont operate the same without 11 on offense. Its a tight, smashmouth, misdirection offense, lindsey said. Apr 09, 2009 his first book written in 2007 was the bull, bear, and bison offense the triple b is an offensive instruction manual on a variation of the modern double wing offense. We will use rip and liz for slow motion or rocket and laser for sprint motion. There are many testimonials at my web site from coaches who implemented what i advocated and had success. Reader success stories about singlewing offense for youth.