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Quick Screens from Wing-T Offense By Darrin Sheffer                 When most coaches hear Wing-T Offense they usually don’t think about passing, however there are a few ways that a Wing-T coach can utilize his receivers on the edge.  Delaware Wing-T X-Now Screen One of the simplest ways to attack the boundary using the Wing-T is to use an X-Now Screen or Quick Screen.  Preferably, unless you have a QB with a rocket for an arm, I would rather use this play when the X receiver is to the boundary.  In the case of using the Right Formation we would like to have the ball on the left hash with the X lined up on or just inside of the numbers, this will give the QB a nice easy pass and the X a bit of room to maneuver.  I would teach my X to use the sideline and get as many yards as possible but you might have a different preference on the Now Screen. An idea that you could use...

Why I like… Unbalanced Sets (Photo by Coach Eien @bruceeien) If there is one thing that Dinosaur Offensive coaches love to talk about, besides running the ball, it would have to be Unbalanced Sets.  Old school Wing-T and Single Wing guys will hang their hat on being able to cause conflict with the defense by using Unbalanced.  However, it isn’t only old school coaches using it; many Spread coaches are seeking ways to use Unbalanced in their offenses.      Unbalanced Wing-T For my part I am most familiar with the Wing-T’s use of Unbalanced formations.  One common way to go unbalanced in the Wing-T is to simply go X-Over (See diagram below).  In the normal Wing-T formation the X is split off to the weak side of the formation, but in the X-Over we simply align him split to the Strong side/TE side.  One downside to this formation is that due to the alignment of the X, the TE becomes ineligible in the passing gam...

Lessons I Learned From Football by, Darrin Sheffer Adversity https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steinert_Football_Scoreboard.jpg                 Life rarely goes the way you want it to go, as a teenager that can be difficult to accept and hard to handle.  The same thing can be said about what happens on the Gridiron.  Excuse my language: Shit Happens.  Your coaches have a game plan, which in my opinion usually goes out the window during the first quarter.  How you as a player handles that adversity will show how mature you are as a person.  My coaches were amazing at teaching us how to handle this adversity like a mature adult and keep a calm, level head when the “shit hits the fan”.  Faith http://www.emtv.com.pg/nfl-rallies-around-protesting-players-denounced-by-trump/             ...

Why I Like... The Trap Play from Empty Gun By, Darrin Sheffer Empty QB Trap If you are a team that uses a good deal of Empty sets and need a new run play I would consider using a QB Trap Scheme.  One way that I like using a Trap is as a Draw play paired with Bubble/Quick Screen or paired with a Jet Sweep Action (diagrams below).  Disclaimer: I have not run this formation or these plays myself, what you see below are concepts that I have come up with on my own.  If you run something similar but don’t do it the way I do it, please be civil.  If you have tips or pointers I would love to see them for my own learning.  Trap Vs. 4-2-5 Over Front Concept #1 In this concept I have an 3x2 Empty Set and I have a Jet motion going towards the 3 receiver side.  Let's assume that you have run Jet Sweep a few times hoping that you get the defense to flow over to the Jet motion.  I know that this looks a lot like a Jet Power Read, however i...