Why I Like... The Wing-T Part 1

Darrin Sheffer

Are you a youth football coach looking for an effective offense? Are you a High School coach seeking an offense that is difficult to defend? Are you looking for an offensive system that is different than what many other teams are running today? If you are any of these I would like you to think about and look into my personal favorite offense: The Wing-T.

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"Coach, why is your title Wing-T Part 1?" That is because I feel so strongly about this offense and I have so much to say that one blog post just won't cut it. So today's blog post I want to focus on one thing: Why the Wing-T? I am probably not the best person to explain the Why, so I'm going to let another coach (Job Linboom) explain his Why because his views are very similar to mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT-QoZU1By4&index=4&list=PLeHREAiANxgqko9MjM5NgIMYjHjsIuObJ&t=184s

Are you more interested in learning about the Wing-T now? I hope so. If you are I really want you to check out Chiefpigskin on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5S15jaZ3Cy8CcAuuWxhI6A

and Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheChiefpigskin

I want to give Coach Albaugh out in Illinois a huge shout out. Coach Albaugh is a HS coach who happens to run one form of the Wing-T, but he also does a YouTube series called FilmFriday which I will admit I am quite addicted to. Coach Albaugh is one of the coaches who inspired me to begin blogging in the first place, so thank you Coach!

Stay tuned for more Wing-T posts in the future (don't worry spread coaches, I will give shout outs to the spread as well).

Feel free to comment. Follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DarrinSheffer

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