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Why I Like... The Trap Play part 1: The Wing-T Guard Trap

Why I like… The Wing-T Trap Play By Darrin Sheffer @darrinsheffer With Contribution by  Coach Bruce Eien @bruceeien https://3dprintingindustry.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/its-a-trap-tumblr-1024x435.jpg As a player I’m sure you had one play that got your skin tingling when it got called in the huddle.  In High School we ran the traditional Delaware Wing-T, my play was the Trap Play.  Finally, my chance to rise up and shine, and I wasn’t even the ball carrier, I was the guard.  The play call for us was Red 34 Guard Trap. Something I here from a lot of coaches on Twitter: “The Wing-T is BORING” by pretty much every Spread Coach ever.  Well, as a High School player who was grateful for a chance to get on the field no matter what I loved playing in the Wing-T offense.  I’ll be totally honest and say that at the time I had no idea that our offense was Wing-T, I really didn’t care and most kids don’t.  Now as a coach who is researching various offenses I

Why I Like... The Single Wing

By Darrin Sheffer Do you have a Quarterback?  By that I mean do you have a guy who has a consistent arm, can make quick decisions in the passing game, has good footwork and can be the general of the offense?  In my experience if you don’t have a guy who has these skills naturally by HS it is extremely difficult if not downright impossible to coach it into them.  (some may disagree but not every coach/team has time enough to adequately drill these skills into a player).  If you are in this situation as a coach who wants to run a Spread Offense like you see in the NCAA, unless your skill players have raw talent and your lineman are good enough to cover up your lack of QB play you will not have a good season offensively.  If you are in a situation similar to this, I suggest you take a good hard look at the Single Wing Offense. http://ncaa06revival.com/hb-direct/ Let me be clear, I am in no way trying to say that the Single Wing Offense in itself will make your team better.  Th