Dec 22, 2014 a fundamental aspect of the delaware wing t offense, this ensures there is a readymade response to any defensive adjustment. Youll find plays here for every football situation. Includes base blocking rules, coaching points, implementation tricks and instructions to put in his entire youth football offense. Double wing quarterbacks are essentially another running back, and are sometimes the fastest and most athletic player on the field.
The double wing offense has become popular recently. 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 the single wing is even better for running, which is the forte of youth football players. This is what he will call when run supports begins attacking the c gap to stop the 2nd back. This playbook is a conglomeration of lessons learned while running the double wing for six seasons at the youth level. The double wing offense for youth football youth football online. 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. This offense is difficult to stop, and will execute well at the youth football level.
This offense consists of 5 linemen, 2 tightends, 2 wingbacks, and a full back. Created by pop warner, the double wing offense has been tearing defenses apart for 100 years now thats a lot of touchdowns. Coaches can favor the style of play runheavy, passheavy or balanced that meets their skill set each season without needing to install a new offense or make lots of. Receive a free copy of our spread offense playbook. Many of you may not know that i have coached both the single wing and double wing offenses with several youth football teams. Just a few offenses that use the formation are the double wing, flexbone and wing t. Sep 03, 2010 realizing that they cant grasp a lot of plays because of their age, i found the double wing. Still, the double wing offense is a great formation for youth football teams and for those teams that have players with the skill sets that lend more toward running the football in a power style. Jul 19, 2017 the double wing offense for youth football. Over the next several week firstdown playbook is going to take you through our youth football offensive formations and defenses to. The double tighttight split double wing offense is difficult, but not impossible, to defend. Youth football double wing football plays by firstdown playbook on jun 22, 2018 if you are coaching the really young players in your youth football league it is hard to find a better youth football formation than the double wing formation. Double wing offense 101 football tutorials youth football.
Click here for usa football event updates and postponements. The double wide slot formation lends itself to innumerable extra plays that may be added to this core, with some of the more obvious candidates being. A while back i sprung for jerry vallottons double wing book, the toss. The double wing is one of the best youth football formations out there for finding football plays designed for your youth football offense. Wedge is a simple teamwork play that is a portion of our power offense. Its packed with 10 simple, fun and effective plays designed for youth and high school football. 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. The image above shows the final progression in the double dive series, where the qb keeps the ball and attacks the flank. If your team doesnt have a traditional passing quarterback, and if it has a lot of players who are good at blocking, then the singlewing might. Jun 22, 2018 youth football double wing football plays by firstdown playbook on jun 22, 2018 if you are coaching the really young players in your youth football league it is hard to find a better youth football formation than the double wing formation. We will use rip and liz for slow motion or rocket and laser for sprint motion.
Denny diericxs double dive series wingt youth football. Mastering the double wing at the youth level hudl blog. Whatever success we had implementing the wingbuster defense grew out of the principals in coach eiens article. 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. Power wing beast offense coach parkers youth football. The doublewing is an offensive formation which should not be confused with the double wing offense. In american and canadian football, a singlewing formation was a precursor to the modern. 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. The double wing offense is an offense that features two tightends, two wing backs, one fullback, and a qb in the backfield.
It is easily adaptable to a youth league program or high school offense. His high school teams went on to post a 3091101 record. For youth football, which offense is better, the single wing or the double wing. Qb has the option to pitch to the 3 back or keep it himself. If youre interested in learning more about double wing offense, make sure you check out our double wing playbook. Youth football double wing football plays firstdown playbook. Double wing football playbook, coaching dvds, defensive manuals, emagazines and clinics. The doublewing formation is used in many offenses from the youth level through college. Even if you dont run this offense, it will help all the defenses facing shotgun double wing. This will allow the offensive line to execute double team and down blocks on the defense very easily. All explained with player responsibilities, step by step diagrams, and implementation tips for coaches. This book has made it easy for me to understand assignments and to identify and put the right personnel into these assignments.
Firstdown playbook will be upgrading and adding to all of our youth football formations during the month of may. Wingt offense football tutorials youth football coaching. 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. This strategy is easy for kids to understand and will help you win your games. The origins of this offense come from the split back misdirection offense that we ran while i was a player under coaching great, dale mueller at highlands high school. And, just in case theres a bonus card with no defense on it at all. The offense presents a special problem for you when you are in an area dominated by spread offenses. Teach the same rules each year, allowing young players to develop and build on their experience.
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. In this tutorial, learn how to arrange a double wing offense for your kids football team. The demo deck comes with seven doublesided, laminated, heavyduty 812 x 11 cards. This was the case last year with shepherd hill, whose. The double wing playbook is primarily designed for youth and high school teams from age 616. Youll find a wide range of plays, from basic power runs, to vertical passing plays, play action, option, and even a few gadget plays. It was invented by pop warner, who was the winningest college coach of all time until just recently. Sweep most of the time, youth football offense comes down to getting your fastest player on the edge with the ball. Rick darlingtons single wing power series wingt youth. But, there was an obscure little document he wrote called defending the double wing that is football intellect at its very best.
Coach stewart covers the pistol wingt run game within a basic wingt series. Choosing the right offense is one of the most important aspects in building a successful youth football program. The singlewing offense, although currently out of fashion with high school and higher level coaches is one of the soundest, most proven offense in football. The double wing is simple in its design but virtually unstoppable when properly executed. Double wing created by pop warner, the double wing offense has been tearing defenses apart for 100 years now thats a lot of touchdowns.
Dec 05, 2018 speed or swing plays from scrimmage double wing spin plays power wing beast offense duration. Its combination of power and deception was exactly what i was looking for. May 04, 2017 firstdown playbook will be upgrading and adding to all of our youth football formations during the month of may. The second part of the play call is the motion, if any. How to defend the double wing offense usa football. Five plays that all look alike to the defense and fit into a coherent series such that a defensive adjustment to stop one play opens up another will provide plenty of offense for many youth teams.
Inside our double wing playbook, youll discover 10 fun and effective double wing plays, designed for teams age 616. The quarterback in this system could also be effective at running the football as well, as that would add another element of attack to keep defenses. You can watch clips of teams running the offense on our web site. A system designed to spread the field and run or pass based upon your personnel.
With the double gun offense dgo, you can keep the same system each year. Youth football and the double wing offense youtube. Double wing rather than a spread formation and most of my plays are still based on. In our system we always have the center be the focus. For more information on additional football dvds, go to. I back toss double wing style i back toss double wing style passing game youth double wing counter series youth double wing multiple formations youth double wing pass protection youth double wing power series youth double wing qb and receiver mechanics. This video is a wishbone double dive, but can help get you acquainted with the look and flow as we dive hah.
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. Gregory double wing playbook edition 1 maple shade youth. Sean cottrell breaks down the louisville cardinals double wing formation after they used it to dismantle syracuses defense. Weve tried to show you clips of different age groups. 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. The kids are really responding well to this offense.
Beat up your opponents with the double wing super power. But as my first website grew in popularity, i started getting a lot of questions on how to adapt to defend the double wing. Hes also been an assistant in the west nebraska allstar football game. The formation was first introduced by glenn pop warner around 1912. Business sport, sporting goods and toys industry football offense football offense sports management tackling football methods. Combination of tim murphy double wing and rick darlington. The power spread offense old school power football with the new school spread beauty. Realizing that they cant grasp a lot of plays because of their age, i found the double wing.
Youth football double wing formation breakdown firstdown. It was hot and humid inside the carrier dome notorious for its lack of air conditioning for the accs first inter. 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. The singlewing offense might not be as popular at the collegiate and professional levels of football nowadays, but its still an offense that could be used quite successfully at the youth level.
Double wing offense football coaching guide includes images. You can use this offensive lineup in any type of football, but its great for a peewee league. The louisville cardinals double wing formation inside. Implementing the single wing offense in youth football. The double wing offense is an excellent offense for youth football. Since i mainly run from this formation i still consider it a. How to do the double wing offense for youthpeewee football.
What plays to run sykesville raiders football and cheerleading. Double wing offense play calling the first part of the play call is the formation, we will primarily use tight, over tight, and loose. This offense consists of 5 linemen, 2 tightends, 2 wing backs, and a full back. 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. Casey talks with youth football coach dan king, and they analyze the interesting doublewing offensive formations. How to run the single wing offense complete football guide.
The double wing has won championships at every age level from pop warner mighty mights through high school. Single wing offense for youth football has twelve plays total, seven of which are passes or runpass options. Learn the double gun offense from coach stolfi at american. The double wing offense is an offense that features two tight ends, two wing backs, one fullback, and a qb in the backfield. From basic power runs, to vertical passing plays, play action, option plays, and gadgets. Shooting strategy womens basketball workouts youth basketball. This will allow the offensive line to execute double team and. Speed or swing plays from scrimmage double wing spin plays power wing beast offense duration. 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. Best offenses for youth football, offenses for youth football. Two backs leading through the hole usually in bone formation sweep. Many double wing offenses will utilize double team blocking at the point of attack as well. In the wing formation, the fullback is the 2 back, the halfback is the 3 back and.