Wildcat Spin Offense

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Wildcat Spin Offense

• Base Run Plays
• Sweep, Blast, Counter, Dive, Reverse, Base

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Dale Weiner

• American Football Monthly Article
• DVDs
• Email/Phone Conversations
• Barry Gibson

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What is the Spin?

• 5 offensive lineman in standard splits
• 2 Wing backs in 1 by 1 alignment to the EMOLS
  (tackle or TE)
• QB in Shotgun
• FB in 1 by 1 alignment in front of QB
• Receivers and TEs can line up in many different
  formations

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Base Formations

• Doubles 2 receivers
• Ace Right / Ace Left 1 receiver, 1 TE
• Double Tight 2 TEs

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Wing Back Basics

• Wing Backs go in motion one snap count ahead of
  the snap
• Our snap count is GO, SET, HIT, HIT
• If play is on HIT, motion begins on SET
• Wing stance is outside foot forward, hands on
  thigh pads
• Pivot on inside foot, crossover with outside foot
  and sprint to QBs hip for mesh

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QB Basics

• Must time the cadence perfectly with the snap
• Secure the football and jab step forward with the
  foot opposite the motion
• Pivot on the jab foot and open to the Wing
• Mesh the football just like option
• Continue to spin into the rest of the play

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Sweep

• Traditional I formation Toss play
• Reach and Pull backside guard, lead FB, crack
  with Outside Receiver, Wing leads on Corner
• Wing goes in motion, QB Spins and hands off,
  continues to spin and fakes Blast into B Gap
• Wing takes ball and sprints to the outside
  looking for daylight

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Blast

• Traditional I formation off tackle Power
• Down block and kick out with FB, Backside Guard
  leads through hole
• Same action as sweep, QB keeps the ball through B
  or C gap depending on formation
• Playside WB fakes reverse
• We tell QB, if hole is cloudy then cutback

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Counter

• Tradition I formation Counter Trey
• Down on playside, backside guard pulls and kicks,
  backside tackle pulls and wraps FB blocks back
• Same action as sweep, QB continues spin and hands
  underneath to WB.
• WB steps back, crosses over, then take handoff
  and follows tackle

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Dive

• Traditional I formation FB Dive/Trap
• We base out and fold, but you can trap it also
• Sweep action with WB faking Reverse, FB
  intercepts snap and runs through A Gap
• QB continues spin and fakes Blast

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Reverse

• Traditional I formation Receiver Reverse
• Base front side, backside guard pulls just like
  sweep, FB takes two steps toward sweep then leads
  on Corner
• Sweep action in backfield with WB coming over the
  top for reverse handoff
• WB runs it like a wall punt return, get wide
  before turning up field

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Base

• Traditional I formation ISO play
• Base block, lead FB on LB
• Sweep action in backfield with QB spinning and
  then attacking ISO gap
• Wing backs fake sweep, No reverse fake
• Tell QB to cut off FBs block on LB

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Spin Video

• Base Run Plays 2008