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Welcome
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Thank you Coach Bross for setting up this Single
Wing clinic.
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Power Wing

• Ross A. LeGrande
• rossl_at_visx.com
• Coach Mt. Olive Jr. Marauders

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Roots of the Power Wing

• What we call Power Wing was a formation Don
  Markham ran back in 1996. I noticed it on a game
  tape I had of Bloomington vs. Norta Vista.
• Tape of Markhams and Jr. Marauders Power Wing to
  follow presentation.

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Power Wing Play
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Double Wing Pitch Play
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The Snap

• The Tight End does not snap the ball between his
  legs. He keeps his shoulders approximately
  parallel 0 degree angle to the line of scrimmage
  with his left leg offset back.
• The Tight End turns his head left until he is
  actually looking at the QB, and then snaps the
  ball with his left hand like we did as kids
  playing sand lot football. We have the tight end
  grip the ball like you would throw a pass, and
  then under-hand whip it back to the QB. Some
  people refer to it as a long snap pass.
• Note The Tight end must snap it back with some
  velocity or the QB could get run down from
  behind.

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Legalities of the Snap

• Based on the rules (R4 S30 A9 and R4 S30 A14),
  theres nothing that would indicate that the snap
  is illegal. As long as the snap is a quick and
  continuous backward motion of the ball during
  which the the ball immediately leaves the hands
  of the snapper and touches a back or the ground
  before an A lineman the snap is legal. There is
  no requirement that the ball be snapped between
  the snappers legs.

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Learning Curve

• Since we run the same patterns in both formations
  the learning curve for the QB, receivers, and
  backs is small.
• The blocking for the line is the same as
  PITCH/TOSS/SUPERPOWER (Double Wing Talk), so the
  learning curve for the line is small.
• The line must work on getting set quickly, (Tight
  End first then Right Tackle and so on down the
  line), thus allowing the defense only a minuscule
  amount time to adjust.

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The Reverse

• We run Power Wing until the defense over shifts,
  or until the the defense sells out and brings the
  corner and or end to chase from behind.
• We then hit them with Power Wing reverse.
• The reverse is an inside hand off that is run
  inside, so the FB and WB would kick out hard
  chargers and we would run inside them.

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Power Wing Reverse Play
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The Bunch Attack

• Last year Ted Seay, turned many onto the The
  Bunch Attack Using Compressed Formations In the
  Passing Game (Andrew Coverdale and Dan Robinson).
• These compressed formations in my opinion are
  perfect for both the Power Wing and Double Wing.
• We run the Mesh route package from both
  formations

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Power Wing Pass
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Power Wing Mesh Pass
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Power Wing Bunch Jet Sweep.

• One play that we want to try this year is the Jet
  Sweep out of this formation .
• Send Wing Back in motion across the formation
  then Tight End direct snaps to him.
• Wing Back has a full head of steam at the snap on
  the outside of the formation .
• The Wing Back should be off to the races.

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Power Wing Bunch Jet Sweep
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Why we use this formation.

• This type of snap is much simpler to teach than
  the indirect-snap.
• We have found this to be a good formation in
  bad/cold weather, due to the snap being so easy
  (No fumbles).
• The great thing about this formation is the
  versatility of not needing a true QB to take the
  snap. So we let the linemen run the ball from
  this formation as a reward.
• Note If you have a left handed Tight End, you
  could mirror all of the above plays.
• Its a fun formation for the kids to run.

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Thank You