Formations for Success

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Formations for Success

• Jay Wilkinson
• Jenks High School
• jay.wilkinson_at_jenksps.org
• 918-299-4415 ext. 2399

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Formation Philosophy

• We want to Dictate how the Defense lines up.
• We want to cause confusion. (Shifts/Motions)
• Create Mismatches.
• Work to get great run looks.
• Once we find a good run look, stay with it until
  the defense stops it.

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Formation Thoughts

• Be able to put any player any where.
• Players can handle more info than we think.
• Verbiage.
• Disguise your best plays/players by using shifts
  and motions.

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Our System

• Easy to Learn.
• High in Verbiage.
• Y is our TE / 4th WR
• H is our FB / 3rd WR (Shifty)
• X is Split End (Usually Best WR)
• Z is our Flanker (Possession)
• T is our Tailback

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Base Formation (Right)
To the call.
Away from call.
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Moving the Y
Normal Regular split next to OT to call
side. Rex / Lex Regular split next to OT to
call side but off the ball. Flex Split 4 8
yards from OT to call side. Wide Align as the
outside WR to call side.
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Moving the H
0 - Behind QB 4 5 yards deep 1 / 2 -
Straddle OTs inside leg to call side 3 / 4 - In
Up position to call side 5 / 6 - Regular WR
alignment to call side 7 / 8 - Align as Middle WR
to call side 9 / 10 - Align as Outside WR to call
side
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Right 1
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Right 2
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Right 3
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Right 4
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Right 5
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Right 6
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Moving the Z
Normal Align in Regular WR alignment to call
side. Wing Align next to TE/OL to call
side. Strong Align in Power Back position to
call side. Weak Align in Power Back
position. Hip Align next to TE/OL to away from
call side. Slot Align inside of X away from
call side. Twins Align outside of X away from
call side. Above example call side is RIGHT.
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Right Slot
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Right Twins
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Called Formations
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Shoot
Shoot Right
Shoot Left
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Trips
Trips Right
Trips Left
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Ace
Ace Right
Ace Left
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Poke
Poke Right
Poke Left
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Quads
Quads Right
Quads Left
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Empty
Empty Right
Empty Left
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Goalline
Jumbo
Rhino
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Special Formation Adjustments
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Exit

• Tells the X he lines up call side.
• X is the only person effected by the call.
• Makes Invert teams pull the string or get
  outnumbered.
• Teams can sometimes over shift too much.

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Heavy

• Puts both tackles away from the TE side.
• Only talks to the Tackles.
• Perfect for teams that have inverts.
• Can give alignment problems for teams that get in
  the habit of calling the strength to the TE.

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Attacking Specific Defenses
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Questions to Ask

• 3 x 1 vs. 2 x 2 which is a better running
  formation, which is a better passing formation.
• Man in the secondary?
• How do they handle overloads?
• Secondary or Underneath.

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Questions to ask (cont.)

• Empty?
• Do they flip DEs, LBs?
• How do they handle motion / shifts?

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4-4 Teams

• How do they handle trips?
• Bubble
• Frontside Run
• 2 x 2 Are the inverts blockable?
• Yes - Read Run game.
• No How do they cover the flats?
• Will they pull the string or adjust with the
  secondary?

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3-3 Stack Teams

• How good is their Nose?
• Can our Center handle him?
• Blitzing Team or Reading?
• Pull the string vs. Trips? Coverage? Invert over?
  2 over 3?