GLAZIER MEGA CLINICATLANTA, GA

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

GUEST SPEAKER: LEW JOHNSTON,

FORMER HEAD COACH, WESTERN BRANCH H.S.,

CHESAPEAKE, VA.

TOPICS:

1- INSTALLING THE SPREAD SHOT-WING OFFENSE

2- SHOTGUN WING T RUNNING GAME

3- SHOTGUN WING T PASSING GAME

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

I. HISTORY OF W.B.H.S. FOOTBALL• 1980’S

• EARLY YEARS OF WING T FOOTBALL

• MID 90’S

• RYAN POND YEARS

II. EXPANDING YOUR WING T OFFENSE

III. WHAT DOES THE SPREAD

SHOT- WING PROVIDE?

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

WHY EXPAND YOUR DELAWARE WING T OFFENSE?

1. DEFENSES “PACKING THE BOX”

2. TOO MANY TEAMS FAMILIAR WITH THE WING T

3. FORCE OPPONENTS TO PREPARE FOR 2 PACKAGES

4. “OPEN UP” THE OFFENSE--- GREAT PASSER!

WHAT DOES THE “SPREAD SHOT-WING” GIVE YOU?

1. CHANGES THE LOOK--- SPREAD

2. CHANGES THE TEMPO--- NO HUDDLE

3. CHANGES ATTACK ANGLES-INSIDE>>>OUT

KEY: KEEP THE DELAWARE

PRINCIPLES IN PLACE… JUST “EXPAND”--- DON’T

CREATE NEW ONES!1. USE YOUR “SHOT WING” AS A

“CHANGE-UP PITCH”2. USE YOUR “SHOT WING” AS A MEANS

OF SPREADING THE FIELD3. USE YOUR “SHOT WING” AS YOUR

“PRESSURE” PACKAGE

SPREAD SHOT-WING

OFFENSIVE PACKAGE

IV. KEYS TO INSTALLING THE OFFENSE

• ALIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL

• NO HUDDLE

• SIGNALING IN THE PLAY

• QB SIGNALING THE PLAY

• SNAP COUNT

• CENTER SNAP

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

V. SPREAD SHOT WING RUNNING GAME

• PLAYS

• BLOCKING RULES

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

SPREAD SHOT WINGRUNNING GAME

1. KEEP IT SIMPLE!A. NO NEW BLOCKING SCHEMES

B. RUN BASIC PLAYS

2. 32/28A. ASSIGNMENTS

3. 83/87A. ASSIGNMENTS

SPREAD SHOT WINGRUNNING GAME

4. 24/26 TRAPA. ASSIGNMENTS

5. 83/87 QB COUNTER GUT/TRAPA. ASSIGNMENTS

6. 31/39 SWEEPA. ASSIGNMENTS

7. ALTERNATESA. QB SWEEP

B. QB DRAW

SPREAD SHOT WINGRUNNING GAME

VI. SPREAD SHOT-WING PASSING GAME

• BLOCKING SCHEMES• 90’s & 60’s

• BOOTLEGS

• PASS PATTERNS

• ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

SPREAD SHOT WING PASSING GAME

BLOCKING SCHEMES 

I. DROP BACKA. “QUICK FIRE”– 3 STEPB. 5 STEP DROP

II. PLAY ACTION>> BOOT-LEGS

ROUTESA.QUICK FIRE>> 90’s

B.5 STEP>> 60’s

C.BOOT-LEGS>> 32/38 & 83/87

D. K.P’s

ALTERNATES

1. CRUISE2. FLANKER FIN3. HB HOT4. MIDDLE SCREEN5. HAWK TE POP6. 62/68 WHEEL7. 63/67 POST/CORNER (WB)

ATTACKING DEFENSESSETTING UP THE GAME PLAN

GUIDELINES FOR ATTACKING AN EVEN FRONT

GUIDELINES FOR ATTACKING AN ODD FRONT

PLAY-CALLING

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

SPREAD SHOT-WING T PACKAGE

 HOW TO ATTACK DEFENSIVE

FRONTS

GENERAL GUIDELINES:

1. 1st QUESTION IS ALWAYS:

WHERE IS THE FREE SAFETY?

1, 2, OR 0 IN THE MIDDLE? 

2. HOW ARE THEY COVERING THE FLEX END?(PROBABLY NEED TO PUT BEST RECEIVER AT FE)

3. IS THE FLAT TO THE SE SIDE BEING COVERED?

 

GENERAL GUIDELINES:

4. HOW ARE THE ILB’S ALIGNED?

1 MLB OR 2 STACKED ILB/S?

 

THIS IS THE BASIC INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO DETERMINE HOW WE WILL ATTACK A PARTICULAR DEFENSIVE FRONT.

GENERAL GUIDELINES:

ATTACKING AN EVEN FRONT

GO TO #4 FIRST: HOW ARE THE ILB’S ALIGNED?

1. IF WE HAVE 3 ON 2 (MLB) WE WILL RUN FB TRAP

2. IF EVENLY STACKED, WE HAVE POWER OR ISO

3. FLEX END IS USUALLY COVERED BY AN OLB… HOW GOOD IS HE?

WE CAN TAKE STRAIGHT SHOTS WITH DROP BACK OR CREATE MIS-DIRECTION WITH BOOT-LEG.

ALSO… IF PLAYING MAN, WE CAN GET THE FB IN THE FLAT AND DUMP TO HIM.

ATTACKING AN EVEN FRONT

4. #3: IF WALK OLB UP ON THE LINE, HB PICKS HIM UP AND SE SIGNALS WITH QB TO RUN A QUICK HITCH (90’S PASS) IF CB IS LOOSE.

IF CB IS TIGHT, CAN RUN SKINNY POST/SLANT OR FADE. KNOW WHERE F/S IS!!!

ATTACKING AN EVEN FRONT

5. QB COUNTER IS GOOD AGAINST AN EVEN FRONT.

DE RUNS UPFIELD SO EASY TO TURN OUT.

THE ILB MUST GO WITH FIRST FAKE SO HE CAN BE TRAPPED BY PULLING TACKLE.

ATTACKING AN EVEN FRONT

ATTACKING AN ODD FRONT

GO TO #3 FIRST: HOW DO THEY COVER THE FLAT TO THE SE SIDE?

1. WE LOVE TO TRAP A 50 FRONT2. WE CAN GET A SINGLE BLOCK ON

THE DT AND RUN POWER WIDER.3. 2 DEEP SAFETIES PUTS THE FLEX

END UP THE MIDDLE ON ALL GO PATTERN.

 

THE BOTTOM LINETHE BOTTOM LINE IS THE AGE OLD

QUESTION THAT “RUN AND SHOOT” PASSING OFFENSES HAVE ASKED FROM THE BEGINNING:

“HOW MANY DEFENDERS ARE COVERING PASS AND HOW MANY ARE ‘IN THE BOX’?”

THIS WILL HELP YOUR PLAY-CALLING DECISION AS TO RUN OR PASS.

VIII. VIDEO PRESENTATION

IX. QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

LEW JOHNSTON, HEAD COACH,

WESTERN BRANCH H.S., CHESAPEAKE, VA.

johnslz@cps.k12.va.us

SPREAD SHOTGUN WING T PACKAGE

• “The NEXT GENERATION”

I. BACKGROUND

• A.    ORIGINAL SPREAD “SHOT/WING” CONCEPTS• 1.     SPREAD THE FIELD• 2.     KEEP BASE WING T PRINCIPLES• 3.     DISRUPT DEFENSE’S GAME PLANNING• 4.     CHANGE THE TEMPO (NO HUDDLE)• B.    CALL IT OUR “CHANGE-UP PITCH”!• USED AS SECOND PACKAGE TO PREPARE

FOR

II. HISTORY

• A.    STARTED AS 2 MINUTE OFFENSE

• B.    BECAME A 3RD AND LONG PACKAGE

• FINALLY A TRUE SECOND PACKAGE

III. PROBLEMS

• A.    WITH ONLY 1 FORMATION, TOO

EASY TO DEFENSE

• B.    LACKED MISDIRECTION (STAPLE

OF DEL. WING T SYSTEM)

• C. NO MOTION OR SHIFTS TO

CONFUSE DEFENSES

IV. EVOLUTION OF THE PACKAGE

• A.    BEGAN TO PUT HB IN MOTION

• 1. CAUSED DEFENSES TO ADJUST

• 2. 2 MAN PATTERNS TO SE SIDE

(PARTICULARLY SCREENS)

• 3. TRIPS PATTERNS TO FLANKER

SIDE (SCREENS)

IV. EVOLUTION OF THE PACKAGE CONTINUED

• B.    PUT HB IN SLOT• 1. STRETCHED DEFENSE A LITTLE MORE• 2. NOW HAVE JET SWEEP FROM SHOTGUN!• 3. 2 BACK SET IN BACKFIELD • a.  QB IS NOW “TAILBACK” (RUNNING BACK)• b. UTILIZE “ATHLETE” AT QB

V. ADVANTAGES OF “NEXT GENERATION”

• A.    STILL STAYS WITHIN BASE WING T PRINCIPLES

• B.    DIVERSIFIES SPREAD SHOT/WING PACKAGE

• C.    MOTION CREATES CONFLICTS AND MISMATCHES

• D. CAN USE BEST RUNNING BACK OR ATHLETIC QB TO YOUR ADVANTAGE

NEXT GENERATION

RUNNING GAME

I. BASE RUNNING PLAYS

• A.    JET SWEEP (FROM SLOT)

• B.    JET TRAP

• C.    JET QB LEAD

• D.    JET QB POWER (TO FB SIDE)

• E. (JET) QB COUNTER TRAP OR… GUT!

II.  SPINNER SERIES

• A.    HISTORY

• B.    ALIGNMENT OF OLD SINGLE WING

• C.    HALF AND FULL SPINS

• D.    FORMATIONS– 1.     TRIPS/TE– 2. SPREAD--- DOUBLE SLOT

SPINNER SERIES CONITNUED

A.    PLAYS:1.     SPINNER SWEEP

a.      2 BACKS

b.     SLOT

2.     FB TRAP ***DIRECT SNAP!

3.     QB LEAD

4.     SPINNER QB POWER (FB CROSS!)

5.     OPTION (TRAP SPIN)

6. REVERSE (OFF OF TRAP OPTION FAKE)

MOTION SERIES

PASSING GAME

I.  MOTION

• A.    CREATES CONFUSION

(PARALYSIS)

• B. GIVES MISMATCHES

I. MOTION TO TRIPS (“HAWK”)

• A. *** 1ST QUESTION: “WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH THEIR F/S?”– 1.     STAYS IN C.F.: COVERING ALL

RECEIVERS??!!– 2.     MOVING OLB TO MOTION: TE SEAM PASS– 3.     MOVE F/S TO COVER TRIPS: SE OPEN ON

POST!

• B.    ILB’S SLIDE TO MOTION (MLB OVER CENTER): FB TRAP OR QB AWAY

• C. ALL LB’S OVER SHIFT: SE OPEN ON SLANT

• D.    PASS PLAYS:– 1.     HAWK 91/99 “BOOGER” (PICK) SCREEN (TO

FLANKER)– 2.     HAWK 91/99 “RED LIGHT” SCREEN (TO

MOTION HB)– 3.     HAWK 24/26 “SODA” (POP TO TE)– 4.     HAWK 93/97 IRISH “ROCKET”– 5.     HAWK 91/99 “SUCKER”– 6. HAWK 83/87 “NIKE” SMASH; FLOOD;

WHEEL

II.  MOTION TO TWINS (SE SIDE: “HOKIE”)

• A.    HOKIE 93/97 “BOOGER”

• B.    HOKIE 93/97 “SUCKER”

• C.    HOKIE 93/97 (FLEX END POST)

• D. HOKIE 83/87 “NIKE”/JENN. LOPEZ FERRARI!!!

III. CONCLUSION

• A.    DIVERSIFIES SHOT/WING

PACKAGE

• B.    MOTION CREATES CONFLICTS

AND MISMATCHES

• C.    USE BEST ATHLETE AT QB

• D. STILL STAY WITHIN THE WING T

SYSTEM

• LEW JOHNSTON, FORMER HEAD COACH, WESTERN BRANCH H.S.,

CHESAPEAKE, VA.johnslz@cps.k12.va.us