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Those of you with DirecTV's Sports Package and A DVR - next week is the Michigan High School Football Divisional Championships. For the second straight year Menominee HS will be in the Division 5 contest.
Menominee operates out of a single wing offense. For those of you who've never seen it, watching it is a real treat.
There are many variations of the single wing (including - some would say- the recent "spread formation" growing in popularity among college teams) but its most common characteristics are:
- Deep snap from center to a tailback.
- No "quarterback" (but all four RB's can throw the ball, with the tailback doing most of the trhowing)
- Unbalanced line (with one of the guards moving to the other side of the center to line up next to the other guard)
- Menominee's deep backs line up pretty close to the line of scrimmage and they rely a lot on misdirection, reverses and laterals
- Formation might look something like:
WR - T - C - G - G - T - TE
.........................BB.......WB
....................FB
..............TB
TB=Tailback, FB=Fullback, BB=Blocking Back, WB=Wingback
Two "famous" single wing play series are:
Buck Lateral
Where the FB takes the direct snap and plunges straight ahead, but hands it off to the BB who pivots and pitches wide to the TB running around right end. Variations include (a) a reverse handoff by the BB to the WB, (b) a fake buck lateral "keeper" by the FB and an (c) a split-T action option with the BB shuttling to his right with the option of cutting inside or pitching wide to the TB.
Spinner Series
Where the FB takes the direct snap and does a full-pivot - either (a) handing off to the tailback running wide, (b) keeping the ball and plunging straight ahead into the line or (c) handing off to the WB coming across on an inside reverse.
I love watching single wing football. Check out the Michigan District 5 playoff next week.
Menominee operates out of a single wing offense. For those of you who've never seen it, watching it is a real treat.
There are many variations of the single wing (including - some would say- the recent "spread formation" growing in popularity among college teams) but its most common characteristics are:
- Deep snap from center to a tailback.
- No "quarterback" (but all four RB's can throw the ball, with the tailback doing most of the trhowing)
- Unbalanced line (with one of the guards moving to the other side of the center to line up next to the other guard)
- Menominee's deep backs line up pretty close to the line of scrimmage and they rely a lot on misdirection, reverses and laterals
- Formation might look something like:
WR - T - C - G - G - T - TE
.........................BB.......WB
....................FB
..............TB
TB=Tailback, FB=Fullback, BB=Blocking Back, WB=Wingback
Two "famous" single wing play series are:
Buck Lateral
Where the FB takes the direct snap and plunges straight ahead, but hands it off to the BB who pivots and pitches wide to the TB running around right end. Variations include (a) a reverse handoff by the BB to the WB, (b) a fake buck lateral "keeper" by the FB and an (c) a split-T action option with the BB shuttling to his right with the option of cutting inside or pitching wide to the TB.
Spinner Series
Where the FB takes the direct snap and does a full-pivot - either (a) handing off to the tailback running wide, (b) keeping the ball and plunging straight ahead into the line or (c) handing off to the WB coming across on an inside reverse.
I love watching single wing football. Check out the Michigan District 5 playoff next week.
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