The Double Wing

1. The Double Wing Game Day Adjustments

2. Who the Heck is Coach Wade? • Assistant Defensive Backfield Coach, Orting Junior Cardinals, (10-11) 1992, 6-3. • Made playoffs, failed to advance. • Head Coach, Kodiak Lions (11-12) 1999, 6-0. • KFL Champions. • Bruising defense. Very average offense.

3. Who the Heck is Coach Wade? • Defensive Backs and Running Backs Coach; Tomales High School Varsity 2001, 10-1. • NCS Division III Class “B” Champions. • Number one offense in North Coast Section. • 388 yards, 33 points per game. • Special Teams Coordinator, Linebackers, Running Backs, and Tight Ends Coach; Tomales High School JV 2002-2003, 11-5. • Webmaster: www.FBforYouth.com.

4. Syllabus • Offensive philosophy. • “We’re going to do what we do, no matter what you do.” • Modes of thinking: Strategy vs. Tactics. • Preparation. • Scouting report. • “Booth Kit” What it is and why you need it. • Training your staff. • Defensive front recognition and techniques. • Effective communications from (and to) the booth.

5. Syllabus • Smashmouth time! • What to look for and why. • Playcalling and probing. • The passing attack. • Option Football. • How to “date a cheerleader”.

6. Offensive Philosophy • “We’re going to do what we do, no matter what you do.” • Don’t let a defense scare you out of your game plan. • Find a different way to run what you want to run.

7. Offensive Philosophy • Change formation before blocking. • Stud OLB that our FB can’t move out of the hole.

8. Offensive Philosophy • Change formation before blocking. • Shifting to gReen forces the stud wider. • No changes to blocking– nothing needs to be taught.

9. Offensive Philosophy • Don’t counter from a play they don’t fear. • Establish your core series. • “Bleed” the field. • You only need to average 3.33 or 2.5 yards per play.

10. Offensive Philosophy

11. Offensive Philosophy • Modes of thought-- • Strategy: Planning and preparation. • Based from: • Scouting reports. • Knowing your team. • Knowing your staff. • Knowing yourself.

12. Offensive Philosophy • Modes of thought-- • Tactics: Execution. • Based from: • Perfect practice. • Spotting weaknesses. • Probing the defense. • Calling the right plays at the right time.

13. Preparation (Strategy) • The scouting report. • Have a scout you can trust. • If you can’t video, then send two scouts. • Offense and offensive special teams. • Defense and defensive special teams. • Scouting forms. • Your best guess. • Unless the team you’re scouting is playing another DWing team, odds are they’ll be different for you.

14. Preparation (Strategy) • Figure out who the studs and duds are. • When one scout isn’t actively recording, he should watch substitutions. • Get a program! (Can’t tell the players without it!)

15. Preparation (Strategy) • Training your staff. • Defensive front recognition. • 5-2-4/5-4-2 “Okie”. • Not as likely at the lower youth levels. • Typically ‘landmark zone’ cover two or cover four pass coverage.

16. Preparation (Strategy) • Training your staff. • Defensive front recognition. • 5-3-3. • Much more common in youth levels. • Typically used with cover three landmarks or cover one, man under.

17. Preparation (Strategy) • Training your staff. • Defensive front recognition. • “Eagled” or TNT front. • Not as commonly used in youth football– except by coaches you don’t want to face. • Landmark cover three or cover one man under.

18. Preparation (Strategy) • Training your staff. • Defensive front recognition. • 4-3-4. • Typically used by coaches that think youth football is the NFL. • Expect blitzes. • Landmark cover two, one, or four.

19. Preparation (Strategy) • Training your staff. • Defensive front recognition. • 4-4/6-2. • Gaining popularity in youth and high school. • Flexible and versatile- expect blitzes and stunts. • Cover three or one.

20. Preparation (Strategy) • Training your staff. • Defensive front recognition. • Gap-8/GAM. • May require “O” blocking. • Cover one, bump under. • Must attack linebackers. • Formation to widen off-tackle hole.

21. Preparation (Strategy) • Training your staff. • Defensive front recognition. • 7-D. • Similar to Gap-8. • Ends/OLBs may be swapped. • Cover one or three possible. • Mike plays sideline to sideline.

22. Preparation (Strategy) • Training your staff. • Defensive techniques. • Must be able to recognize on game day. • Hard at the youth levels– players move around.

23. Preparation (Strategy) • “Booth Kit” • Two Radios with spare batteries. • Headset/Earpiece for each radio. • 10X Binoculars.

24. Preparation (Strategy) • Check before you leave. • Make sure the radios work. • Check before the game. • Interference. • Establish a code. • “Country Music”.

25. Preparation (Strategy) • Communications from and to the booth • Why is that guy up there? • Looking good. • Helping your team. • Two-way communications. • He can’t help if he doesn’t know the play. • Chart it– Who to watch for every play.

26. Game Day (Tactics) • “Default Settings” • Chart each play you have a counter for. • “Eyes in the sky” watches the same player(s) every time. • Keep this fewer than four players. • Playcalling • Probe the defense. • No counters until “Eyes” gives the OK.

27. Game Day (Tactics) • 35 Quick Trap at Upper Lake. • Eyes: “Playside ‘backer is cheating to motion.”

28. Game Day (Tactics) • 45 X-Toss at Calistoga. • Eyes: “Backside linebacker isn’t staying home.”

29. Passing • 24 Toss Pass, 2002 Season. • Not successful. • 31% completion rate. • 1 TD. • 5 INTs. • 9 sacks. • 68 yards.

30. Passing • 24 Toss Pass. • Commitment to improve. • Too much pressure. • Too many reads. 1 2 3

31. Passing • 24 Toss Pass. • Starts with QB. • Keep him moving. • Roll out at five yards. • 2 Primary Pass rushers. • Backside end- run away. • Playside end- run around.

32. Passing • 24 Toss Pass. • Wyatt: “Light’s not gettin’ any greener.” • Simplify his reads. • Two Receivers. • Tuck and run. • “Date a cheerleader.”

33. Passing • 24 Toss Pass. • 4-Wing. • Goal: Take the corner with you. • Decoy, then block. • Earn a soda. • Throw only when “Eyes” gives the OK. • Younger players will try to throw deep every play.

34. Passing • 24 Toss Pass. • Tight End (Y). • Cut at eight, angle for twelve. • Peel back and block OLB. • Turn first downs into touchdowns. 12 8 LOS

35. Passing • 24 Toss Pass. • FB. • Option: “Give unless.” • Cross LOS at one yard, angle for zero. • Six yard pass. • Be ready to block if QB gives signal. 12 1 LOS

36. Passing • 24 Toss Pass. • Coverages. • Zone. • Typically OLB. • Physically can not cover both receivers. • Whatever he does is wrong. 12 ? ? ? LOS

37. Passing • 24 Toss Pass. • Coverages. • Man. • Corner: 4 Wing. • OLB: Tight End. • MLB/ILB: Fullback. • Time to date a cheerleader.

38. Passing • 24 Toss Pass, 2003 Season. • 84% completion rate. • 4 TDs. • 0 INTs. • 0 Sacks. • 56 rushing yards. • 231 passing yards.

39. Passing • 24 Toss Pass, 2003 Season. • 84% completion rate. • 4 TDs. • 0 INTs. • 0 Sacks. • 56 rushing yards. • 231 passing yards.

40. Passing • 24 Toss Pass, 2003 Season. • 84% completion rate. • 4 TDs. • 0 INTs. • 0 Sacks. • 56 rushing yards. • 231 passing yards.

41. Passing • 24 Toss Pass, 2003 Season. • 84% completion rate. • 4 TDs. • 0 INTs. • 0 Sacks. • 56 rushing yards. • 231 passing yards.

42. Passing • 24 Toss Pass, 2003 Season. • 84% completion rate. • 4 TDs. • 0 INTs. • 0 Sacks. • 56 rushing yards. • 231 passing yards.

43. Passing • 24 Toss Pass, 2003 Season. • 84% completion rate. • 4 TDs. • 0 INTs. • 0 Sacks. • 56 rushing yards. • 231 passing yards.

44. Passing • 24 Toss Pass, 2003 Season. • 84% completion rate. • 4 TDs. • 0 INTs. • 0 Sacks. • 56 rushing yards. • 231 passing yards.

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