| Why Use the Single Wing Offense?
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| | DVDs and videos of great youth Single
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| The Single Wing has had unparalleled
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| | wing teams in action. Ask them to form
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| success across the country from Alaska to
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| | their own decision for themselves, as
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| Florida. There is still a small group of
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| | they say pictures are worth a thousand
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| very successful High School coaches still
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| | words. Ask them why your past teams
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| running the Single Wing from Florida to
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| | haven't won championships? If the answer
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| California. In 2006 alone, three Single
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| | is you don't have the kids or the kids
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| Wing teams played in the Virginia High
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| | didn't want it bad enough, how is that
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| School State Finals, with two winning
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| | going to change? Are you just going to
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| Titles. Even a number of college teams
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| | wait until a Barry Sanders-like kid or a
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| today run Single Wing plays and
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| | Joe Montana suddenly drops in on your
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| formations, like Florida, Boise State,
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| | doorstep? Every year that was my excuse,
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| West Virginia, Utah, Missouri, Texas,
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| | we just need a QB, we need bigger kids,
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| Nevada, Texas A&M and Arkansas to name a
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| | our kids aren't motivated, the kids
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| few. In today's lingo many call it a
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| | aren't very bright, I just need one big
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| multiple shotgun offense, but it's still
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| | Tailback, every year it was a different
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| the Single Wing.
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| | excuse. The real answers are that very
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| We think the Single Wing Offense makes
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| | good youth coaches across the country win
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| sense for a variety of reasons:
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| | every year regardless of talent levels.
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| Many youth teams never adjust to the
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| | My only regret is that we did not do this
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| unbalanced formation. Most teams give
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| | from the start, I am 100% confident those
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| us numbers advantages before the play
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| | 4-6 and 2-8 teams could have been
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| even starts. The snap is much safer,
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| | championship teams or at least 8-2, or
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| if we fumble the snap we have more room
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| | 9-1 teams. Even if we didn't win a
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| to recover. The ability to snap to 3
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| | championship, the kids would have learned
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| different backs is incredibly deceptive.
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| | more and had more fun with this system. I
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| The spin series is the most deceptive
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| | even thought about how my "I" formation
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| and least seen series in football.
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| | QB would have made a great Wing, my Wing
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| The defenses are not used to seeing this
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| | would have been a great Blocking Back, my
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| offense. Scout teams have a hard time
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| | Tailback would still be at Tailback and
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| emulating this offense. It's easy to
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| | my Fullback would have been unstoppable
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| pass out of with the offset fullback and
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| | as a wedge runner and spinning Fullback.
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| tailback. Fewer handoffs that often
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| | Clinics
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| cause fumbles. No pitch sweeps
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| | You may want to consider putting together
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| required to get outside, hence no pitches
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| | a coaches clinic of your own and rep the
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| on the ground. Ball control means
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| | plays and drills with your coaches. Share
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| less time for your defense on the field.
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| | your enthusiasm and confidence in this
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| ? Excellent "cult" support system. ?
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| | system, it's contagious. Just watch a
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| Overwhelm your opponent at the point of
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| | Steve Calande Clinic DVD and tell me the
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| attack. No requirement to have a stud
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| | coaches in attendance are not ready to
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| quarterback or big feature back. All
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| | take on the world on with his offense.
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| the kids get involved in the offense,
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| | Our first year running this system went
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| it's team football at its finest.
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| | much easier than we anticipated. We have
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| It's fun for the kids and the coaches.
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| | no restrictions on practice time in our
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| It doesn't require lots of big linemen.
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| | city league so I took a small group of
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| ? It's flexible. It maximizes the
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| | six returning players and experimented
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| talent you do have. It has unmatched
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| | with the plays one month before practice
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| power. No quarterback under the
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| | started. We met one day per week for four
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| center for our pulling linemen to run
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| | weeks, which really helped to prepare me
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| into. Easy to put anyone in to carry
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| | for the first day of practice. We had
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| the ball during blowouts.
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| | most of the glitches worked out and now
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| Selling the Single Wing
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| | we had a group of kids trained so our
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| For the uninformed, there may be a bit of
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| | other kids would have someone they could
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| a selling job required to buy into the
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| | copy. I wish I would have had a DVD or
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| Single Wing concept. We were sold on it
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| | clinic video, but we just had four pages
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| by viewing film of several very average
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| | of scribbled notes and a season of game
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| skilled and sized teams just crush every
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| | film to work from. Prior to the season
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| opponent they faced. Watching Eric Strutz
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| | starting, we had a two-hour whiteboard
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| and his State Line Comets or a Todd Bross
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| | clinic for the coaches and we watched
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| team score on every possession with
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| | some tape of Eric Strutz's State Line
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| average kids sold us on the offense.
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| | Comets youth team. On defense, we had a
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| There is plenty of this type of film
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| | complete package that consisted of 4
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| available through us or other sources.
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| | pages of notes and our special teams were
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| The records of the youth and High School
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| | just one page. You guys have it all, the
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| teams that run Single Wing speak for
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| | benefit of the combined experience of my
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| themselves, it's not just the Screaming
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| | aggregated 70 teams playing over the last
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| Eagles that are doing well with this
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| | five years (over 800 games) and the
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| system. Nearly every youth team we know
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| | leveraged knowledge of over 100 of my
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| that is using this offense has done very
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| | coaches. You also get the leveraged
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| well with it. The teams that have
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| | knowledge of the fine group of very
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| combined this great offense with a sound
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| | successful coaches from all over the
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| practice methodology and a solid defense,
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| | country that have helped me with the
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| have done great.
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| | material.
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| To get your coaches to buy in, give them
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