The t formation was viewed as a complicated gadget offense by early football coaches. The term usually connotes formations in which the snap is tossed rather than handedformations with one wingback and a handed snap are commonly called wing t or winged t. There are, however, four categories into which most offenses fall. The running game examines how to institute an effective running game with the delaware wingt offense. After leaving maine, nelson joined the university of delaware where he perfected the wing t from being used primarily as formation into a complete offense in the early 1950s.
Tubby raymond talks through his philosophy of the run game in the wingt. Understanding series football is critical to our game planning and in game coaching against a wing t offense. While id like to think that the wingt for youth football is the endall for learning this offense, i know im really just standing on the shoulders of giants. Characterized by a wingback in the slot just behind the tight end, and a split end on the weak side, the offense places all three running backs in prime locations for counters, fakes, and other. So the offense will change formations, shift, motion, use misdirection, use option football, change the pace and spread the field in an effort to make the defenders on the field think. Fullback tailback of the offense, carries the ball the most in. My favorite wingt football books note links to amazon products in this article are affiliate links and ill get a small commission if you purchase any after clicking through. One of those presentations was new thoughts in the shotgun wingt and ive read it and looked at film from it at least 5 different times. The wingt offense has been made famous by university of delaware coach harold tubby raymond, and is a popular misdirection offense that can be hard to stop characterized by a wingback in the slot just behind the tight end, and a split end on the weak side, the offense places all three running backs in prime locations for counters, fakes, and other misdirecti.
Nelson, and perfected by his successor tubby raymond. The wingt offense is a run first offense that has a lot of plays that utilize pulling. The form grew in popularity after its usage at the university of delaware in the mid20th century. But nfl ownercoach george halas and ralph jones of the chicago bears along with university of chicago coach clark shaughnessy, university of texas coach dana x. University of delaware wing t offense free ebook download as pdf file. Offense defense special teams strengthconditioning sharedocuments menu. Rich erdelyis new thoughts in the shotgun wingt wingt. With its misdirection and deception, undermanned teams. The wing t also is a very viable, deceptionbased passing offense too, but.
The wingt offense continues to flourish at the high school level and all of those high school coaches would love to send their players to a major school to play in that system. The term usually connotes formations in which the snap is tossed rather. Ppt wing t offense powerpoint presentation free to view. Future posts on defending wingt will look at common wingt formations. The first four series follow nelsons life chronologically from a student at northwestern high school, through his career as a coach and administrator at the university of delaware.
In this dvd presentation, lew johnston, former western branch hs va head coach, gives you a detailed play diagramming session reinforced with extensive game footage. When he took over at delaware in 1951, nelson continued to develop the wing t along with his assistant coach, mike lude, and eventual successor, tubby raymond, who joined the delaware staff the fourth year of the wing t offense. Bible, and notre dame coach frank leahy were advocates. Needless to say i was excited to see him give the presentation live at the national wingt clinic and he didnt disappoint. By having the wing you force defenders to commit to their responsibilities and assignments. Brown company, dubuque, iowa 1957 wingt and the chinese. An order of football, tubby raymonds original book on the offense he ran at delaware for many years. The pulling of one, or both in the buck sweep, establish extra gaps to the play side and traps for defensive linemen. My favorite wingt football books wingt youth football. Jan 07, 2008 the wing t offense continues to flourish at the high school level and all of those high school coaches would love to send their players to a major school to play in that system which is so much fun for the players. Strategies for defensive alignment, assignment, keys, run fits, run support, and coverages with be covered as well. Business sport, sporting goods and toys industry defense. But coach, you already have your wing t offense installed right.
In the words of tubby raymond the former hc at the university of delaware. A formation similar to the flexbone, though much older, is known as the delaware wing t was created by longtime university of delaware coach and ncaa rules committee chairman david m. In fact, a school could have a national recruiting base without spending any additional money simply by running the wing t offense. Delaware s success included winning the lambert cup, awarded to the top smallcollege team in the east, in 1959, 1962.
My favorite wingt football books wing t youth football. I can tell you how to defend a wingt offense, but you can learn an awful lot from a wingt football coach, too. Teams that can run the traditional wing t and flip to the flexbone the next play are even more difficult. The delaware wing t was developed by dave nelson in 1950. It has become a very popular offense with high schools and small colleges. This recent article by kenny simpson at southside high sch. You can get what you need to know by just studying any inside.
Delaware has become famous nationally because of its version of the wingt offense, which includes a lot of quickhitting rushing plays and misdirection plays. Football offensive formations template best of wing t plays for youth fb. The wingt offense is a multiple formation, fourback running attack that. Wear your official wingt decoder ring with pride after reading the classic. By having the wing at the end of the line of scrimmage you force the defense to adjust or become vulnerable to being out flanked.
Basic wingt playbook buck series buck sweep trap waggle bucksweep weak belly series down down sweep down keep pass down option belly belly sweep belly keep pass lead. Delaware fightin blue hens wing t offense 1975 tubby raymond. After leaving maine, nelson joined the university of delaware. Elements of the offense new, 1 comment gus is going back to being a football coach instead of a ceo, so were going back to the book he turned to when he first became a.
Fnf coaches is putting out a ton of great content for football coaches. Nov 11, 2016 the beauty of the wing t offense is that if the defense gets too aggressive it takes advantage. In american and canadian football, a singlewing formation was a precursor to the modern spread or shotgun formation. So the offense will change formations, shift, motion, use misdirection, use option football, change the pace and spread the field in an. But i love reading about his thoughts, philosophy, and how to approach play calling. From load option to trap, to belly and midline, the wing t makes the defense be as sound as they possibly can at all times. Business sport, sporting goods and toys industry football offense football coaching. You can view old university of delaware game film or, you can watch.
The book is far from comprehensive creehans book is much more so. Mar 07, 2011 in this dvd presentation, lew johnston, former western branch hs va head coach, gives you a detailed play diagramming session reinforced with extensive game footage on the delaware wing t. Using the bone with the wing t tubby raymond 1994 wing t passing attack paul barnes frostburg state university, md 1996 wing t sally play paul barnes frostburg state university, md 1996 running the wing t in high school walt bruan marysville hs, mi wing t option. The early wingt was a hybrid of the old single wing formation and t formation. But nfl ownercoach george halas and ralph jones of the chicago bears along with university of. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. University of delaware wingt offense american football. An order of football, tubby raymonds original book on the offense he. One of the advantage points of running the delaware wingt offense is the presence of the wing back. As most of you know firstdown playbook installed a very detailed wing t offensive section this.
In an ever growing trend, more and more coaches delve into the unknowns of offensive football. One of those presentations was new thoughts in the shotgun wingt and ive read it and looked at film from it at least 5 different. The book details the basic staple running plays of the delaware wingt package including. My favorite wingt football books wingt youth football coach. Trap rather than being forced to go to another play in your playbook. Understanding series football is critical to our game planning and in game coaching against a wingt offense. Characterized by a wingback in the slot just behind the tight end, and a split end on the weak side, the offense places all three running backs in prime locations for counters, fakes, and other misdirection plays. Jun 08, 2016 one of the advantage points of running the delaware wing t offense is the presence of the wing back. Dec 16, 2010 the wingt has been made famous by university of delaware coach harold tubby raymond, and is a popular misdirection offense that can be hard to stop. Future posts on defending wing t will look at common wing t formations, motions, and plays. The tformation was viewed as a complicated gadget offense by early football coaches. Every wing t coach knows and runs the belly, buck sweep, power, trap, counter, and waggle series. Lew johnston perfecting the wingt fullback trap wingt youth. By the experts second edition covers virtually every.
The wingt offense has been made famous by university of delaware coach harold tubby raymond, and is a popular misdirection offense that can be hard to stop. Philip toolbox wingt offensive playbook is far more offense than we. The wingt has been made famous by university of delaware coach harold tubby raymond, and is a popular misdirection offense that can be hard to stop. The wingt offense has been made famous by university of delaware coach. In my opinion, these are some of the best players of all time. Ppt wing t offense powerpoint presentation free to. At the time nelson was the head coach of the university of maine. Home delaware fightin blue hens wing t offense 1975 tubby raymond.
The running game revised editionperfect paperback 101 wingt from a to z playspaperback the delaware wingt. In an ever growing trend, more and more coaches delve into the unknowns of. Delaware fightin blue hens wingt offense 1975 tubby. College football teams rarely deploy the wingt offense. Illustrated history of this type of football formation which has led the university of delaware to so many. This book is an excellent resource for any football coach that i. University of delaware wingt offense free ebook download as pdf file. In the summer of 1950, university of maine coaches dave nelson, mike lude, and harold. Business sport, sporting goods and toys industry football offense football coaching methods football offense. Dec 07, 2000 delaware has become famous nationally because of its version of the wing t offense, which includes a lot of quickhitting rushing plays and misdirection plays. They say a magician never reveals his secrets so itsunderstandable that ed burke went mum 20 years ago whileintroducing the wingt offense to the areas footballcommunity. Are defensive schemes, and while defense has caused the wing t to alter its schemes or methods several times over the concept has remained the same. Packaging the delaware wing t against the shade 43.
The first four series follow nelsons life chronologically from a student at northwestern high school, through his career as a coach. In the summer of 1950, university of maine coaches dave nelson, mike lude, and harold westerman hashed out the new offense. It is best described as a fourback formation that originates as a running offense. When he took over at delaware in 1951, nelson continued to develop the wingt along with his assistant coach, mike lude, and eventual successor, tubby raymond, who joined the delaware. Apr 06, 2015 i can tell you how to defend a wingt offense, but you can learn an awful lot from a wingt football coach, too. A formation similar to the flexbone, though much older, is known as the delaware wingt was created by longtime university of delaware coach and ncaa rules committee chairman david. Lastly, you might be able to get your hands on a copy of the delaware wingt. Basic wingt playbook buck series buck sweep trap waggle bucksweep weak belly series down down sweep down keep pass down option belly belly sweep belly keep pass lead series lead sweep power wingback counter halfback counter counter criss cross specials quick pitch wedge dont forget to visit the message board spread wing playbook jets and. If youre a football coach and run the wingt, this is your bible. University of delaware wingt offense american football national. Featuring articles by 50 of the most respected coaches in the history of the game, the ultimate football coaching manual. Dave nelson, tubby raymond and the rise of the wing t offense.
The wing t is designed to make the defenders think. Wing t offense wing t offense misdirection at least 3 attack points each play fun, high powered offense to watch when it works precision and timing lots of pressure on a defense powerpoint ppt presentation free to view. The following year a young assistant coach by the name of harold tubby raymond was added to the staff. By having the wing at the end of the line of scrimmage you force. The wing t offense is proven and can be executed successfully on any level of football. Elements of the offense new, 1 comment gus is going back to being a football coach instead of a ceo, so were going back to the book he turned to when. Part of a series on coaching american football, this guide des. The belly series plays the belly drive and belly option identified as the 80 series the buck sweep plays the sweep, trap, and waggle identified as the 20 series the sally series the power series the book is part of a series of five books that provide coaches at all competitive levels with tools to enable them to better understand and implement the delaware wingt. Tubby raymond finally gets into what makes the wingt tick in chapter 3. Additional articles by butch davis of the university of miami, bob devaney of the university of nebraska, paul dietzel of the university of south carolina, lavell edwards of byu, hayden fry of iowa, lou holtz of arkansas, johnny majors of tennessee, tony mason of arizona, bill mccartney of colorado, and many, many more. Jan 11, 20 the early wing t was a hybrid of the old single wing formation and t formation. Wing t offense wing t offense misdirection at least 3 attack points each play fun, high powered offense to watch when it works precision and timing lots of pressure on a defense.
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