Strategies For Defending The Wing -t With The 3-3 - John Rice

Strategies for Defending the  Wing T with the 3­3

JOHN RICE HEAD COACH EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL RIALTO, CA (951) 537-9902 [email protected]  

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CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES IN  DEFENDING THE WING T *IT IS A FOUR BACK OFFENSE 2 1

 

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CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES IN DEFENDING THE WING T *IT IS SERIES ORIENTED; EACH SERIES HAS: •OUTSIDE PLAY •OFF TACKLE PLAY •INSIDE PLAY or COUNTER PLAY •PLAY ACTION PASS (TO FLOW, AWAY FROM FLOW)

Jet Smash Pass

Jet Sweep

 

Jet Belly (zone) Jet Counter XX Coach John Rice [email protected]

CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES IN DEFENDING THE WING T *IT HAS AN ABUNDANCE OF OPTION Down Option

Arc Option

 

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Speed Option

CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES IN DEFENDING THE WING T *IT HAS MULTIPLE FORMATIONS; HERE ARE A FEW:

“ FAR RIGHT”

“SLOT RIGHT”

“ FAR RIGHT X TIGHT”  

“WING OVER  NEAR  RIGHT”

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Understanding the Wing T •

The Delaware System also places all plays from a similar look into a series.

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The best example of this is the Sweep, Trap, and Waggle plays. All these plays belong in the Sweep or Twenty Series. All the plays in a particular series compliment each other in someway, for example the Waggle is the play action pass off of the Sweep. There are nine series used in the Delaware System.

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10 Series: Sprint Out Series

•60 Series:

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20 Series: Sweep Series

•Passing Series designed to look like 20 Series.

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30 Series: Power Series

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40 Series: Veer Series

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•80 Series: Belly Series

50 Series: –

 

•70 Series: A Drop Back Passing Series

Three, Five, Seven Step Pass Drops

•90 Series: Lead Option Series

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Play Communication •

The Delaware System uses a sequence of three numbers to communicate the play from the coach to the field. The first number is the formation, the second number identifies the series, and the final number directs the point of attack. Additional information concerning a play can be added with either a prefix or suffix.

• For Example: Loose 124 Gut

 

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121 Sweep

 

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“Buck Sweep”

124 Trap

 

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Power 

Power

 

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Counter XX

Counter Criss Cross

 

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UNDERSTANDING THE WING T • COACHES HAVE TRADITIONALLY USED 4 “KEYS”  IN DEFENDING  THE WING T – WING OR SLOT MOTION (PLAY TO THE  MOTION) – FULLBACK (IF HE IS NOT ON THE MIDLINE, HE  USUALLY TAKES YOU TO THE DIRECTION OF  THE PLAY) – HALFBACK – OFFENSIVE LINE – Problems occur with these because of false keys!  

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KEYING THE WING OR  SLOT: FALSE KEYS UTILIZED

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FALSE MOTION BY WING OR SLOT KEY PLAYS (AWAY  FROM MOTION BY SLOT OR WING 1. WAGGLE 2. POWER OPTION (SPEED OPTION TO TE) 3. SALLY (WING T SPRINT DRAW ACTION) 4. COUNTER TREY (TO TE) 5. DOWN (ON MOTION AWAY) 6. SHOVEL PASS 7. TRAP OPTION (ON MOTION AWAY) Coach John Rice [email protected]

KEYING FULLBACK • FALSE KEYS USED – BELLY BOOTLEG – SALLY OR BELLY TACKLE TRAP – COUNTER TREY BOOTLEG

 

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KEYING HALFBACK

TRUE KEYS (HB will take you to the ball) – TAKES YOU TO THE BALL IN THE BUCK SERIES?

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• SWEEP­YES • GUT

WAGGLE SHOVEL PASS BELLY SERIES SALLY COUNTER XX

FALSE KEYS USED – WAGGLE – WAGGLE SHOVEL PASS – BELLY BOOTLEG – BELLY X BLOCK OPTION – BELLY KEEP PASS LOAD – SALLY – COUNTER XX Coach John Rice [email protected]

STRATEGY FOR PLANNING • CHECK FOR FALSE KEYS FROM EACH OF THE 4 TRADITIONAL KEYS:  WING/SLOT, FULLBACK, HALFBACK,  LINE (& perhaps slanting to motion) IF YOU HAVE ONE WITH NO FALSE KEYS  (OR VERY FEW), USE THAT PARTICULAR  KEY UNTIL THEY MAKE YOU GET OFF IT

 

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PRE SNAP GUIDELINES  TO  DEFENDING WING T 1. ADJUST TO ALL FORMATIONS AND  MOTION; DON’T ALLOW YOURSELF  TO BE OUTFLANKED 2. DON’T PUT EVERYONE UP ON THE  LINE (ANGLE DOWN­KICK OUT!) 3. BEWARE OF MAN COVERAGE VS.  THE OPTION! (EX: DOWN OPTION) 4. KNOW YOUR KEY(S)  

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Base 3­3 Alignment vs. Wing­T We see: Buck­Sweep Boot Pass Jet Sweep Belly

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3.BEWARE OF MAN COVERAGE VS. THE  OPTION! (EX: DOWN OPTION). *Offense can run off playside defenders with drag routes

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Strategies that put you at risk:

Wrong arm technique by Spur or Bandit (vs. any  load or lead scheme by HB)

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2. Man coverage vs. Jet Sweep

*Offense can get into a compressed formation playside and run  off the playside defenders with crossing routes.

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Strategy: Corner & FS Key TE & Wing

“Wing-t teams have traditionally had a great deal of difficulty attacking these defensive spacings because they have elected to stay in traditional wing formations with a tight end wingback on one side and a split end diveback on the other side. By doing this, offensive coaches are playing right into the defensive coaches hands. Why? Because the free safety favors the tight end side so that he can cover the tight end when the defense elects to blitz. As soon as the tight end blocks the free safety is in the run support and tile offensive coach has created another linebacker. The corner is also rolled up to the tight end wingback side and he is assigned to cover the wingback when they blitz. When the wingback blocks another additional linebacker has been created. By now the offense is hopelessly outnumbered but many coaches stubbornly continue to try to force the bucksweep and other tight end wingback plays into bad •Get your Strong Corner and Free Safety flying up to support the run  numbers.”-DENNIS CREEHAN

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Strategy 1 vs.  Wing­T

Slant weak with Strong End and Nose.

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Wrong arm the pullers In Sweep, trap, and tackle trap

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Strategy 5 vs.  Wing­T (Tackle Trap)

Wrong arm the pullers In Sweep, trap, and tackle trap

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Review of Successful Strategies • • • • • • • • • • • •

 

Review the 4 base keys (fullback, Halfback, Wing, Slot). Check for  false keys; If none or very few, utilize that key until they make you get  off it. Check wingback trail motion for tendencies; if valid, use for a key Avoid man coverage vs. Option schemes Avoid wrong arm technique vs. Load scheme Avoid man coverage vs. Jet Sweep Corner & FS fill hard off run reads from wing and TE Slant to weak tackle with strong End and Nose Slant to Wing with strong End and Nose Slant strong with Ends and Nose Wrong arm the pullers in Sweep, trap, and tackle trap Mix up your option responsibilities Strategy 9 vs. Wing­T Runs: FS is flying up on run Read off end man  on LOS Coach John Rice [email protected]