Formations for Success Jay Wilkinson Jenks High School

Formations for Success Jay Wilkinson Jenks High School jay. wilkinson@jenksps. org 918 -299 -4415 ext. 2399 Jenks Trojans

Formation Philosophy ØWe want to Dictate how the Defense lines up. ØWe want to cause confusion. (Shifts/Motions) ØCreate Mismatches. ØWork to get great run looks. ØOnce we find a good run look, stay with it until the defense stops it. 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 2

Formation Thoughts ØBe able to put any player any where. ØPlayers can handle more info than we think. ØVerbiage. ØDisguise your best plays/players by using shifts and motions. 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 3

Our System ØEasy to Learn. ØHigh in Verbiage. ØY is our TE / 4 th WR ØH is our FB / 3 rd WR (Shifty) ØX is Split End (Usually Best WR) ØZ is our Flanker (Possession) ØT is our Tailback 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 4

Base Formation (Right) To the call. Away from call. 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 5

Moving the Y Normal – Rex / Lex – Flex – Wide – 6/4/2021 Regular split next to OT to call side but off the ball. Split 4 – 8 yards from OT to call side. Align as the outside WR to call side. Jenks Trojans 6

Moving the H 01/23/45/67/89 / 10 6/4/2021 Behind QB 4 – 5 yards deep Straddle OT’s inside leg to call side In Up position to call side Regular WR alignment to call side Align as Middle WR to call side Align as Outside WR to call side Jenks Trojans 7

Right 1 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 8

Right 2 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 9

Right 3 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 10

Right 4 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 11

Right 5 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 12

Right 6 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 13

Moving the Z Normal – Align in Regular WR alignment to call side. Wing – Align next to TE/OL to call side. Strong – Align in Power Back position to call side. Weak – Align in Power Back position. Hip – Align next to TE/OL to away from call side. Slot – Align inside of X away from call side. Twins – Align outside of X away from call side. * Above example call side is RIGHT. 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 14

Right Slot 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 15

Right Twins 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 16

Called Formations 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 17

Shoot 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 18

Trips 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 19

Ace 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 20

Poke 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 21

Quads 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 22

Empty 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 23

Goalline 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 24

Special Formation Adjustments 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 25

Exit ØTells the X he lines up call side. ØX is the only person effected by the call. ØMakes Invert teams pull the string or get outnumbered. ØTeams can sometimes over shift too much. 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 26

Heavy ØPuts both tackles away from the TE side. ØOnly talks to the Tackles. ØPerfect for teams that have inverts. ØCan give alignment problems for teams that get in the habit of calling the strength to the TE. 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 27

Attacking Specific Defenses 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 28

Questions to Ask Ø 3 x 1 vs. 2 x 2 which is a better running formation, which is a better passing formation. ØMan in the secondary? ØHow do they handle overloads? § Secondary or Underneath. 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 29

Questions to ask (cont. ) ØEmpty? ØDo they flip DE’s, LB’s? ØHow do they handle motion / shifts? 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 30

4 -4 Teams ØHow do they handle trips? § Bubble § Frontside Run Ø 2 x 2 Are the inverts blockable? § Yes - Read Run game. § No – How do they cover the flats? ØWill they pull the string or adjust with the secondary? 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 31

3 -3 Stack Teams ØHow good is their Nose? § Can our Center handle him? ØBlitzing Team or Reading? ØPull the string vs. Trips? Coverage? Invert over? 2 over 3? 6/4/2021 Jenks Trojans 32