Welcome

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 Thank you
Coach Bross
for setting up
this Single
Wing clinic.
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 “ Power
Wing”
Ross A. LeGrande
rossl@visx.com
Coach Mt. Olive Jr.
Marauders
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Roots of the Power
Wing
◆What we call Power Wing was a
formation Don Markham ran back in
1996. I noticed it on a game tape I had of
Bloomington vs. Norta Vista.
◆Tape of Markham’s and Jr. Marauders
Power Wing to follow presentation.

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 Power Wing

Power Wing Play

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 Double Wing
Tight 538 Pitch

Pitch
S Play

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 The Snap

◆The Tight End does not snap the ball between

his legs. He keeps his shoulders approximately
parallel 0 degree angle to the line of scrimmage
with his left leg offset back.
◆The Tight End turns his head left until he is
actually looking at the QB, and then snaps the
ball with his left hand like we did as kids playing
sand lot football. We have the tight end grip the
ball like you would throw a pass, and then
under-hand whip it back to the QB. Some
people refer to it as a long snap pass.
◆ Note: The Tight end must snap it back with
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 Legalities of the
Snap
◆Based on the rules (R4 S30 A9 and R4 S30 A14),
there’s nothing that would indicate that the snap
is illegal. As long as the snap is a quick and
continuous backward motion of the ball during
which the the ball immediately leaves the hands of
the snapper and touches a back or the ground
before an A lineman the snap is legal. There is no
requirement that the ball be snapped between the
snapper’s legs.

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 Learning Curve

◆Since we run the same patterns in both

formations the learning curve for the QB,
receivers, and backs is small.
◆The blocking for the line is the same as
PITCH/TOSS/SUPERPOWER (Double Wing Talk),
so the learning curve for the line is small.
◆The line must work on getting set quickly,
(Tight End first then Right Tackle and so on
down the line), thus allowing the defense only a
minuscule amount time to adjust.
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 The Reverse

◆We run Power Wing until the defense

over shifts, or until the the defense sells
out and brings the corner and or end to
chase from behind.
◆We then hit them with Power Wing
reverse.
◆The reverse is an inside hand off that is
run inside, so the FB and WB would kick
out hard chargers and we would run
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 Power Wing Reverse
Power Wing
Reverse Play
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 The Bunch Attack

◆Last year Ted Seay, turned many onto

the The Bunch Attack: Using Compressed
Formations In the Passing Game (Andrew
Coverdale and Dan Robinson).
◆These compressed formations in my
opinion are perfect for both the Power
Wing and Double Wing.
◆We run the “Mesh” route package from
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 Power Wing Pass
Power Wing Pass

SMASH POST
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WHIP
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 Power Wing
Mesh Pass
Power Wing Mesh Pass
POST SMASH

WHIP
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Power Wing Bunch Jet
Sweep.
◆One play that we want to try this year is the Jet
Sweep out of this formation .
◆Send Wing Back in motion across the formation
then Tight End direct snaps to him.
◆Wing Back has a full head of steam at the snap
on the outside of the formation .
◆ The Wing Back should be off to the races.

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 Power Wing
Bunch Jet Sweep
Power Wing Bunch Jet Sweep

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Why we use this
formation.
◆This type of snap is much simpler to teach than
the indirect-snap.
◆We have found this to be a good formation in
bad/cold weather, due to the snap being so easy
(No fumbles).
◆The great thing about this formation is the
versatility of not needing a true QB to take the
snap. So we let the linemen run the ball from
this formation as a reward.
◆Note: If you have a left handed Tight End, you
could mirror all of the above plays.
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Thank
You

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