GLAZIER MEGA CLINIC

ATLANTA, GA
FEBRUARY 8, 2008

GUEST SPEAKER:
LEW JOHNSTON,
FORMER HEAD COACH,
WESTERN BRANCH H.S.,
CHESAPEAKE, VA.

TOPICS:
1- INSTALLING THE SPREAD
SHOT-WING OFFENSE
2- SHOTGUN WING T RUNNING GAME
3- SHOTGUN WING T PASSING GAME

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
I. HISTORY OF W.B.H.S. FOOTBALL
1980S
EARLY YEARS OF WING T
FOOTBALL
MID 90S
RYAN POND YEARS

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
II. EXPANDING YOUR WING T
OFFENSE
III. WHAT DOES THE SPREAD
SHOT- WING PROVIDE?

WHY EXPAND YOUR DELAWARE

WING T OFFENSE?
1. DEFENSES PACKING THE BOX
2. TOO MANY TEAMS FAMILIAR
WITH THE WING T
3. FORCE OPPONENTS TO PREPARE
FOR 2 PACKAGES
4. OPEN UP THE OFFENSE--GREAT PASSER!

WHAT DOES THE SPREAD

SHOT-WING GIVE YOU?
1. CHANGES THE LOOK--- SPREAD
2. CHANGES THE TEMPO--- NO
HUDDLE
3. CHANGES ATTACK ANGLESINSIDE>>>OUT

KEY:
KEEP THE DELAWARE
PRINCIPLES IN PLACE
JUST EXPAND--- DONT
CREATE NEW ONES!
1. USE YOUR SHOT WING AS A
CHANGE-UP PITCH
2. USE YOUR SHOT WING AS A MEANS
OF SPREADING THE FIELD
3. USE YOUR SHOT WING AS YOUR
PRESSURE PACKAGE

SPREAD
SHOT-WING
OFFENSIVE PACKAGE

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IV. KEYS TO INSTALLING THE
OFFENSE

ALIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL
NO HUDDLE
SIGNALING IN THE PLAY
QB SIGNALING THE PLAY
SNAP COUNT
CENTER SNAP

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V. SPREAD SHOT WING RUNNING
GAME
PLAYS
BLOCKING RULES

SPREAD SHOT WING

RUNNING GAME
1. KEEP IT SIMPLE!
A. NO NEW BLOCKING SCHEMES
B. RUN BASIC PLAYS

2. 32/28
A. ASSIGNMENTS

3. 83/87
A. ASSIGNMENTS

SPREAD SHOT WING

RUNNING GAME
4. 24/26 TRAP
A. ASSIGNMENTS

5. 83/87 QB COUNTER GUT/TRAP

A. ASSIGNMENTS

SPREAD SHOT WING

RUNNING GAME
6. 31/39 SWEEP
A. ASSIGNMENTS

7. ALTERNATES
A. QB SWEEP
B. QB DRAW

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VI. SPREAD SHOT-WING PASSING
GAME
BLOCKING SCHEMES
90s & 60s
BOOTLEGS

PASS PATTERNS
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

SPREAD SHOT WING

PASSING GAME
BLOCKING SCHEMES
I. DROP BACK
A. QUICK FIRE 3 STEP
B. 5 STEP DROP

II. PLAY ACTION>> BOOT-LEGS

ROUTES
A.QUICK FIRE>> 90s
B.5 STEP>> 60s
C.BOOT-LEGS>> 32/38 & 83/87
D. K.Ps

ALTERNATES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

CRUISE
FLANKER FIN
HB HOT
MIDDLE SCREEN
HAWK TE POP
62/68 WHEEL
63/67 POST/CORNER (WB)

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ATTACKING DEFENSES
SETTING UP THE GAME PLAN
GUIDELINES FOR ATTACKING AN
EVEN FRONT
GUIDELINES FOR ATTACKING AN
ODD FRONT
PLAY-CALLING

SPREAD SHOT-WING T
PACKAGE
HOW TO ATTACK DEFENSIVE
FRONTS

GENERAL GUIDELINES:
1. 1st QUESTION IS ALWAYS:
WHERE IS THE FREE
SAFETY?
1, 2, OR 0 IN THE MIDDLE?

GENERAL GUIDELINES:
2. HOW ARE THEY COVERING THE
FLEX END?
(PROBABLY NEED TO PUT BEST
RECEIVER AT FE)
3. IS THE FLAT TO THE SE SIDE
BEING COVERED?

GENERAL GUIDELINES:
4. HOW ARE THE ILBS ALIGNED?
1 MLB OR 2 STACKED ILB/S?
THIS IS THE BASIC INFORMATION
THAT WE NEED TO DETERMINE
HOW WE WILL ATTACK A
PARTICULAR DEFENSIVE FRONT.

ATTACKING AN EVEN FRONT

GO TO #4 FIRST: HOW ARE THE ILBS
ALIGNED?
1. IF WE HAVE 3 ON 2 (MLB) WE
WILL RUN FB TRAP
2. IF EVENLY STACKED, WE HAVE
POWER OR ISO

ATTACKING AN EVEN FRONT

3. FLEX END IS USUALLY COVERED
BY AN OLB HOW GOOD IS HE?
WE CAN TAKE STRAIGHT SHOTS WITH
DROP BACK OR CREATE MISDIRECTION WITH BOOT-LEG.
ALSO IF PLAYING MAN, WE CAN GET
THE FB IN THE FLAT AND DUMP TO
HIM.

ATTACKING AN EVEN FRONT

4. #3: IF WALK OLB UP ON THE
LINE, HB PICKS HIM UP AND SE
SIGNALS WITH QB TO RUN A
QUICK HITCH (90S PASS) IF CB IS
LOOSE.
IF CB IS TIGHT, CAN RUN SKINNY
POST/SLANT OR FADE. KNOW
WHERE F/S IS!!!

ATTACKING AN EVEN FRONT

5. QB COUNTER IS GOOD AGAINST
AN EVEN FRONT.
DE RUNS UPFIELD SO EASY TO TURN
OUT.
THE ILB MUST GO WITH FIRST FAKE
SO HE CAN BE TRAPPED BY PULLING
TACKLE.

ATTACKING AN ODD FRONT

GO TO #3 FIRST: HOW DO THEY
COVER THE FLAT TO THE SE
SIDE?
1. WE LOVE TO TRAP A 50 FRONT
2. WE CAN GET A SINGLE BLOCK ON
THE DT AND RUN POWER WIDER.
3. 2 DEEP SAFETIES PUTS THE FLEX
END UP THE MIDDLE ON ALL GO
PATTERN.

THE BOTTOM LINE

THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE AGE OLD
QUESTION THAT RUN AND SHOOT
PASSING OFFENSES HAVE ASKED FROM
THE BEGINNING:
HOW MANY DEFENDERS ARE COVERING
PASS AND HOW MANY ARE IN THE
BOX?
THIS WILL HELP YOUR PLAY-CALLING
DECISION AS TO RUN OR PASS.

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VIII. VIDEO PRESENTATION
IX. QUESTION AND ANSWER
SESSION

LEW JOHNSTON,
HEAD COACH,
WESTERN BRANCH H.S.,
CHESAPEAKE, VA.
johnslz@cps.k12.va.us

SPREAD SHOTGUN WING T

PACKAGE
The NEXT GENERATION

I. BACKGROUND
A.

ORIGINAL SPREAD SHOT/WING

CONCEPTS
1. SPREAD THE FIELD
2. KEEP BASE WING T PRINCIPLES
3. DISRUPT DEFENSES GAME PLANNING
4. CHANGE THE TEMPO (NO HUDDLE)
B. CALL IT OUR CHANGE-UP PITCH!
USED AS SECOND PACKAGE TO PREPARE
FOR

II. HISTORY
A. STARTED AS 2 MINUTE OFFENSE
B. BECAME A 3RD AND LONG
PACKAGE
FINALLY A TRUE SECOND PACKAGE

III. PROBLEMS
A. WITH ONLY 1 FORMATION, TOO
EASY TO DEFENSE
B. LACKED MISDIRECTION (STAPLE
OF DEL. WING T SYSTEM)
C. NO MOTION OR SHIFTS TO
CONFUSE DEFENSES

IV. EVOLUTION OF THE

PACKAGE
A. BEGAN TO PUT HB IN MOTION

1. CAUSED DEFENSES TO ADJUST

2. 2 MAN PATTERNS TO SE SIDE

(PARTICULARLY SCREENS)

3. TRIPS PATTERNS TO FLANKER

SIDE (SCREENS)

IV. EVOLUTION OF THE

PACKAGE CONTINUED
B. PUT HB IN SLOT

1. STRETCHED DEFENSE A LITTLE

MORE

2. NOW HAVE JET SWEEP FROM

SHOTGUN!

3. 2 BACK SET IN BACKFIELD

a. QB IS NOW TAILBACK
(RUNNING BACK)

b. UTILIZE ATHLETE AT QB

V. ADVANTAGES OF NEXT
GENERATION
A.

STILL STAYS WITHIN BASE WING T

PRINCIPLES
B. DIVERSIFIES SPREAD SHOT/WING
PACKAGE
C. MOTION CREATES CONFLICTS AND
MISMATCHES
D. CAN USE BEST RUNNING BACK OR
ATHLETIC QB TO YOUR
ADVANTAGE

NEXT GENERATION
RUNNING GAME

I. BASE RUNNING PLAYS

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

JET SWEEP (FROM SLOT)

JET TRAP
JET QB LEAD
JET QB POWER (TO FB SIDE)
(JET) QB COUNTER TRAP OR
GUT!

II. SPINNER SERIES

A. HISTORY
B. ALIGNMENT OF OLD SINGLE
WING
C. HALF AND FULL SPINS
D. FORMATIONS
1.
2.

TRIPS/TE
SPREAD--- DOUBLE SLOT

SPINNER SERIES
CONITNUED
A.

PLAYS:
1.

SPINNER SWEEP
a.
b.

2 BACKS
SLOT

2. FB TRAP ***DIRECT SNAP!

3. QB LEAD
4. SPINNER QB POWER (FB CROSS!)
5. OPTION (TRAP SPIN)
6. REVERSE (OFF OF TRAP OPTION FAKE)

MOTION SERIES
PASSING GAME

I. MOTION
A. CREATES CONFUSION
(PARALYSIS)
B. GIVES MISMATCHES

I. MOTION TO TRIPS
(HAWK)
A. *** 1ST QUESTION: WHAT ARE THEY
DOING WITH THEIR F/S?
1. STAYS IN C.F.: COVERING ALL
RECEIVERS??!!
2. MOVING OLB TO MOTION: TE SEAM PASS
3. MOVE F/S TO COVER TRIPS: SE OPEN ON
POST!

B. ILBS SLIDE TO MOTION (MLB OVER

CENTER): FB TRAP OR QB AWAY
C. ALL LBS OVER SHIFT: SE OPEN ON
SLANT

 D.

PASS PLAYS:

1.
2.

3.
4.
5.
6.

HAWK 91/99 BOOGER (PICK) SCREEN (TO

FLANKER)
HAWK 91/99 RED LIGHT SCREEN (TO
MOTION HB)
HAWK 24/26 SODA (POP TO TE)
HAWK 93/97 IRISH ROCKET
HAWK 91/99 SUCKER
HAWK 83/87 NIKE SMASH; FLOOD;
WHEEL

II. MOTION TO TWINS (SE

SIDE: HOKIE)

A.
B.
C.
D.

HOKIE 93/97 BOOGER

HOKIE 93/97 SUCKER
HOKIE 93/97 (FLEX END POST)
HOKIE 83/87 NIKE/JENN. LOPEZ
FERRARI!!!

III. CONCLUSION
A. DIVERSIFIES SHOT/WING
PACKAGE
B. MOTION CREATES CONFLICTS
AND MISMATCHES
C. USE BEST ATHLETE AT QB
D. STILL STAY WITHIN THE WING T
SYSTEM

 LEW JOHNSTON,
FORMER HEAD COACH,
WESTERN BRANCH H.S.,
CHESAPEAKE, VA.
johnslz@cps.k12.va.us