Shifting Question

Can be done many ways. We align in a memorized pre-shift formation & call the shift/motion/finished formation we are going TO!

There are MANY different shifts, & each has it's own name.

Jerry - we may have 1 to3 memorized PRE-SHIFT formations for a particular game, & they all change the next week. They are memorized by whether we shift to same formation to other side (I.E. "Double Right to Double Left", etc.). They may be memorized according to PERSONNEL groupings or FORMATION groupings.

The main thing for us is to have a NAME for each shift (below). Out of each of these "names" MANY-MANY variations are possible, & I don't believe they could ALL be drawn in one's LIFETIME! You can shift FROM anything TO anything.

These terms are just basic for us. I could'nt BEGIN to give examples because each coach has to take HIS formations and/or personnel groupings & work them out for himself:

BASIC “SHIFT” TERMINOLOGY:

#1 “SHIFT” = H & RB
#2 “STEM” = Y & RB
#3 “SHAFT” = H, Y, & RB
#4 “POP” = WR’s LINE UP TIGHT & SHIFT OUT
#5 “SINK” = WR’s LINE UP WIDE & SHIFT IN
#6 “EXPLODE” = ALL 5 ELIGIBLES SHIFT (A COMBO OF “SHAFT” & EITHER “POP” OR “SINK”).

SHIFTING & MOTIONING TO NUMEROUS “FINISHED FORMATIONS” IS A MAJOR PART OF THE OFFENSE! NOTE: IF NOT SHIFTING OR GOING IN MOTION – GO ON A VERY QUICK COUNT!!!!!