Offensive Questions

We use a spread formation as our base formation. Formation "changes" are accomplished with motion. We will usually motion one of the wingbacks on every play. This player can be moved to tailback, down the line, or into a reciever set to give trips. It also gives us the ability to use the motion from either side so the defense can not declare a strong side, they will usually declare to the field. From this set we run several different plays. The number of plays we run is based on how well we teach and the players learn. In general, we have 5 or 6 running plays, and 5 or 6 passing plays, including dropback and PA.

Just my opinion and what we do (Not the Gospel!). Multiple formations and motions stresses the defense and makes them prepare and adjust more often. You can take a small volume of plays and make it look like an NFL playbook by varying formation and motion. This can be done by keeping your protection and blocking schemes intact (minimal adjustments), and making your adjustments with your skill players. This also puts the D in tough situations with mismatches. Depending on time and your players, you can add as many plays as they can handle. We also tag routes out of base plays that allows more offensive diversification. It really depends upon your team and what the kids can handle. This also allows you to break your own tendencies (ex. passing out of dominate run formations, etc.) to stay a step ahead of the D each week. Again, just what we do. The volume definitely changes from year to year based on ability/skill levels of kids.