The quarterback footwork needs to be taught properly to get the full benefit of the wing-T attack. Once the footwork is taught we drill each and every day until it becomes second nature to the player. We do this with a couple of drills - notably - QB footwork drill on sideline, Handoff drill with one back, the pitch drill with Tailback and Halfback and then finally in full backfield technique. These drills will be covered at the end of this footwork section.
We begin drilling this in Quarterback individual footwork period. This drill takes place on the sideline with quarterbacks facing the teams bench just in bounds using the 5 yard stripes as the midline and the out of bounds line as the line of scrimmage. We do not have centers there as a general rule so we make sure the Quarterback's are about 1 and 1/3 yards back from the out of bounds line to keep the timing as it would be in the game.
I will discuss the techniques of the Core Wing-T in this section. In subsequent sub sections I will discuss other wing-T plays as well as the off shoot offenses like jet and rocket.
We begin with the Buck Sweep which is the most used and the most technique oriented of all the footworks.
Buck Sweep Rt (21)
1. Reverse pivot off of the ball of your right foot, 3 inches over the midline.
2. Step with your right foot on the midline
3. Cross your left foot over your right foot at a 90 degree angle and hand the football off with your left hand to the LHB. The handoff should be made at forearms length away.
4. After handoff, place middle finger of your left hand in your groin and pump your right arm in a semi-crouched position and attack the flank.
Coaching points
- keep ball in belt buckle from snap to the mesh point
- keep hands in the framework of your body at all times (elbow at your side)
- pivot off of the ball of your foot
- look down field on waggle fake, sprint
Buck Off Tackle Right (22 Gut)
1. Reverse pivot off of the ball or your right foot, 3 inches over the midline.
2. Step with your right foot on midline
3. Step with your left foot 45 degrees over the midline and simultaneously giving and inside hand off to the left halfback with your right hand at forearms distance away.
4. After hand off, place middle finger of your left hand in your groin and pump your right arm in a semi-crouched position and attack the flank.
Coaching Points
1. Get two deep steps with your first two steps
2. Keep hands in the framework of your body at all times (elbow at your side)
3. Pivot off of the ball of your foot, never pick up your foot off the ground on your pivot
4. Look down field on waggle, fake sprint
5. Make sure handoff is no longer than forearms distance
Buck Guard Trap Right (24 GT)
1. Reverse pivot off of the ball or your right foot, 3 inches over the midline.
2. Step with your right foot on the same path, let the tailback have the midline. Give the tailback the ball with your right hand at forearms length away. Look the ball in.
3. Step with left foot at 90 degrees over the right foot and fake with left hand to Left Halfback.
4. Continue on waggle fake, sprint.
Coaching Points
1. Keep the ball in belt buckle from snap to the mesh point
2. Look ball into Tailback's stomach.
3. Make sure handoff is no longer than forearm's length.
4. Keep hands in the framework of your body after handing off to the Tailback.
Buck Waggle Left (21 Waggle)
1. Reverse pivot off of the ball or your right foot, 3 inches over the midline.
2. Step with your right foot on same path, let the Tailback fake over and imaginary ball - we call this a proximity fake.
3. Step with left foot at 90 degrees over the right foot and give proximity fake to the Left Halfback.
4. Put ball in left groin with left hand and pump right hand in a crouched position, and attack the flank
Coaching Points
1. Keep the ball in belt buckle from snap to the mesh point
2. Keep hands in the framework of your body at all times (elbow at your side)
3. The fake to the Tailback is a proximity fake, not a ball or hand fake.
83 xb (87 xb)
1. Pivot off of right foot 6 inches over midline
2. Step with right foot to heels of FB as deep as possible
3. Extend ball on the second step to far hip of FB and drag left foot back.
4. Pull empty hands into a carriage position - like you would in a dropback situation
5. Attack the flank faking keeppass
Coaching points
- get the ball as deep to the FB as possible
- fake the KP with speed
81 kp (89 kp)
1. Reverse pivot 6 inches over the midline towards the FB with your left foot
2. With your right foot step at the FB and stick the ball to the far hip of the FB
3. On your 3rd step snap the ball back into the carriage position getting your eyes downfield looking at the 4th defender(ss or olb)
4. Sprint to the flank stretching the defense. Execute the run/pass option
Coaching points
- execute good fake, put ball in far hip
- to a te/wb flank, se/wb flank throw the ball on the sixth step
- attack the flank with speed and depth
83 sz (87 sz)
1. Pivot off of right foot 6 inches over midline
2. Step with right foot to heels of fb as deep as possible
3. Extend ball on the second step to far hip
4. Pull football into a carriage position for approx. 2 steps then hand off inside to the RHB
5. Attack the flank faking keeppass
Coaching points
- fake the ball as deep to the FB as possible
- fake the KP with speed
34 ct (36 ct)
1. Pivot off of ball of left foot on the midline with eyes on LHB
2. Step with left foot off of the heels of the FB (which is about a 45 degree step) - staying tight the the FB
3. Handoff inside at forearms length - dragging the hand
4. Put left index finger in the left groin and pump your right arm as you would on waggle - looking downfield
Coaching points
- the first step may be adjusted to mesh with the HB depending on the defensive front and the size of your QB.
- the key on the first step is snapping your eyes on the HB to help you get your body turned around to meet the HB.
- fake the B/L with speed
34 ct b/l (36 ct b/l)
1. Pivot off of ball of left foot on the midline with eyes on LHB - between 1st and 2nd step -put ball in left groin while keeping hands in tight to your body
2. Step with left foot off of the heels of the FB (which is about a 45 degree step) - staying tight the the FB
3. Fake with right hand inside at forearms length - dragging the hand like you have handed the ball off.
4. Keep the ball in the left groin and pump your right arm as you would on waggle - looking downfield reading #4 and executing the run/pass option.
Coaching points
- the first step may be adjusted to mesh with the HB depending on the defensive front and the size of your QB.
- the key on the first step is snapping your eyes on the HB to help you get your body turned around to meet the HB.
- execute the B/L with speed
Qb reads in the run pass option plays
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Coach Hrovat