Most of the plays called out of a singlewing formation will be running plays. Football coach dave cisar has compiled an impressive list of achievements. Implementing the single wing offense for youth football youtube. Fullspin series offers an indepth overview of the key factors involved in successfully executing the fullspin series of the unbalanced single wing offense. I just finished rereading coach dave cisars winning youth football a. The few teams that have given us problems do so in an area you wouldnt think would have much to do with stopping the single wing, it is the opponents offense. Coach cisar goes into great detail about the single wing offense. Rick darlingtons single wing power series wingt youth. Dave cisar ubsw install question single wing football. See the reader comments for my book coaching youth football. Interview with youth football coach dave cisar here is the text of an interview i did with the single wing sentinel. When we play teams that can get a few first downs every possession and keep our offense off the field, we can struggle. Youth football david cisar coaching training dvd system. It includes a topdown, detailed plan for excelling in all areas of the game.
The sentinel is a great resource for single wing coaches as it showcases high school teams around the country that are running the single wing offense. Wing bone plays 114115 spin blast 114115 spin wham 32 spin counter 32 spin zone counter 89 spin sweep 89 spin sweep zone 118119 spin option 23. I too run a single wing variation called the beast, which was a yale single wing offense formation. The advanced single wing implementation dvd and cdrom is. He meant that we appear to be very complex in what we do and there must be a lot of coaching to get our kids to execute it all so well. Cisars football coaching book is filled with over 200 diagrams and pictures as well as detailed instructions on how to build a winning youth football program featuring the single wing offense. Dave cisar author of winning youth football a step by step plan will teach you to coach a winning youth football season. The advanced single wing implementation dvd and cdrom is not meant for the first year single wing coach. December th, 2004 the wedge play and the series built from should be a very important cog is any single wing offenses playbook. I go to the single wing conclave and work with a couple of successful hs sw guys as well as a whole bunch of guys i clinic email me etc 2025 clinics a year.
Youth teams adopted that offense, then coaches found how difficult it was, and looked around for an easier way to accomplish much the same thing. Glenn pop warners doublewing, which he popularized at stanford in the 1920s. Coach darlington uses the rule chase, which is a backside rule that usually involves a fake or influence and has that player then turn back to playside at second level to give chase and be a screen or downfield blocker. Dave cisar explains things in simple language and doesnt talk above his audience.
A real must have for the youth football coach serious about putting in a high scoring single wing offense. It does have some decent stuff in it, the problem is the majority of it is about how he did against so and so and such, lot of fluff. Here is the text of an interview i did with the single wing sentinel. Dave cisar youth football clinic 4pack on november 10, 2011. Auburns single wing spinning fullback series college. Reader success stories about singlewing offense for youth.
Single wing beast offense best 8 power wing beast offense play. Cisar, dave how to stop the single wing offense in youth football. When i first researched this offense and play four years ago, i thought it looked like a silly play. The single wing beast offense is the core offensive formation that i build my power wing beast offensive system around. This comprehensive youth football coaching book is filled with over. Not a high school or college coach who knows little about the youth game and our problems. Implementing the single wing offense cheat cards winning. I began to research and develop an unbalanced single wing offense over 10 years ago. How to run the single wing offense complete football guide. This dvd has plays, adjustments and game planning information never before shared. Author dave cisar brings you a comprehensive book for developing your youth football team. Originally called the y formation, it has been made popular by john aldrich, and his book single wing offense with the spinning fullback. Single wing youth offense formation youth football. To tell you the truth the best part of this set is the pdf file that you get.
The book tells you which series should be in for what. Last year i had 12 different kids score touchdowns and my leading rusher has come from 3 of the 4 different backfield positions in the last 5 seasons. How to stop the single wing offense in youth football. All are good series based offenses in their own right, but for youth football, the single wing has many advantages on each. The dvd explores why the fullspin series can force the defense to honor the entire field by meshing three backs and attaching both the flanks and the middle. I go to the single wing conclave and work with a couple of successful hs sw guys as well as a whole bunch of guys i clinic email me. The single wing beast is based on an early single wing formation run by yale in the 1920s. Winning youth football is your answer a program designed for youth coaches by a youth coach that has an impeccable record of success over the last 20 years with his own teams and with thousands of others. After a conversation and reading his book, i was hooked. Dvd run time nearly 90 minutes includes 219 page cdrom book instant pdf download. Cisars football coaching book is filled with over 200 diagrams and pictures as well as detailed instructions on how to build a winning program featuring the single wing offense.
I learned quite a bit from this dvd and was excited about this offense. The single wing is a team offense, one that involves all the kids and does not rely on one stud player to carry the team. In nebraska dave cisars screaming eagle youth football teams have been running the single wing offense for 8 seasons. Cisars football coaching book is filled with over 200 diagrams and pictures as well. Dave cisar ubsw install question page 2 single wing.
The advent of the t formation in the 1940s led to a decline in the use of singlewing formations. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Best film of plays in the book 1996, the lawrenceville school duration. The refs are high school football kids that have no idea of the rules of football, but yet are allowed to ref our games and it really is a tragedy, the single wing offense is great on paper and practice but come game time it will not work, my offensive line wont block period, we have 15 kids total and every one we play looks like andre the. Single wing offense with the spinning fullback by john f. A good single wing buddy, sean orr, said to me, in jest i think, i couldnt play for you in that offense.
Why use the single wing offense for youth football. Im sure single wing coaches chuckle at wingt coaches who decide. Singlewing offense for youth football uses an unbalanced line single wing with a flanker. In 1907, glenn scobey pop warner invented a new offense which would become known as the single wing.
Single wing offense dvd youth football dave cisar youth. With your circumstances age group and available practice time before the season i would contact dave cisar on this board and ask him which of his materials he recommends. If you have recently been selected or have volunteered to coach a youth football team, then this ebook has all the info you need to started. No rental dvd orders will be mailed outside the usa. Implemented offense from your book, single wing offense with guidance from the coaching youth football, 3rd ed book as well. I sought out all the masters keuffel, caldwell, warner, crisler, but it was john aldrich who influenced my offense the most.
Includes nuances on many base plays as well as the jet, burst and spread single wing plays. Rick darlingtons single wing power series wingt youth football. Implementing the single wing offense for youth football. Prior to coach melanson installing the single wing there in 2002, st. Great for helping you or your assistant coaches install the offense. It features more deception, less power, than a conventional single wing attack. Can the single wing offense be stopped in youth football.
Single wing offense with the spinning fullback book. It includes a top down detailed plan for excelling in all areas of the game. Dave cisar and jack reed, two top youth football book authors, are big proponents of the single wing offense formation for pee wee football teams. As you know my practice plans show nearly a 5050 split on offensedefense i would get the sainted 6 plus 16 pass in first then nasty, nastytunnel, under, no, g, on, double then 38 buck wedge if and only if you have a very nice wedge then mouse series with all that practice time you should be able to get those series in. Football practice plans youth coaching, plays and drills. If forced to coach something other than the single wing, i would use a series based offense that spawned from the single wing, which are the dead t, markham double wing and the wing t. Winning youth football a step by step plan book youtube. I also purchased his book cd a step by step guide to installing the single wing offense. The singlewing was not a big play offense have you seen the scores from back then. Several years ago like you, i bought reeds single wing book. First year head coach here for a 14 year old age group team. You get daves age 79 team, his age 1011 team and his age 12 team all on one cd.
Dave cisar coaching youth football tips, talk, and plays. Bible, upon his retirement in 1946, saw his replacement, blair cherry, quickly install the t formation like many other college coaches of the day. However, i now think the single wing in youth football got an additional boost from the popularity of the markhametc. He is right on point as far as the unbalanced single wing goes. In american and canadian football, a singlewing formation was a precursor to the modern. I started running the beast formation in 1994 after seeing it. I design much of my spin, power and buck lateral after his teams. That is a very poor defense for stopping the single wing, which is why most of my readers have been kicking butt with the single wing around the u. The wedge direct snap journal for single wing coaches. I first learned the ins and outs of the single wing when i read dave cisars winning. My book is updated every year our offense has changed a bit every year, the play mix varies a bit based on our talent levels as well as what we see on the field. Coach cisar published a book winning youth football a step by step plan in 2006 to help youth. The beast offense is a single wing power running offense that was run by yale in the 1920s. I like to run the single wing and beast formations on short yardage situations in a multi formation offensive scheme.
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