Base Double Slot Plays

[AMikell]

Here's what I would do on sally for the Playside:
Odd Front:
PST and PSG: Fan. Step w/ opposite foot, and then redirect. Aiming point would be the inside shoulder of the DL and drive them out. The Guard's block has to be really aggressive.
Even Front:
PST: I would use what I can an HPC or High Pressure Control block. Your PST steps w/ oppisite foot, then redirects, and gets his hands on the DE to "steer" him to the outside. This is pretty easy since most DE's want to go that way anyway. The main thing would be to make sure the DE didn't fall into the play.
PSG: V/S a 3 tech, aggressive fan. You might even be able to use an HPC here, but you have to really drive him out.
V/S a 1 (2i) tech, get on the DT's hip and drive him down. Don't let him cross your face into the Backfield.
v/s a 2 tech, take him where he wants to go, but do it now. If he wants to go out side, let him go, but drive his butt out. if he wants to go A gap, drive him down inside.
This is one of the reasons that your guards have to be your best blockers to run this offense.

[wolverine55]

I have heard before the point about the guards needing to be the best blockers. One coach said the guards must have the ability to handle a 3 tech. with little or no help. Sometimes that may mean your guards have a lot of size as well. Do you run into the personnel problem of NOT being able to run buck sweep, waggle run/protection, and traps in general because the guards just can't move? If so, how do you adjust?

[AMikell]

I have personally never used buck sweep and waggle (even though I would now if running dbl slot). But I have had trouble running traps w/ a FB who would eat up a guard who couldn't move. I would just give you this to think about. If you are going to pull and move your guards a lot, you can compromise size if you give them help by creating as many dbls teams as possible. Always dbl team at the point of attack. They just can't get driven back. Another coaching point would be pad level. If you have small guys,they MUST play low. I'll have more later on this topic. This is a great message board.

[AMikell]

You put your best lineman at the Guard. That doesn't have to mean your biggest. If you've got someone big and slow put him at Tackle and teach him to down block on the DBL team, or save his size for a gap plugger on defense. Size is overrated. Teach technique and that will take care of all your problems.

[wolverine55]

I agree, AMikell, that size is overrated. For any high school team, any system, I think the ability to have strength (but not necessarily size) and agility are most important for lineman. It's just that at the high school level, you have to take what you can get sometimes. In my brief research of this offense, I think what I like is the fact is seems very flexible/adjustment friendly. You're right--one year I may have the guards, the next year it may be more essential to double team at the point of attack more.

[CoachF]

I am in the process of turning kids into linemen who thought they were "skill guys". If they don't come to you you have to make them. If a kid has decent size (at least 175-180 lbs) I believe we can use him on the OL. Our best lineman last year was our center at 175. He was quick and strong and understood leverage being a wrestler too.

[LouCella]

Combining the Wing-T with the midline and the veer makes for one deadly offense. Teams have to defend so much. Nobody can defend both offenses combined into one.

[ctoption]

I did not see anyone write about toughness...the guards must be tough and not back down, must love contact.