Youth Football Split Backs Formation Playbook

Description

The Youth Football Split Backs Formation Playbook (under center) is easy to install and it works well on all age levels of football. This offense will give you a structured attack. This offense will allow you to attack all areas of the field. This system has plays that all complement each other. This Split Back Formation will give your team an identity and system that is proven to work on all levels of football. This playbook features detailed play diagrams with blocking rules. This playbook provides you with everything you need to install this playbook.

Youth Football Split Backs Formation Playbook

The Split Backs Offense Playbook features two tight-ends, one wing-back, and two half-backs. This two tight-end formation presents a lot of problems for the defense. First off, it’s a balanced formation (offensive line is balanced) which forces the defense to have to defend both sides of the formation. They can’t over-shift to one side or else they will get beat to the other side. This formation will give your players several different blocking options- particularly down blocking and double teams (the plays in this playbook utilize both). This is a strong run formation that also gives you great play-action and drop back passing options. This offense will give you a balanced and explosive attack.

Offense Philosophy

Create Misalignment

The double tight-end formation will force the defense to defend both sides of the formation. The wing back will present an alignment issue for the defense because they can’t overload to the wing back side because they still have a TE to the other side. There are basically two strengths with this formation- the wing back / TE flank (stronger strength) and the 3- man surface: guard, tackle, and tight-end side. This is a very difficult formation to align to.

Blocking Angles

This offense will utilize mostly gap run blocking schemes- down blocks with a kick-out of the edge defender. Gap schemes are great because they create great blocking angles on the defense. In addition, the defensive line is taught to look inside and watch the ball- so they won’t even see the down block coming. If you have a great / big offensive line that’s great. If you’re undersized upfront, these gap schemes will give your offensive linemen the ability to wash bigger defensive linemen down. It’s much easier to wash a defender down or block out, than it is to get a vertical push.

Structured Attack

This offense features a series of plays that all complement each other. All the plays in this playbook will set each other up. This offense has plays that will allow you to attack all areas of the field. This playbook will give you an answer for anything the defense comes out in and decides to take away. This offense will give your offense an identity and a legitimate system that you can build around.

Deception

This offense features several counter / deception plays. Deception is the way to go on the youth football level. So many times, defenders will bite on fakes. Having plays that feature deceptive backfield movements will mess with defender eye discipline. Defenders will get caught looking at backfield action and get beat on a play being executed the opposite way.

Simplicity

This offense is easy to install and works extremely well on all age levels of football. It’s easy for the offense to execute, difficult for the defense to defend. You can utilize several different formations and run concepts with minimal teaching.

Split Backs Formation Plays Included:

Run Game: Power, Iso, Weak Iso, Dive, Counter, and Sweep.

Pass Game: Power Pass, Counter Pass, and Seams.

Bonus Plays: Trap, Switch Power, Toss, and Drive.