This post is a follow up to Passing Game Formations Part 1
Installing Formations and Backfield Sets
Trips Right / Left
Gun Trips Right / Left
Pistol Trips Right / Left
The difference between Trips and Orange is the alignment of the Tight End. In Orange you get three receivers to the Tight End. With Trips you get three receivers away from the Tight End.
Trey Right / Left Tight
Gun Trey Right / Left Tight
Pistol Trey Right / Left Tight
In a Trips formation the “X” and “Z” align to the same side.
Trey Unbalanced Right / Left Tight
Gun Trey Unbalanced Right / Left Tight
Pistol Trey Unbalanced Right / Left Tight
Bunch Right / Left
Gun Bunch Right / Left
Pistol Bunch Right / Left
The difference between Trips and Bunch is the alignment of the receivers who have now tighten their splits from each other and now the “Z” is aligned outside the “X” receiver.
Cluster Right / Left
Gun Cluster Right / Left
Pistol Cluster Right / Left
The difference between Trips and Bunch is the alignment of the receivers who have now tighten their splits from each other and now the “Z” is aligned outside the “X” receiver.
Javelina Right / Left
Gun Javelina Right / Left
Pistol Javelina Right / Left
Javelina puts the “X”, “Z”, and the Tailback in a stack position opposite the right and left call. You can call this formation any name you would like.
Gun Quads Right / Left
Gun Quads Right / Left
Quads formation puts the receivers in the same mode as the Trips formation except for the Fullback will follow the quads look.
Diamond Right / Left
Gun Diamond Right / Left
The Diamond formation places the Tight End up front in the Diamond and 10 yards outside his tackle. The “Z” and “3” align 2 yards from the Tight End.
Duck Right
Wacky Right
About the Author of this post:
Jerry Campbell has over 30 years of high school and college coaching experience. He has experience as a head coach, offensive coordinator, and various position coaches. He has written numerous football coaching articles in various publications, is the author of over 30 books on coaching football, and has produced 12 coaching video series. Additionally, he is a nationally sought after speaker on the coaching clinic circuit.