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Passing Game Formations Part 2

February 28, 2017 by

 

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.

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