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Post by chiefscoach on Jul 28, 2006 9:53:22 GMT -6
Ok our Kickoff classic (pre season game) is August 18th and we play a team that has a new head coach. He was the freshman teams coach last year. Now I know he runs the Wing-t and I know where his roots are (I know what coach he learned his style offense from) but other than that we have nothing on them and they have tape on us from our spring game. This puts us at a slight disadvantage from a game planning perspective but I'm not looking to make excuses, so what should I do. I've just had my linebackers (I'm the LB's Coach and I coordinate the front 7) start going over the more common Wing-T plays like Belly, Trap, the Criss Cross counter. We also played a Wing-T team in the spring so I've gone over all the things that they ran that gave us trouble. I've also gone over the Waggle extensively as well. So, basically what I'm asking is how would you go about game planning for a game like this? And also offical practice starts Monday so should I go ahead and game plan now and just have the guys go over the game plan starting monday along with tackling or should we just focus on basics (Which we've already been doing all summer) for the first week or so? Any opinions and suggestions are apreciated. Thanks.
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Post by stone65 on Jul 28, 2006 10:10:40 GMT -6
Get your players ready for the season. How many Wing-T teams are ya'll facing this year? If you will be facing another team, work on the Wing-T stuff. If not, focus on teaching assignments.
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Post by chiefscoach on Jul 28, 2006 11:15:59 GMT -6
yeah we will be seeing the wing t 4 more times this season.
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Post by fbdoc on Jul 28, 2006 11:27:56 GMT -6
There's a saying that you've got more time to plan for the first game than any other game of the year. Use your Team time to work on your scheme for stopping the Wing T. You've already said that you will see it several more times during the year. Even though each team will probably have a different focus, they're all running Wing T for a reason. Focus on stopping what they want to do and game plan from week to week what they are able to do.
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Post by bulldog on Jul 28, 2006 22:36:20 GMT -6
If your scheme is sound, it really doesn't matter what offense you face. I would suggest that you start by getting the film of the 4 other wing-t teams you face. Draw-up their plays on cards and script your defense vs. these plays. Is there a reason that you would believe that this first team runs something substantially different than the other 4? Just prepare for the other 4, and you will prepare for the 1. However, I think you also need to prepare for all your other opponents as well . . . .
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Post by kdcoach on Jul 31, 2006 10:31:45 GMT -6
I once heard at a clinic that you should spend the same amount of summer practice time on an offense as you will see it during the year. So if you will see wing-t 40% of the games than you should dedicate 40% of your summer defensive practices on stopping it and so on.
We don't necessarily do it that way, we try and play a sound scheme make sure that we get it as perfected as we can in the summer and pinch & tweek it week to week during the season. Not sure that it's the right way, but that's what we do.
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Post by senatorblutarsky on Jul 31, 2006 10:54:34 GMT -6
Now I know he runs the Wing-t and I know where his roots are (I know what coach he learned his style offense from)... start going over the more common Wing-T plays like Belly, Trap, the Criss Cross counter. We also played a Wing-T team in the spring so I've gone over all the things that they ran that gave us trouble
That's what I have done in those situations. even if there is a change, there are certain influences that will be helpful to know.
We spend pre-season working on a mixture of 5-10 plays from every opponent. We generally do not spend more than 1 week and 2 days on the first game. Now in your situation with a new opposing HC, we may spend two weeks and explore a lot of possibilities.
If your scheme is sound, it really doesn't matter what offense you face. Bulldog makes a good point. Just make sure you can handle variables within your package (so if they go trips open, 5 wide, wishbone, etc., your guys are familiar with it.)
Good luck.
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