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Post by clintonb12 on Jun 17, 2006 7:10:29 GMT -6
For any of you that run shotgun most of the time, does your junior high teams also run shotgun?
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Post by coachcb on Jun 17, 2006 9:27:05 GMT -6
One of the spread teams in ourn conference has their major feeder ms running SG. They've actually been a much tougher ms since they switched over to it. The staff wasn't happy at first, but once they saw how much DCs were struggling, they did well.
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coachf
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Post by coachf on Jun 17, 2006 9:44:20 GMT -6
The school I came from ran some shotgun. They were very successful out of it because none of the other teams prepare for it. I'd say they ran it about 30% of the time. Just enough to score a few touchdowns or get a lead.
I don't know if that is a good strategy or not. If that was what that team would be successful with you probably should run it more often. I would probably be sad if our JFL did that now and was successful with it because I would probably have to plan for a shotgun in the future and that is just not my style. But if it leads to victories....
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Post by bulldog on Jun 17, 2006 9:44:55 GMT -6
You can run shotgun at any level - as long as you have a center - and a backup center - capable of snapping it consistently.
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Post by coachcalande on Jun 17, 2006 10:14:22 GMT -6
theres no reason you cant commit to a shot gun snap for middle school...we ran single wing (direct snap shotgun but more power and misdirection than passing) and had maybe 2 bad snaps all year and the sw snaps (yes snaps, the center can snap it to any of 3 backs) are tougher than just snapping it back to the qb 5 yards deep. id just be sure to have plenty of screens and traps in the attack.
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Post by sls on Jun 17, 2006 13:15:04 GMT -6
We are in gun in our MS about 1/3 of the time (I wish they were more).
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Post by coachcb on Jun 17, 2006 13:39:56 GMT -6
The squad I refered to played gun 80-90% of the downs. The only time they went under center was on 3rd-4th and short- then they came out in power I. They live in four wide and are a really tough team to slow down. As long as the centers get a lot of reps snapping the ball- its completely feasible.
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Post by coachjd on Jun 18, 2006 6:13:21 GMT -6
We are gun in our JH about 50% of the time. They are just fine with it.
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Post by kkennedy on Jun 18, 2006 13:40:38 GMT -6
Absolutely you can do it, I did it with 10 and 11 year olds last year and we did'nt lose any snaps all year, which was a first for us.
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Post by lochness on Jun 19, 2006 17:46:34 GMT -6
We ran a direct snap offense with Pee-Wees in certain situations when I was coaching at that level about 12 years ago. As long as you have a center that can snap it, you are in great shape.
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Post by enzpville on Jun 22, 2006 19:30:30 GMT -6
How do you sell a feeder program on spread when they have no allegiance to the high school? What I mean is our feeder program is a part of the community rec department and have run Wing-T since the dawn of man and our school is a option/gun/spread.
I know educating is important (clinics, info, invites etc.) but the fact that they are community guys in a very tight town has created an uphill climb on this.
Any suggestions I will be willing to consider.
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Post by toprowguy on Jun 26, 2006 12:44:00 GMT -6
We are in the same situtation in our Pee-Wee League. They are in a town that the majority of the kids come to our school but they still run full house backfield but we at the HS level are spread one back.
I would love for at least the upper weights Unlimiteds, 120's to run spread gun but need a way to convince their coaches that like to do there own thing.
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