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Football Playbook & Formations Guide

This document provides an overview of football playcalling terminology and formations. It includes: 1) Diagrams and explanations of basic offensive formations like base, wing, over, and tight formations. 2) Descriptions of motion signals like jet/fly and how plays are called in the huddle or at the line of scrimmage. 3) Explanations of cadence counts and signals used to start plays. 4) Diagrams and explanations of specialty "playing card" formations like aces, queens, jacks, and others. 5) A brief mention of another passing formation called spread.

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Football Playbook & Formations Guide

This document provides an overview of football playcalling terminology and formations. It includes: 1) Diagrams and explanations of basic offensive formations like base, wing, over, and tight formations. 2) Descriptions of motion signals like jet/fly and how plays are called in the huddle or at the line of scrimmage. 3) Explanations of cadence counts and signals used to start plays. 4) Diagrams and explanations of specialty "playing card" formations like aces, queens, jacks, and others. 5) A brief mention of another passing formation called spread.

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BASICS

X O O X O O Y
H Q Z
2 1 4

BACK F
NUMBERS 3

9 7 5 3 1 0 2 4 6 8
X O O X O O Y
Q Z
HOLES H F

HUDDLE
6 YARDS
X Brings in Play, then lines up X Q
Play called 1st time Sprint to Ball T G C G T HANDS ON KNEES
Play called 2nd time Sprint to Position H F Z Y HANDS ON Oline BACK

CADENCE (add HURRY, NOW, and EASY) WHEN TO MOTION


RUSH (Sound) DOWN JET/FLY (QB FOOT) NOMO

COUNT (On 1) DOWN (pause) SETGO JET/FLY (R in READY) RIP/LIZ (AFTER Ready)

ALPHA (On 2) DOWN (pause) SETGO (pause) GO JET/FLY (1st GO) RIP/LIZ (AFTER SETGO)

FREEZE DOWN (pause) SETGO, GO-GO (pause) DOWN (pause) SETGO JET/FLY (R in last READY) RIP/LIZ (AFTER Last Ready)

ICE DOWN (pause) SETGO, GO-GO… No Play Time Out! JET/FLY (2 GO)
nd
RIP/LIZ (AFTER 2nd GO)

SHADOW NO CADENCE, BALL SNAPPED SILENTLY NOMO NOMO

HOW A PLAY IS CALLED


FORMATION --- MOTION --- BACK# & HOLE# --- BLOCKING SCHEME
EXAMPLE: DUECE --- LIZ --- 33 --- BELLY
2 PLAYS CALLED (ONE RIGHT/ONE LEFT)
CALL 2 PLAYS, 1st GOOD, "ROLL,ROLL,ROLL"
CALL 2 PLAYS, 1st NOT GOOD, "OPPOSITE, OPPOSITE"
EXAMPLE: CALL IN HUDDLE- "WING 26 BUCK SWEEP, WING 33 BELLY"
GOOD = "ROLL,ROLL,ROLL" WE RUN 26 BUCK SWEEP
NOT GOOD = "OPPOSITE,OPPOSITE" WE RUN 33 BELLY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "JET/FLY 2ND GO" AND "JETTER/FLYER (On 2 Understood)"
JET/FLY 2 GO, REGULAR JET/FLY MOTION; HOWEVER, PLAYER WILL START MOTION ON 1 ST GO
ND

JETTER/FLYER
is an EXTENDED MOTION - ALWAYS ON TWO - PLAYER will MOTION ON R in READY as in JET/FLY
On SETGO, SHOULD BE @ QB, by 2 ND GO PLAYER
should be passed TE!
JETTER/FLYER IN AND OF ITSELF DOES NOT GOING ON TWO!, IT'S ONLY EXTENDED MOTION
BASIC FORMATIONS
BASE (DUECE)
X T G C G T Y
Top of Numbers H Q Z
1 Yard

F
BASE (B-DUECE)
Y T G C G T X
Z Q H Top of Numbers

1 Yard

F
WING
X O T G C G T Y
Top of Numbers Q Z
1 Yard

H F
B-WING
Y T G C G T X
Z Q Top of Numbers

1 Yard

F H
OVER (X over to TE Side)
T G C G T Y X
Q Z Top of Numbers

1 Yard

H F
B-OVER (X over to TE Side)
X Y T G C G T
Top of Numbers Z Q H
1 Yard

F H
XRAY(X TIGHT)
X T G C G T Y
1 Yard H Q Z
1 Yard 1 Yard

F
B-XRAY(X TIGHT)
Y T G C G T X
Z Q H 1 Yard

1 Yard 1 Yard

F
PLAYING CARD FORMATIONS
ACE
X T G C G T Yo
Top of Numbers H Q Z Top of Numbers

1 Yard 1 Yard

F
QUEENS
Yo T G C G T X
Top of Numbers H Q Z Top of Numbers

Split Difference Split Difference

F
JACKS (ACE PERSONAL)
X T G C G T Yo
1 Yard H Q Z 1 Yard DELTA = 2 TEs

1 Yard 1 Yard ACE = X & Yo

F
KING LEFT
X T G C G T Y
Top of Numbers H Z Q
Split Difference 1 Yard

F
KING RIGHT
Y T G C G T X
Q Z H Top of Numbers

1 Yard Split Difference

F
JOKER RIGHT
T G C G T Y X
H Q Z Top of Numbers

1 Yard 1 Yard

F
JOKER LEFT
X Y T G C G T
Top of Numbers Z Q H
1 Yard 1 Yard

F
HEARTS
H T G C G T Z
Yo Split Difference Q Split Difference X
Top of Numbers Top of Numbers

F
OTHER PASSING FORMATIONS
SPREAD (RIGHT)
X T G C G T Y(Yo)
Top of Numbers H Q Split Difference Z
Split Difference 1 Yard

F
B-SPREAD (LEFT)
Y(Yo) T G C G T O X
Z Q H Top of Numbers

Top of Numbers

F
BUNCH RIGHT
X Y T G C G T Y(Yo)
Top of Numbers Q Z H

F
BUNCH LEFT
Y(Yo) T G C G T X
H Z Q Top of Numbers

F
TREY(Trips to Y side)
X T G C G T Y
Q Z H
1 Yard

F
B-TREY(Trips to Y side)
Y T G C G T X
H Z Q

F
TRIX(Trips to X side)
X T G C G T Y
H Z Q

F
B-TRIX(Trips to X side)
Y T G C G T X
Q Z H

F
"DELTA" PERSONNEL (2-TE FORMATIONS)
DELTA
Y2 T G C G T Y1
H Q Z

F
B-DELTA
Y1 T G C G T Y2
Z Q H

F
RON
Y2 G C G RT LT Y1
H Q Z

F
LEO
Y2 RT LT G C G Y1
Z Q H

F
TRUCK (DELTA)
O T G C G T Y1 Y2
H Q Z

F
B-TRUCK (DELTA)
Y2 Y1 T G C G T
Z Q H

F
HEAVY RIGHT
Y2 T G C G T Y1
Q Z

H F
HEAVY LEFT
Y1 T G C G T Y2
Z Q

F H
SPECIALS FORMATIONS (Base Personnel)
SLOT
X T G C G T Y
Top of Numbers H Q

F Z
B-SLOT
Y T G C G T O X
Q H Top of Numbers

Z F
PRO
X T G C G T Y
Top of Numbers H Q Z
Top of Numbers

F
B-PRO
Y T G C G T X
Z Q H Top of Numbers

Top of Numbers

F
TRUCK (Over-Xray)
T G C G T Y X
H Q Z

F
B-TRUCK (B-Over-Xray)
X Y T G C G T
H Q Z

F
FULLBACK SPECIAL FORMATIONS
RHINO
X T G C G T Y
Top of Numbers H Q Z

F RHINO-FB offsets RIGHT

LION
Y T G C G T X
Z Q H Top of Numbers

LION-FB offsets LEFT F


BEAR(DELTA FORMATION)
Y2 T G C G T Y1
Q F Z
BEAR-FB SNIFFS RIGHT

H
BULL(B-DELTA FORMATION)
Y1 T G C G T Y2
Z F Q
BEAR-FB SNIFFS LEFT

H
ERIC (PASSING FORMATIONS - EMPTY SETS)
Y T G C G T X
Z Q F H Top of Numbers

Top of Numbers ERIC-FB WING RIGHT

ELI (PASSING FORMATIONS - EMPTY SETS)


X T G C G T Y
H F Q Z
ELI-FB WING LEFT
SHORT YARDAGE FORMATIONS
TEXAS
X Y G C G T T
H Q T trades Z
with Y

F
SHOTGUN DOUBLE WING
Y2 T G C G T Y1
F Z

H Q
RON
Y2 G C G LT RT Y1
H Q Z

F
LEO
Y1 LT RT G C G Y2
Z Q H

F
RAMBO RIGHT
Y2 G C G LT RT Y1
Q
F Z
H
RAMBO LEFT
Y2 LT RT G C G Y1
Q
Z F
H
HOUSTON(SPLIT BACK)
X T G C G T Y
Q Z Z
HOUSTON PRO-HOUSTON

H F
B-HOUSTON(SPLIT BACK)
Y T G C G T X
Z Z Q
B/PRO-HOUSTON B-HOUSTON

F H
BASE MOTIONS
X O O X O O Y
H Q Z JET Aiming Point
ex: 28 JET SLIDE 1yd Behind QB
F SLIDE-Read Guard
JET
X O O X O O Y
H Q Z FLY Aiming Point
ex: 49 FLY SLIDE 1yd Behind QB
F SLIDE-Read Guard
FLY
X O O X O O Y
H Q Z RIP Aiming Point
ex: RIP 26 BUCK Inside Leg of Tackle
F 3 STEP MOTION
RIP
X O O X O O Y
H Q Z RIP Aiming Point

ex: LIZ 47 BUCK Inside Leg of Tackle


F 3 STEP MOTION
LIZ
ex: RIPI 33 BELLY O O X ex: LIZI 10 FAN X O O Y
H Q Q Z

Flatter RIP F F Flatter LIZ


RIPI LIZI
X O O X O O Y
H Q Z ROCKET Aiming Pt

ex: 28 ROCKET Heels of FB


F FAST FAST FAST
ROCKET
X O O X O O Y
H Q Z LAUNCH Aiming Pt

ex: 49 LAUNCH Heels of FB


F FAST FAST FAST
LAUNCH
ex: RIPPER 10 FAN O O X ex: LIZARD 33 VEER X O O Y
H Q Q Z
Looks like ROCKET

F F Looks like LAUNCH


RIPPER LIZARD
"B" MOTIONS
Y O O X O O X
H Q Z JET Aiming Point

ex: B/48 JET SLIDE 1yd Behind QB


F SLIDE-Read Guard
B/JET
Y O O X O O X
H Q Z FLY Aiming Point

ex: B/29 FLY SLIDE 1yd Behind QB


F SLIDE-Read Guard
B/FLY
Y O O X O O X
H Q Z RIP Aiming Point

ex: B/RIP 46 BUCK Inside Leg of Tackle


F Heels of FB
B/RIP
Y O O X O O X
H Q Z RIP Aiming Point

ex: B/LIZ 27 BUCK Inside Leg of Tackle


F Heels of FB
B/LIZ
ex: B/RIPI 11 FAN Y O O X ex: B/LIZI 32 BELLY X O O
H Q Q Z

Flatter RIP F F Flatter LIZ


B/RIPI B/LIZI
Y O O X O O X
H Q Z ROCKET Aiming Pt

ex: B/48 ROCKET Heels of FB


F FAST
B/ROCKET
Y O O X O O X
H Q Z LAUNCH Aiming Pt

ex: B/29 LAUNCH Heels of FB


F FAST
B/LAUNCH
ex: B/RIPPER 32 VEER Y O O X ex: B/LIZARD 11 FAN X O O
H Q Q Z
Looks like ROCKET

F F Looks like LAUNCH


B/RIPPER B/LIZARD

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