
Tag Archives: formations


What Football Language Do You Speak?
Looking at offensive formations is a fascinating way to learn how your system works. From personnel location and variation to defensive alignment, formations provide insight into what an offense or defense is trying to accomplish. Take this formation for example: This formation had 39 different names, but overall the plays run from it were the…

Offense vs Defense – How Do You Use or Defend These Formations?

Formations Comparison: Terminology and Use
What is your terminology for these similar formations? How do you use them or defend them?

Formations and Terminology
What do you call each formation? What do you run from it? How does each formation impact the defensive alignment?

Formations: Stack and Bunch
Formation(s): Stack & Bunch Written by: Coach Kristian Johnson Tyler Junior College Twitter: fb_coachjohnson Coaches, The objective of the spread offense is in it’s name, Spread the defense out wide and attack the space created. Two particular formation(s) that gives an offense that advantage are the “Double Stack” and the Bunch formation. The two formation(s)…