Worthington Cardinals Offensive Formations

Base Formation Ace Back Alignment H H T A “L” A “R” L R L R A T H H A T “Empty R” “Empty L” The skill position begin in alphabetical order (H, L, R, T) Everything from here is a tag for each position and signaled in from each position coach. Formations are never called in the huddle and not part of the play call. This allows us to have the ability to run unlimited formations but keep the teaching minimal for our players. The Ace lines up based on the play called (Each play begins with L or R Example L Zone Right

H Motions Hawaii (across) Hop (to QB) H H Q Q H-Blast (lead up never cross center) Hook (begin/then replace) H H Q Q Hip (just before TE) Hide (just to TE) R L H H Q Q

T Motions Texas (across) Tap (to QB) T T Q Q T-Blast (lead up never cross center) Turn (begin/then replace) T T Q Q Tip (just before TE) Tide (just to TE) R L T T Q Q

R Motions R flex R Over L R R L Q Q R off (T is then on signaled by TE) R off (Blast) (T is then on signaled by TE) L L R R Q Q R back (R for the ace) R back (L for the ace) L L Q Q R A A R

L Motions L flex L Over L R R L Q Q L off (H is then on signaled by TE) L off (Blast) (H is then on signaled by TE) R R L L Q Q L back (R for the ace) L back (L for the ace) R R Q Q L A A L

Empty Formations Ace Motions “Empty” is a Tag for the Ace L R L R T H Q Q Ex: Base (Empty L) Ex: H over Empty R Ace Motions “Alaska” puts A in motion to the left “Arkansas” puts A in motion to the right A A Q Q Q Q A A “Apple” puts A in motion to the backfield from an empty position A Q

Pony Formation L R T A Q B This is our no huddle package at the 8th grade level only. The “H” will be replaced with another running back “B”