Double-wing formation

Double-wing formation

The double-wing is an offensive formation which should not be confused with the Double Wing offense. The double-wing formation is used in many offenses from the youth level through college. The formation was first introduced by Glenn "Pop" Warner around 1912. Just a few offenses that use the formation are the double wing, flexbone and wing T offenses. It was the primary formation used by Ara Parseghian when he ran the wing T at Notre Dame University, winning National Championships in 1966 and 1973.

Double Wing Formation

The formation is not necessarily the same in all offenses and is often a broad term to describe any offense with two wingbacks. In the wing T the double wing formation is used to refer to Red, Blue and Loose Red formations.

Red Formation
Blue Formation
Loose Red Formation

The Double wing formation in american football is run with 11 players which usually includes 1 wr 2 wingbacks 1 fb and a o line of 7 players 2 te 2 guards 2 tackles and a center.


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