- single wing formation
- single wingback formation or single wing formation,Football. an offensive formation with one back behind and outside an end.
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single wing formation
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Single-wing formation — In American and Canadian football, a single wing formation is any offensive formation having exactly one wingback and one tight end aligned together. The single wing formation, created by Glenn Pop Warner, was a precursor to the modern spread or… … Wikipedia
Single-wing formation — Die single wing formation (dt.: Ein Flügel Formation) ist eine Formation der Offense im American Football. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Beschreibung 2 Spielweise 3 Geschichte 4 Litertatur … Deutsch Wikipedia
single wingback formation — noun or single wing : an offensive football formation to the left or right in which a back plays just outside of and a yard behind one of the ends, the blocking back is on the same side of the center and usually a yard behind the guard, and the… … Useful english dictionary
single wingback formation — Football. an offensive formation in which the wingback lines up outside of and about one yard behind an end, the quarterback lines up lateral to the wingback but about midway between the same end and the center, the fullback is three or four… … Universalium
single wing — noun see single wingback formation … Useful english dictionary
Sutherland Single-Wing — In American football, the Sutherland Single Wing was a variation of the single wing formation used with great success by Coach Jock Sutherland of the 1930s and 1940s. Note that coach Sutherland mastered many forms of the single wing, but the… … Wikipedia
single wing — noun Date: 1945 an offensive football formation in which one back plays as a flanker and two backs line up four or five yards behind the line in position to receive a direct snap from center … New Collegiate Dictionary
Formation (American football) — A formation in American football refers to the position players line up in before the start of a down. There are both offensive and defensive formations and there are many formations in both categories. Contents 1 Offense 1.1 Offensive positions… … Wikipedia
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A formation — In American football, the A formation was a variation of the single wing formation used with great success by the New York Giants of the 1930s and early 1940s. This formation was master minded by legendary Giants coach Steve Owen and relied… … Wikipedia
