Single Wing Offense: Pass Concepts

with Mark Teague,
Bolton High School (LA) Head Coach & Athletic Director;
former The Howard School of Academics and Technology (TN) Head Coach;
former East Ridge High School (TN) Assistant Coach;
2013 District 6-4A Defensive Assistant Coach of the Year

While the ground game is the emphasis for Mark Teague's single wing offense at Bolton High School, he understands that in order to maximize his team's effectiveness, they must keep the defense honest by threatening through the air as well. In this video, you'll learn about the pass concepts used by Coach Teague that can be peppered into a ground-and-pound approach to hit opponents when they're least expecting it.

Philosophy and Routes

Teague starts by explaining that the goal of being able to pass in his single wing offense is to take advantage of when the defense stacks the box, which often opens up deep passing opportunities with receivers running wide open. Additionally, giving kids the option to pass the ball on occasion can serve as a fun opportunity in an offense that otherwise wants to be run-oriented. Various routes are diagrammed by Coach Teague, and are broken down by depth: quick, intermediate, and deep.

Pass Plays

Once he's done breaking down the routes used in his offense, Teague moves on to explaining how those routes are implemented in full plays. Slant, out, and curl routes are the quick routes covered. Waggle, 12, and 13 are the intermediate routes. And finally, 4 verts, switch, and choice are the deep routes. Coach Teague does a nice job breaking down how to make every route effective as a receiver by using correct timing and technique.

Every team should be able to pass the ball when the opportunity presents itself, even if the focus of your offense is on running the ball. This video from Coach Teague will give you some great ideas for how to pass the ball out of a single wing offense.

65 minutes. 2021.