Rick Stewart

Why Pistol instead of Shotgun or Under Center

Using Jet Motion by the Wing.....

• The QB will read the D-End to decide whether to hand off the Jet or Keep it and run up in the C-gap
• The Fullback can be the lead blocker for the QB
• The Full back can be the lead blocker for the Jet....with the backside Guard wrapping around to lead block for the QB

Never coaching a scholarship players and ALWAYS having players learning both sides of the ball, Stewart is a master at getting maximum reps during a 2-hour practice.

• No standing around.
• Fast rotations
• Lots of half lines and smaller pods for maximum reps.

This is NOT a Wing-T video.  This will help ANY program be more efficient at practice.

Stewart has coached in a program that had 220 players, a program with 120 players, and two programs with only 50 players.

Easy to run basic Air Raid concepts in the Pistol WingT.  

Without Moving the Wings Out.

Keep both Wings in a 4x1 so that the defense still has a 4-running back threat....and a 4-receiver threat

Known around the country for his efficient practices, this video focuses solely on the Offensive Line.

Using the Homer's Dairy, every lineman in Stewart's practices will get 3-4 reps per minute.

Bags to Shields to 5-man sled, stewart takes you thru footwork & hand placement.

But the KEY is not the technique....it is the EFFICIENCY and how many reps can you get in 10 minutes. 

Also, maximizing teaching time during summer with "mini-clinics"

Use of Half Lines, Guard Trap Pods, Perimeter Run Drill gets both sides of the line maximum reps.

And Stewart shows you how he squeezes in 10 minutes a day of Live Pass Pro

Evolution of The Pistol Wing-T

Using his "ABC" blocking system, Stewart runs Midline, Inside Veer, and Outside Veer using THE SAME blocking system.

Also, the QB & FB only learn one set of rules for their footwork that applies to all 3 plays.

This allows Stewart to easily add triple option to his Wing-T attack.   His team only reps these 3 plays for 20 minutes every Wednesday because the system is so easy.

Using the DIVORCED concept and the SPLIT FIELD ALIGNMENTS....

The Front 6 is independent of the Back 5, so coverages are not married to blitzes & movements.

The split field system allows the right side of the defense to act independently of the left side....which means you can teach alignments & run fits in just a few days.

The Read & React 425 is a stimulus response defense.

This means you don't put in special defenses when facing WingT, Double Wing, or Option.

Your players have been taught all the stimulus responses in spring & summer....so every week they just line up & react.