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The Spin Offense - Breaking Defensive Keys
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- WN-07212
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About this video
This coaching video goes deeper into the Catholic High School Spin offense by examining how Dale Weiner uses it to break defensive keys. A defensive key is any pre-snap or post-snap read that gives the defense an advantage in stopping the play, and defenses generally look in three places for one: personnel, pre-snap alignment and post-snap movement. Coach Weiner concentrates here on the post-snap keys and how the Spin offense destroys them with deception, misdirection and play action.
What you'll learn
- What defensive keys are and why breaking them is central to the Spin offense.
- The three areas defenses key: personnel, pre-snap alignment (formations, alignments, stance and depth of a back) and post-snap reads.
- How the Spin offense breaks post-snap keys with deception.
- Using misdirection to punish defenders who react to the offense's initial movement.
- Play action off the Spin that turns the defense's post-snap read against it.
- Extensive game film showing each concept against live defenses.
Who it's for
High school offensive coordinators and head coaches running the Spin offense or another misdirection-heavy attack who want to understand exactly what the defense is reading and how to make those reads lie.
About the coach
Dale Weiner was head coach at Catholic High School in Louisiana and is widely credited as the innovator of the modern Spin offense.
This video contains extensive game film. Runtime: about 56 minutes. For breaking personnel and pre-snap alignment keys, see Coach Weiner's companion video, The Spin Offense - Using Multiple Formations.
Frequently asked questions
What are the 'defensive keys' this video is about?
Pre-snap or post-snap reads that give a defense an edge, drawn from personnel, alignment (formation, stance, depth of a back) or the offense's initial movement. This session concentrates on the post-snap reads and how the Spin offense breaks them.
Which coaches will get the most from it?
Spin offense coordinators first, but any high school offensive coach who wants to understand how defenses read personnel, alignment and movement, and how deception, misdirection and play action defeat those reads.
How is it sold?
As a Buy Now, Watch Now streaming video for $19.95. It appears instantly in your AFM Videos account, streams on any device and can be replayed without limit. It is also part of the 1-Year All Access membership ($99/year) that unlocks the entire library.
Where are the pre-snap and personnel keys covered?
In the companion video, The Spin Offense - Using Multiple Formations (WN-07211), which handles the formation and personnel side; this video is the post-snap half.