Unbalanced Line

[Flashpd 0]

In youth football can i run an unbalanced line, four to one side of the center, plus have a wide reciever to the same side, or is there a rule that you can't have more than 4 on LOS to one side of center? Our OL is really small and inexperienced, looking to give them an advantage.

[mlbryant 0]

Unless your league has a specific rule stating you can't unbalance the offensive line, it is legal in football.

Yes, you can split out an end in an unbalanced line and he is an eligible receiver. Actually, the last man and only the last man on either side of the offensive line is the eligible receiver. If you need two or more receivers on one side of the line, the remaining receivers must be in the backfield. Upto 4 players can be in the backfield.

Hope this helps

[Coach Ed 0]

Unless your league has a specific rule stating you can't unbalance the offensive line, it is legal in football.

Yes, you can split out an end in an unbalanced line and he is an eligible receiver. Actually, the last man and only the last man on either side of the offensive line is the eligible receiver. If you need two or more receivers on one side of the line, the remaining receivers must be in the backfield. Upto 4 players can be in the backfield.

Hope this helps

Most leagues require 7 guys on the line and it doesn't matter about the line balance. Single and Db. Wing offenses all run unbalanced lines. It works well.

Ed

[jag1872 0]

In youth football can i run an unbalanced line, four to one side of the center, plus have a wide reciever to the same side, or is there a rule that you can't have more than 4 on LOS to one side of center? Our OL is really small and inexperienced, looking to give them an advantage.

Coach,

At a minimum you must have seven men on the line of scrimmage and both of the end players must be eligible receivers (which means if you have a OL on the end you must have him report as a eligible player). Only the end players on the LOS are eligible as well so if you line up two tight ends on one side and both are on the LOS only the end man on the LOS (EMLOS) is eligible to catch a pass.

There is no maximum. You can line up ten players on the LOS.

As long as every player on the LOS breaks the plane of the center's hip they are considered on the LOS.

As the other coaches stated unless you have specific rules the define your formations (I call these leagues the NO-COACH leagues) then you can run any sort of unbalanced you like. Use your imagination and look at some of the unbalanced singlewing formations...Some of the old SW offenses did nothing but unbalanced and several teams one national championships with it.

Jack