Beast Offensive Formation – Run Plays
I started running The Beast offensive formation back in 1994 with my Plano youth football team. Only until recently did I learn it is called The Beast. I call it Loud n Rowdy for Left and Right. I also have a “T” middle formation which is called Monkey, so Loud, Rowdy, Monkey. The kids love the name. You basically line up the three running backs in a line and move them left, middle or right depending on what you want to do. Yes, this is a very simple offensive formation, but very effective Both years I ran this offense as my main offense, we went to the playoffs. In 2006, we were 0-4 trying to run an I formation backfield with sweeps and off-tackle plays. I did not have the talent to sweep wide or block, so I moved to Loud n Rowdy, and we ended up 4-4 and beat an undefeated team in the process, 6 to 2. Here’s my base play….
Wide Rowdy QB Sweep Right
In the Wide Rowdy Sweep Right, the Quarterback lines up under center, and the three backs split out right. The Fullback lines up in a tight slot right off the TE tail. The other two backs have one yard splits off the FB. The backs block down, the FB watches for any open gaps and picks up any blitzes. The offensive line blocks down and away from the attack hole. The QB sweeps right and tight just off the FB, if he sees an opening before the FB, he cuts up for yardage. I have severe angle blocking ( SAB ) pictured here for the offensive line assignments. I also over stacked the right side of the o-line with the left tackle. If you have a good center, you can run this from a shotgun too. The other Rowdy backfield splits are Power and just Rowdy. Power Rowdy the FB lines up just outside the Guard and Rowdy he lines up just outside the first tackle. The two other backs line up off the FB in the gaps to his right in either of these Rowdy splits.
Here’s another run from my old 2008 Arvada Pirate playbook – update 6/1/2020
Yes, it looks and is very simple. But that’s a good thing for young football players. It is easy to remember your blocking assignments and which way to run. A couple of other things this offense does. It eats up the clock / play count. You churn runs out at 3 to 5 yards a play. It keeps the ball very close to the line of scrimmage so if you do take a sack in the backfield you only lose one yard. It puts a lot of blockers at the attack point, thus overpowering the defense. Plus, you can rotate your 3 to 4 backs at the QB position and they are better rested and everyone gets a chance to run the ball. This offense works well for your second string squad to get some play time too.
Even though we had great success with the Spin Offense last year, averaging over 40 points a game, we still run five Loud Rowdy Monkey / Beast plays. We do this in case one of our top running backs or quarterback gets hurt, and we need to eat up the clock / play count. It is also my main offense for my 3rd string developmental backs.
Don’t laugh, because the Loud Rowdy Monkey Beast just might beat you one day.
Good luck this season.
Check out my latest post from May 2008 about the Beast and it has video.
Update 6/1/2020
The above article was written in 2008 as I was evolving the Power Wing Beast Offense Playbook. I pulled up my old playbook from 2007 and 2008 and it brings back a ton of great memories running the Loud Rowdy Monkey Beast. I wish I could still get into my Apple Mac 660 AV with my plays from 1994 and 1995. I need to figure that out. Yes, the Apple PC is in my garage. The hard drive is probably wasted by now from the moves and heat.
Below are some more recent Beast Offense run plays from the Power Wing Beast Offense. Enjoy the articles on the best power running offense in youth football, well in my opinion. The Beast has served me well.
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Its pretty close to a zone path for zone blocking in spirit isnt it? Everyone just drop steps and blocks left or right? I am sure you end up with the double teams that you normally get with zone blocking….the only thing you are missing is guys scraping off and heading for linebackers.
I guess the three backs kinda throw things off. I bet the kids love to run it though….
We just call it the “Rowdy” formation. I have been running it for 3 years now with multiple plays out of it- reverses, passes, ect. Simple and can let several kids take the snap and run the ball.
in the beast formation…. is the back side guy on the (los) elgible?
Yes the backside of LOS is eligible
I am the Head coach of a 5-6 freshmen football team in Alabama. I have coached JV ball for a School where we won it all. I have coached a 9-10 yr. old team back in 1999. With them I could get them to understand great plays and win. This yr. we are in second so far with playoff Gm tomarrow. If we win we go to the CHAMPIONSHIP game. I do have a great off. mind, but with kids of 5-6 I can’t seem to find a couple of big play plays (Trick plays) that is very productive and simple for the kids. I have a super fast QB and a real fast back. The team we will face is 8-1 and we are 7-2. I know we can win but may need a big play are 2. Any u recall from young teams.
I run the beast formation and I call it Jumbo..Would one of the more experienced coaches mind sending me a playbook to upgrade the Beast playbook? I am in West Virginia so I would not be a threat to anyones programs…Thank You Coach Holmes…kholmes@k12,wv.us