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Step 1
Have a quarterback on the team that is very mobile. The double wing offense relies almost exclusively on the running game and does not require that the quarterback be able to pass the football well. It does necessitate that the quarterback essentially acts as another running back in the backfield. If the quarterback cannot run well the double wing football offense will not work properly.
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Step 2
Use offensive lineman that are mobile and aggressive. When you run a double wing football offense, the offensive linemen will have to drive block on one play and then pull around the edge of the line and block to the outside on the next play. This type of blocking requires that the offensive linemen are not only aggressive enough for the drive blocks but have sufficient mobility to get the outside on some plays.
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Step 3
Disguise the play call with different formations. While a double wing offense has a few base running plays as its offensive basis, you can disguise the plays by moving the offensive players around behind the line of scrimmage prior to snapping the football. The same play call can look like two totally different plays to a defense if you run that play out of different formations.
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Step 4
Possess at least four players that can run the football effectively. Again, because the basis of the double wing football offense is the running game you will need as many qualified ball carriers as possible on the team. It is not uncommon for a single wing football offense to have as many as eight skilled runners on the team.
