A-11 Offense

The A-11 would have to be one of the craziest offensive schemes I have ever come across. The offense is characterized by having only 3 down lineman, and a quarterback lined up in a deep shotgun (around 7 yards behind los). This puts all of the remaining players in a position in which they all seem to be eligible recievers. Two of the recievers are actually ineligilble recievers, however they are still able to take handoffs on reverse plays and catch backward passes. The formation is illegal in the NCAA becuase it is "obvious that a kick may be attempted". In the NFL becuase of jersey number regulations it would be difficult to keep legal players on the field. The Formation is still legal in High School, although six state associations have banned it. This is a very interesting form of offense, and I'm not sure how effective it can be. It breaks all of the conventional rules of football, and I would not know how to use this offense effectively although it would be interesting to see this used for trick plays.