Jump shift

For the term "jump shift" in bridge, see Glossary of contract bridge terms: Jump shift.

Diagram of the Heisman shift.

The jump shift or Heisman shift, was an American football shift maneuver in the backfield utilized by John Heisman.^[1]^[2] In this system, the quarterback, both halfbacks, and fullback would be in a line, as one would in an I-formation with an extra halfback at the hind end. Then the three players which were not to receive the ball from center would shift all to one side. A split second elapsed, then the ball was snapped and the wall of three blockers charged on.^[3] If needed, the center could also snap it to one of the other backs.^[4] The phalanx of blockers resembled the yet-to-be developed single wing.^[4] The Heisman shift was considered more complicated than its predecessors (say the Minnesota shift).^[5]

References

↑ Magee, Mary (2012). Red, Third Edition. Beyond Football: The Legacy of Coach Jimmy 'Red' Parker. Tate Publishing & Enterprises. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-62024-962-8.
↑ John Heisman. Principles of Football. p. 267.
↑ John Heisman. "Jump Shift Is A Legal Play". The Washington Herald. Retrieved June 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
1 2 http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv01/CFHSNv01n4h.pdf
↑ Neil R. Kohn (1964). "heisman+shift" The Evolution of Offensive Football, 1913-1963. p. 46.

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