Thunder & Lightning are essentially a variation of the “Belly Series” out of Shotgun that is run using one and two back formations. Mastering the blocking techniques for Pop Out and Belly enables successful blocking for Thunder & Lightning. (I started playing with two-backs when I coached in the Canadian Football League)
Here’s how we teach the concepts…
The Lightning play is basically handing it off to the jet sweep and it is the same as running Pop Out from that Pistol position.
