The team ran on the field and lined up 'in' a punt 'formation'.
The book explains the 'formation' of the planets.
the 'formation' [='development'] of new ideas
(..) They could even go faster. At least that'd be a change. They don't even break formation. Do something! Kid. What? Who's the best lawman? (..)1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid