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RunBest for: Base down10U+ · Core

Jet / Buck Sweep Read

Quarterback reads the end to hand the jet or run the buck sweep himself.

Concept: Line blocks buck sweep as the quarterback reads the unblocked backside defender for the jet give.

Age version
TGCGTQBRBWWWRWR
Ball carrierBlock / pullMotionRoute / pass
14U — Add the edge: Add the kickout block and run it to both sides. Add pre-snap motion to stress the defense's edge. Run it fast both directions and check into it by defensive look.
Play movement — schematic, not to scale

Grows with your players

Same play, more layers as they age up — teach it once and build on it every season for a consistent program.

  1. 10UIntroduce: Nail the snap/exchange, aim the right hole, and finish downhill.
  2. 12UAdd the lead: Add the pulling guard(s) leading through the hole.
  3. 14UAdd the edge: Add the kickout block and run it to both sides. Add pre-snap motion to stress the defense's edge. Run it fast both directions and check into it by defensive look.

Every position's job

QB

Read the unblocked backside defender: hand the jet to the wing or keep the buck sweep himself.

Coach it with
QB Pitch Delivery QB Read and Keys Team Skelly Pass Period
WB

Run the jet motion as the give option, ready to race wide.

Coach it with
QB Pitch Delivery RB Vision and Cut Team Skelly Pass Period
RB

Fake or fill to hold the linebackers.

Coach it with
LB Downhill Fill Field Goal / PAT Operation Team Inside Run Period
Playside Guard

Pull to block the buck sweep scheme (kick out).

Coach it with
Pull and Kick Technique Trap Block Angle QB Pitch Delivery
Backside Guard

Pull to lead on the buck sweep.

Coach it with
Pull and Kick Technique Trap Block Angle Scoop / Cutoff Block
Center

Scoop or block back to seal the interior.

Coach it with
TE Seal and Arc Block Down Block Angle Drive Combo Double-Team to Linebacker
Playside Tackle

Down-block the first inside defender.

Coach it with
WR Stalk Block TE Seal and Arc Block DB Tackle in Space
Backside Tackle

Zone/down-block, leaving the read defender unblocked.

Coach it with
Scoop / Cutoff Block Team Skelly Pass Period Zone Drop & Pattern Read
TE

Down-block inside to help the sweep.

Coach it with
WR Stalk Block TE Seal and Arc Block QB Pitch Delivery
Split End

Stalk-block the corner.

Coach it with
WR Stalk Block Screen Setup & Block in Space TE Seal and Arc Block
Flanker

Block the overhang or safety.

Coach it with
WR Stalk Block Screen Setup & Block in Space TE Seal and Arc Block

How to teach it

  • 1Line blocks buck sweep while the QB reads the unblocked backside defender for the jet give.
  • 2QB gives the jet if the read man stays home, keeps the sweep if he chases.
  • 3Backside must leave the read defender unblocked.

Common mistakes to fix

  • !QB reads the wrong man — clearly identify the backside read defender.
  • !Mesh muddled by slow read — quicken the give-or-keep decision.
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