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RunBest for: Base down10U+ · Core

45 Buck Sweep

Fullback fakes the buck and the tailback sweeps wide behind pulling guards.

Concept: Both guards pull playside to lead the sweep as the fullback's dive fake holds the interior.

Age version
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Ball carrierBlock / pullMotionRoute / pass
14U — Add deception: Add the fake/mesh — and a counter off the very same look. 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 deception: Add the fake/mesh — and a counter off the very same look. Run it fast both directions and check into it by defensive look.

Every position's job

FB

Take the buck/dive fake up the middle to hold the interior defenders.

Coach it with
QB-RB Mesh Handoff RB Footwork and Start Field Goal / PAT Operation
TB

Take the ball on the sweep and run wide behind both pulling guards.

Coach it with
QB Pitch Delivery RB Pitch Relationship Track Pull and Kick Technique
WB

Seal the edge or block the alley defender on the sweep side.

Coach it with
TE Seal and Arc Block QB Pitch Delivery RB Pitch Relationship Track
QB

Lead-block around the edge or seal pursuit.

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

Reach or block down to seal the inside edge.

Coach it with
Down Block Angle Drive TE Inline Down and Reach TE Seal and Arc Block
Playside Tackle

Down-block the first inside defender.

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

Pull playside and lead the sweep, kicking out the contain man.

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

Pull playside and wrap upfield to block the alley defender.

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

Snap the ball, then block back on the backside gap.

Coach it with
Scoop / Cutoff Block WR Stalk Block TE Seal and Arc Block
Backside Tackle

Hinge and cut off backside pursuit.

Coach it with
DB Tackle in Space Angle Tackle Drill Pass Set Kick-Slide

How to teach it

  • 1The fullback's dive fake holds the interior so the guards can get to the corner.
  • 2Both guards pull playside — first kicks out, second wraps up the alley.
  • 3Tailback follows the pullers and turns up off their blocks.

Common mistakes to fix

  • !Fullback's fake is weak and linebackers flow to the sweep — fix by drilling a hard buck fake.
  • !Guards pull to the wrong depth — fix by teaching the first to kick, the second to wrap.
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