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SpecialBest for: Trick / change-up14U+ · Advanced

Wide Receiver Reverse

Running back starts a sweep and hands to a receiver coming the opposite way.

Concept: Backside must cut off pursuit while a lineman or slot leads around the far edge for the reverse.

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Ball carrierBlock / pullMotionRoute / pass
14U — Introduce: Nail the snap/exchange, aim the right hole, and finish downhill. Add the pulling guard(s) leading through the hole. Add pre-snap motion to stress the defense's edge. 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

Every position's job

QB

Hand to the back on the sweep, then carry out a fake to sell the initial flow.

Coach it with
QB Pitch Delivery RB Pitch Relationship Track
RB

Start the sweep one way, then hand to the receiver coming the opposite way.

Coach it with
QB Pitch Delivery RB Pitch Relationship Track
Playside Guard

Block the initial sweep flow to sell direction.

Coach it with
QB Pitch Delivery RB Pitch Relationship Track WR Stalk Block
Backside Guard

Pull around to the reverse side to lead.

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

Block the sweep flow, then cut off pursuit.

Coach it with
DB Tackle in Space Angle Tackle Drill QB Pitch Delivery
Backside Tackle

Cut off backside pursuit.

Coach it with
DB Tackle in Space Angle Tackle Drill Scoop / Cutoff Block
TE

Seal or crack the reverse-side edge.

Coach it with
Down Block Angle Drive Hinge Back-Side Block TE Inline Down and Reach
Playside WR

Stalk-block on the reverse side.

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

Lead around the far edge for the reverse.

Coach it with
Edge Rush & Bend the Corner
Backside WR

Take the reverse handoff and follow the lead blocker around the far edge.

Coach it with
WR Stalk Block Screen Setup & Block in Space QB-RB Mesh Handoff

How to teach it

  • 1Backside must cut off pursuit while a lineman or slot leads the reverse.
  • 2Sell the sweep hard so the defense flows away from the reverse.
  • 3Reverse runner follows the lead blocker around the far edge.

Common mistakes to fix

  • !Weak sweep fake — sell the initial sweep at full speed.
  • !Reverse exchange fumbled — rep the handoff give point.
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