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Buck Sweep Left

Halfback takes the handoff and follows two pulling guards around the left end.

Concept: Both guards pull left with playside guard kicking out and backside guard leading up through the hole.

Age version
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Ball carrierBlock / pullMotionRoute / pass
14U — Add the edge: Add the kickout block and run it to both sides. 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 the edge: Add the kickout block and run it to both sides. 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

QB

Reverse-pivot, hand to the halfback going left, then fake the buck to the fullback to freeze the backside.

Coach it with
Scoop / Cutoff Block
HB

Take the handoff, belly to let the guards clear, read the playside guard's kickout and cut up off the backside guard's lead.

Coach it with
QB-RB Mesh Handoff RB Vision and Cut Team Skelly Pass Period
FB

Fake the buck dive up the middle and fill for the pulling backside guard.

Coach it with
QB-RB Mesh Handoff RB Footwork and Start Pull and Kick Technique
Playside Guard

Pull left and kick out the end man on the line of scrimmage.

Coach it with
Pull and Kick Technique Trap Block Angle Field Goal / PAT Operation
Backside Guard

Pull left and lead up through the hole onto the first linebacker.

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

Scoop-block backside to cut off the down lineman away from the pull.

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

Down-block the first inside defender to open the pulling lane.

Coach it with
Pull and Kick Technique Trap Block Angle WR Stalk Block
Backside Tackle

Scoop and cut off backside pursuit.

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

Down-block inside to help wall the edge.

Coach it with
WR Stalk Block TE Seal and Arc Block Edge Rush & Bend the Corner
WB

Seal the force defender on the playside edge.

Coach it with
Down Block Angle Drive Combo Double-Team to Linebacker Hinge Back-Side Block
Split End

Stalk-block the cornerback to clear the alley.

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

How to teach it

  • 1Both guards pull flat and hard to the left; playside kicks out, backside wraps up.
  • 2Center's scoop must cut off the backside A-gap immediately after the snap.
  • 3Halfback presses the hole and lets the lead guard clear the linebacker before cutting.

Common mistakes to fix

  • !Backside guard turns up too early and misses the hole — teach him to get depth and read the down block.
  • !Center lets the nose shoot the vacated gap — emphasize the quick scoop step.
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