Finally The Jet

Sorry I have been away from the board for so long. I have been devoting all of my time to the football team and what little time I had left went towards helping with the new baby and spending time with my 5 year old.

I can finally start discussing the 600 series. This series is a little different than the others that I have talked about so far. It is different because of a couple of reasons. First of all it is run primarily out of a double wing set. Second it contains the jet motion or the rocket motion.

The Reason why I placed it into its own series was primarily because I found it a little easier for me to keep straight. I could have incorporated the Jet and Rocket motions into the other series but I thought they were getting fairly big already. I wanted to simplify things a little for me and my players.

I guess I should next explain what the motions look like and how I teach them to the kids. First of all both the jet motion and the rocket motions have a lot of timing involved. Especially if the ball is being handed off or if tossed, such as in the rocket.

In my system the Jet motion can be run by any back. Like I have already said it is a motion. The motion is a full sprint across the formation. As soon as the would be ball carrier passes the path of the QB, they need to give a little distance, I call this a "bubble back". The ball carrier than continues towards the edge. This bubble allows the ball carrier to clear any possible penetration at the line and also gives them an opportunity to read blocks and make a cut.

The Rocket motion is also done at a full sprint, however this motion is done behind the formation instead of across the formation, like the jet. The Rocket is a full speed motion where the ball is then tossed infront of the ball carrier. This will then help the ball carrier avoid any penetration and also afford them the opportunity to get to the edge of the formation and make a cut to the open block.

For both of these motions and subsequent plays, there are counters, fakes, reverses, and inside plays that count on misdirection and assignment conflict.

The Jet motion and the Rocket motion must be practiced over and over again in practice to be able to get the timing down between the QB and the ball carrier.

In my next couple of articles I shall discuss the formations that I use to run the jet and rocket in the 600 series. I will also discuss how I call the plays, numbering system, and what the plays will actually look like.

Here are what the Jet and Rocket look like