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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Formations, Formations, Formations

Before I get any further into blocking or running the plays of the 600 series (Jet and Rocket). I would first like to bring up what formations that I run the Jet and Rocket out of.
First of all it is imperative that you have at least one back that is able to move in a jet (full sprint) motion parallel to the LOS (Line of Scrimmage). Or to be able to have a back run the Rocket motion (Full Sprint behind the formation). If you do not have a back on the "wings" it is impossible to run these two types of plays.
You can run the Jet and Rocket out of the right and left formations. Traditional wing-ters would call this 100 or 900 formations. The only problems with that is deception. If you are going to run the Jet with the back one "wing back" than you are pretty much giving away the play to the defense. Your offense has become two dimensional. You are either running the Jet or are running a diver or trap with your Full back. If you Run with a "wing" on either side you are now have three points of attack. The first point could be the Jet back, 2nd point would be the dive back, the third would be the other wing back performing a counter coming back the other direction. (Actually a pass would make 4 points of attack)
I am not saying that running the Jet or Rocket from a right or Left, or one wing back formation would not be effective. They are just a little less deceptive and require more practice and more precise blocking. Deception in the wing-t make defences practice and prepare for even more. I have run the Jet from a single wing formation and dared the defense to stop us.
When starting out I would start practicing running the Jet and Rocket from the RED and BLUE formations. Make sure you work on timing with the QB and running backs. I would perfect this formation before moving on to others only after I have done counters and dive/trap.
These other formations help make teams multifaceted. I would suggest perfecting the plays first in one formation and then move on to another. Do the same thing there than move on to another. There are more formations than this that can be used. This is a good start and help form the basic formations in my playbook. Don't confuse the kids and the coaches with terminology and long names. KISS - Keep it simples, simplify!!!

Here are the different formations that I would run the Jet and Rocket from.

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