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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.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

The Jet Sweep

I would first like to wish everyone a very happy new year and wishes for a quick return to the football season. I say a return because college ball is all but over with the bowl games being played today. The NFL is gearing up for the playoffs and our jobs as as high school coaches are taking a little hiatus.

What a better time if the year than to start thinking about the next up and coming season. That is why I am now going to start talking about the jet sweep series or what I like to call the 600 series.

For those of you who are not familiar with the jet(600) series, and a refresher for some others. It is a full sprint motion behind the QB. The QB will turn their back to the LOS (line of scrimmage)and reverse pivoting away from the motion. In some cases the QB could even take a lateral step after the reverse pivot. It all depends on the skill and ability of the QB.

This motion takes a lot of work on timing with the QB and the back moving in motion.That is why it needs to be practiced over and over again.

As soon as the ball carrier receives the ball they should take what I call a bubble step into the backfield. This steps allows for two things to happen. 1) for the back to be able to make a better cut and allow him to make up field movement and 2) allows the back to give the pulling lineman time to get out and make a block.

This motion is most deceptive out of a double wing set which I would call red or blue or a variation of these sets. I discuss these various formations in my playbook.

I would mix the double wing formations in with the traditional wing-t formations. I do this because It isn't very hard for us to make a few adjustments. The blocking is essentially the same but it is even harder for a defense to practice and make a game plan against several different formations. No matter what formation we are in the blocking rules stay the same for the series and play we are running.

Confusing for the defense to cover but not very confusing for us to run. It is actually to our advantage to run the same plays out of several different formations and looks. Heck we will even do trades and shifts. I will get into that after I finish discussing the 600 series.

This jet motion can also be run out of the traditional wing-t look of left or right (100/900 for true wing-t fans)

While at the same time this motion is being made the ball would either be handed off to the back in full sprint motion (jet) or it would be handed off to the full back making a dive. The call would be made in the huddle and the backfield motion would look the same every time.

Here is what the backfield motion should be drawn up to look like.(without the dive back)



Here also is a video of New Palestine running a typical Jet sweep in my system. Pay attention to the pulling lineman.



In my next post I will get into the basic blocking for the jet based on if it is given to the jet back or if it is given to the full back.

Have a happy New year

Coach D

You have to play this game like somebody just hit your mother with a two-by-four. - DAN BIRDWELL