Youth Football Jet Sweep From The Wing T
FirstDown PlayBook is excited to let you know that we have installed new youth football plays for you. This time it is the Jet Sweep out of the Wing T formation. This combination allows a youth football coach to stretch the field horizontally in ways that are different than the traditional Bucksweep.
Other than throwing the ball there is no faster way to get the football to the perimeter than with a Jet Sweep. It is a play that scares Defensive Coordinators because there is no worse feeling than having the ball end up either outside of your entire defense or behind your whole defense.
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The Jet Sweep also has a way of loosening up the interior of the defense after you run it a time or two. This compliments your inside running game. The Wing T offers you a chance to attack both areas. You will see the perimeter attack with this play. It’s a change up from the normal Buck Sweep.
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The Wing T itself, comes in many different versions. As you can see here, the second back is really not even in the backfield. However, as you have seen with our Varsity Wing T installs, there are multiple formations showing up with Wing T elements to them.
We want to be up front and admit that zone blocking can be difficult to teach at the youth football level. However; here is why we like this play though.
1. This Is Pure Wide Zone (Track) Blocking
This is going to be blocked with pure outside zone blocking. So pure in fact that your offensive line may not block anyone on the first level. This includes the playside defensive end. The offensive line is just going to take a zone drop step and start running a wide outside track. The jet sweep runner is often by the end before they realize what happened.
2. Most Youth Football Linebackers Read The Back
Most youth football linebackers are wired into keying or reading the back or backs in the backfield. This play turns into a counter as the linebackers are going to step away from the jet sweep initially. This should give your offensive line a chance to gain leverage to the sweep side.
3. This Wing T Jet Sweep Hits Quickly If Run Properly
The idea is that the play hits so quickly that it is hard for the defense to penetrate inside enough to affect the play. If everyone understands this then you are going to have blocking where you need it. That is on the perimeter. If you are playing a penetrating defense the rules are simple for your offensive line. If someone shows up on your track…block them with outside leverage.
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4. The Jet Sweep Attacks The Defensive Corner
It’s hard to not involve the corner when defending this play. Face it, this play is running right at one of the defense’s smallest players. That player is likely a poor tackler. The corner can play the jet sweep with their outside arm free. When that happens there is normally a jump cut inside for your jet seep runner.
Take a look at this short video to see how you can install this youth football Wing T Jet Sweep.
FirstDown PlayBook offers you 12 different formations just like this youth football Wing T. You should consider one or two of these for your Pop Warner offense. Tap on any one of the tiles below to visit the article describing that formation. After reading the article then go join FirstDown PlayBook and get busy coaching your Pop Warner team with the best football playbook available!
