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We use slide motion to kickout the DE with the wing toward a backset and the SE in a snug alignment. Its one of our best plays. We use the same look to run HB toss. Way better block than belly iso/down out of double wing in my experience. Another team in our state does similar with a jet motion and fake. Also great with QB in Gun

Last season we ran alot of gun off-tackle sweep and had a young HB who was talented but had a hard time reading when to bounce (we really hammer the 90 degree cut to cut-back on that play.) So we started tagging sweeps "Jet" when we wanted him to bounce. We only ran it out of snug/nasty trips formations to the wing. Because it was slower we would block sweep from the wing back to account for blitz and run through, the snug/nasty and the split-out blocker would block jet (#2 & #3 outside count) and the HB would run a jet path. It was a good changeup that worked well for our young back and will remain part of our system. vs. a 9 tech we would also pull our outside tackle from East/West Trips formations. Also, Check out Kenny Simpson's Gun T "Trojan" Sweep. Coach E has shared this no motion jet under center out of bear and bull.

We use wristbands and number the plays 00-05,10-15, up to 55 so they can be signaled with fingers on one hand and a fist being 0. If we use more than 1 sheet we have a signal for the second sheet. We usually use 2 bands, one for tempo that everyone has a copy of and one that only the QB has. We put common tags on the margin in colors so we can tag a play "23 black" We have one coach signal formations separately to the huddle while the QB is getting the play signaled in by another coach. We can signal plays from either band to the QB in the huddle so there are no duplicates and we don't use formation verbiage in the huddle. When we go tempo we have a set formation or two that is verbally signaled along with the play # on the tempo band, this formation often changes week to week based on gameplan and is usually the formation we like the best. We usually have our base plays on the tempo band unless they don't fit that formation for the week. We also have a small 2 minute package that is all verbal signals, a 3 play sequence that is triggered with a one word verbal signal (we can also call any of those 3 with the signal and "1" "2" or "3" and usually we put those 3 in the margin of the tempo band as well), and occasional one word calls for specials etc. We also run certain plays on certain counts, which are on the band so our snap count is varied naturally.

We've dabbled, majored, moved away, and come back to the Gun. Lots of good reasons to use it. There's lots of ways to keep your QB out of the run game. You can run it out of the pistol in red/blue sets. move your back around, use motion runs, same side runs to back etc. We always refer to the shotgun as "Pandora's Box" because there's so many options you can outcoach yourselves easily. I kind of prefer the offset back and giving the defense a tendency that you can exploit their adjustments to, single wing style. If you move in and out, I've found its best to keep footwork and backfield action as consistent as possible. Belly, Sweep, Jet, Rocket, etc. are all great out of gun if you make the right adjustments. Trap is tough and hits slower no matter what but can still work vs. the right look. We ran it with an offset back. The QB steps up to meet the snap, turns 90 degrees to the back who shuffles directly behind the center and then dives. I would add that a slow QB can be pretty effective running sweep because he doesn't (cant) outrun his blockers. This may not be a homerun threat but can still be effective in the right spots. If your QB can stay on the field as a blocker or as a threat to catch a hitch or slant, that allows you to move in and out of wildcat sets with base personnel, especially if your wildcat QB can throw a simple one read pass (or can just get it to your normal QB for a double pass), which lets you have that +1 run game when you need it.

I think I can see it, but could you draw this up? Did you ever run it back to the weakside?

Youve run handback from shotgun with the playside guard pulling away coach?

We do run that. Its a great play. We also run this scheme with a slot or wing in motion as the kickout. We see less double A now that we are multiple in our formations, but we do see it now and then. The more common issue is the BSILB cross-blitzing to strong A when X pulls. We have counters and adjustments, but if we get caught in it when we pull both Gs its often a negative play. Id love to hear other ideas.

We've been a big gun buck team in the past and brought it back this year. The double A and blitzing BSILB was a problem in the gun without the FB to fill. Our solution has been to just pull BSG to block force, and block down with C and PSG as our base. We use formations to account for PSILB. If we get our TE and Wing covered then we either go Nasty, unbalance like coach E Suggests^^ or run b-gap trap. We haven't had much success running a-gap trap out of gun except vs. specific looks like a 4-3. We run it the same UC if we are running a lot of Gun. I know more teams are protecting their gun Buck with a backside RPO to hold BSILB. That's outside our wheelhouse but if anyone runs that successfully id love to learn about that.

Weve gone all Gun, all UC. and mixed. In my experience the best way to mix the two is to start UC and have a few plays that you can run UC or in the Gun without changing blocking or adding plays.

We run belly to the offset fullback and QB bellysweep and QB powersweep to the offset. Short motion FB rockets are also a good way to keep defense from shifting presnap to the offset.

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You could do either off Jet for sure. We've run XW and XZ off of Belly/Down. We dont run criss-cross but ive seen YW criss-cross off of Buck action and XW criss-cross off of Power.

We've won several games with a RB pass off of screens like this^^

We false pull playside G on no mo rockets early in games when teams are guard readers. Its a 1 for 1 trade on playside block and puts doubt in kids heads about their reads. We also sucker most of our traps.

Were not an option team, but we do run QB Powersweep with a Rocket motion and Fake. Thats a nice play. Ive seen lots of Gun T teams run jet/power read very well. We like to run our play from North/South to crack the LB and let the BSG lead and space out the overhang. We also run it to a a snug SE and a Reo/Leo and a backside TE. If defense overshifts to the backfield we quick pitch to the dive back and run power back to the TE with QB and BSG lead blocking, which has been really nice for us vs. odd fronts.

Rocket intercept is the ballcarrier "intercepting" a soft toss in the direction of the motion man to run a counter like coach Dierick says. You can run a number of blocking schemes with a Rocket Toss intercept. We taught Truck as waggle blocking away from motion which is a good use of that scheme if you already major in it. Weve run Tackle Trap, GT Counter, G Lead, and Bucksweep off an intercept. For us the best has been a power block like you said because its a versatile scheme that we use in multiple ways, makes the FB kicking out backside a real threat on Rocket, and complements the Rocket Boot well. I think the big thing is using a scheme that you already rep alot because youll probably only run Toss intercept a few times a game. If you run alot of Waggle then Truck is a good choice, If you run alot of Power then that is a good choice, GT counter or Tackle Trap can also work well if you are effective with those plays

This is another alternative Ive come across that Ive been meaning to try with QB reversing out like belly weak and running Jab FB sweep to the TE wing.

We have used a Bellysweep fake after no motion Bellys, but it didnt seem to make a difference because of the late handoff. If we want influence on Belly we use Rocket motion but we run plenty of no-mo belly to keep teams honest against no motion. Belly has been more consistent for us than Trap and Trap is also a more expensive core play in my opinion. When we run it we use Rocket motion instead of Buck action. In my experience the LB has to sit longer on a Belly fake than a Trap fake.

Im not familiar with Buck Belly, but we run bellysweep strong and weak with our old buck sweep blocking. I think it holds the LB better and Belly is a much more consistent play for us than trap.

We use a lot of formations but our primary formations are Red/Blue and North/South,and we use alot of Reo/Leo backfields and Nasty splits.

We're a full slide only team for the same reasons you mentioned. Im no master of this, but here's how we do it. We want our guys to stay square and we dont drop to set since we are already off the ball as far as we can be in our stance. We teach our guys to take the fight to gap threat and use "post-balance" footwork. We teach our guys "post" step to gain 6 inches vertically and laterally with gap foot, backside foot steps to "balance" while keeping relationship (gap foot maintains lead) until fit for pass pro (toe to toe with gap threat square to the line of scrimmage, hands inside, feet wider than knees, knees wider than hips. Keep feet and hands moving. Hands inside his.). This is how we block a man that is shaded on us to our gap. You are responsible for any threat to the area between your nose and the next man over. If no immediate gap threat: Be aware of head up defender a man over to your gap side slanting into your gap or LB blitz 1st. When a threat is head up (could go either way) drive step and post-balance or launch off him to help backside man depending on his slant You may help with backside shade/slant if you are sure your gap is secure with post balance footwork, but your eyes, gap hand and gap foot must stay square in your gap! If gap threat is inside shade of a man over: post-balance aiming for far chest plate with backside hand (this is a trick to keep backside foot moving) and stay square if possible Always look for work and turning shoulders is last resort. Tackle with a Wide #1 in his gap uses a kick step technique. We only slide one direction on all pass plays to maximize reps. Our cadence is down, set, hut. Our hands go down on "down" but we will run passes on down in order to pass pro from a 2 pt stance at times. Looking forward to other responses

Do you have a sample weekly practice plan you wouldnt mind sharing with your weekly and group periods?

We are mostly 1 platoon and I find muself trimming more every year and still feel like we carry too much. We ran the following from most to least: Run: Belly Bellysweep + QB Bellysweep Rocket Rocket Trap + variations Power sweep to 3 man surface as Super Power away from Reo/Leo with QB lead, or as a Rocket Counter Sally GT/GH Counter to 2 man surface. Tackle Trap. Pass: Rocket PA 3 verts, post-wheel & boot FB screen off Rocket and Belly Keep Belly Keep Curl/Corner-Flat 3 step slant The plays we run less get practiced less. We are pretty good at Belly, Sweeps, and Rocket but it gets pretty hit or miss beyond that. We completely scrapped the buck series for the Belly and Rocket series and don't miss it. Counters specifically are something I get caught up in and they get called pretty seldomly compared to the time we put into them. When we've had dudes they all work, when were less talented theyre all hit or miss. Ive been wondering if a "Jab Belly" could be run as a primary counter like Jab Duo or Iso are to maximize reps. We also rep Trap a ton and when its there it can be big, but there are sometimes weeks where we dont really use it and I wonder if id get more efficient mileage from running a simple Dive instead.

Vs Tight Robin we usually get a secondary rotation with the overhangs playing force and secondary playing cover 6 or 2 man.