A sweep to dive combination.Every football program has some type of play designed to attack the flanks of the defense. At Trinity, our offensive philosophy is to attack the defense's flank flank (flank) the side of the body between ribs and ilium. flank n. 1. The side of the body between the pelvis or hip and the last rib; the side. 2. with the toss sweep. We accomplish this by motioning our back across the formation and tossing toss v. tossed, toss·ing, toss·es v.tr. 1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden slight jerk: tossed the shirt on the floor. See Synonyms at throw. him the ball on the run, as shown in the diagrams. This type of motion causes defensive problems, especially when the sweep and the dive are combined into the same type of play. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The toss sweep hinges Hinges may refer to:
The QB must time the snap, reverse pivot, and pitch the ball so the ball is received directly behind the tackle. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] To create this space, the fullback must align align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. five yards deep in the backfield between the guard and tackle and be quick enough to get out into space to block. The combination of the motioning back, reverse pivot of the quarterback, and the quick movement of the fullback allows the play to get outside quickly. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The blocking assignments are designed simply to wall off the playside defenders and prevent them from pursuing. Whenever an offensive lineman Lineman or linesman may refer to:
Against even or odd-front defenses (Diag. 1, Even and Odd), the blocking wing must reach the outside defender and wall him to the inside, opening the entire flank for the back to run free. The motion man will begin to attract attention as the defense keys the sweep. THE DIVE Once the defense starts gearing up against the sweep, we will add a deceptive de·cep·tive adj. Deceptive or tending to deceive. de·cep  tive·ness n. wrinkle--the dive. The deception deception n. the act of misleading another through intentionally false statements or fraudulent actions. (See: fraud, deceit) will begin with the motion
man moving at three-quarter speed and the QB reverse-pivoting.
The QB will then show a "high ball" by extending both arms above the numbers. This action must resemble the pitch motion of the sweep. He'll then immediately lower the ball to his waist for the fullback and continue down the line of scrimmage line of scrimmage n. pl. lines of scrimmage Football Either of two imaginary lines extending across the field parallel to the goal line at the ends of the ball as it rests prior to being snapped and at which each team lines up for . Against an even front defense (Diag. 2 Even), the #2 back will jab-step before fold-blocking behind the tackle, while the tackle rides the DE out and away from the dive area. The guard will execute a seal-down block on the DT. If needed, he may call upon the center for a double-team. The center will check playside and then cut off the pursuing backside BACKSIDE, estates. In England this term was formerly used in conveyances and even in pleadings, and is still, adhered to with reference to ancient descriptions in deeds, in continuing the transfer of the same. property. LB. The back-side guard, tackle and TE must wall off any penetration and move to the next level of defenders. Against an odd-front (Diag. 2 Odd), both the tackle and #2 back will jab step, with the back walling off the last defender and the tackle fold-blocking back inside and looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the backer. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] The guard must wall off the end, while the center cuts off the nose's pursuit into the dive hole. All the back-side lineman must push to the next level quickly while walling off any pursuing defenders. This base formation (Diags. 1 and 2) enable us to attack the defense in two critical areas. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SPREAD THE WEALTH The third way of maximizing the strength of both plays is by changing into a spread formation (Diags. 3 and 4). The spread creates several advantages. First, it puts even more pressure on the defense to defend every foot of the gridiron. Second, it enables us to get outside even faster with a longer and faster motion. The motioning back sets up 10 yards from the end. He motions flat until he comes within two yards of the tight end. He then bends his motion back toward the fullback's hip. The QB executes a reverse pivot and pitches the ball to the motioning back, who must catch it close to top speed five yards behind the tackle. It is imperative for the QB to make the pitch without forcing the back to slow down or adjust to the ball. The blocking scheme begins with the read by the farthest receiver from the ball. The read is based upon the corner playing a hard or soft coverage. The receiver will man up a hard corner. Against a soft corner, he will drive two steps up field and work back inside to take the first force defender. The slot back must block man on or man inside. Against an even front (Diag. 3), the tackle and guard will reach/wall block playside. Against an odd front (Diag. 3 vs odd), the guard will pull around the tackle to reach the next level of defender. All back-side players, from the center over, will step playside and wall block or move to the next level as quickly as possible to cut off any pursuit. The spread formation forces the defense to match up with us while seeking to maintain "box" superiority. The box is the area from tackle to tackle five yards from the LOS LOS Length of stay, see there , and we want to have as many or more blockers than defenders in the box. The dive play will make this very difficult for the defense. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] In many defensive schemes, the DE becomes the first line of containment containment Strategic U.S. foreign policy of the late 1940s and early 1950s intended to check the expansionist designs of the Soviet Union through economic, military, diplomatic, and political means. It was conceived by George Kennan soon after World War II. , and we seek to exploit it on offense. MIRROR IMAGE The dive must mirror the sweep and it must begin with the same motion pattern and speed consistency from the #4 back (motion man). Both the receiver (end) and slot back must use the same blocking rules as the sweep. The QB executes a reverse pivot and "high ball" as the fullback jab-steps and goes down hill toward the ball and hole (Diag. 4, even). The tackle takes a jab-step toward the end, giving the quick impression of a reach block, after which he will fold-block behind the guard and center. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] The guard and center double-team the tackle, with the center moving onto the backer. The back-side guard and tackle will execute another double-team on the DT. We want to drive the DT back as deep as possible into the path of the backside backer. If possible, we want the tackle to scrape See scraping. off onto the next level of defenders after the DT is secured by the guard. Our tight end must move quickly to the next level to cut off any pursuing defenders. Our sweep to dive combination has been very successful for us in keeping the defense guessing while using two of the oldest plays in the game. BY NATHAN SPATE Asst. Coach Trinity Christian Academy Trinity Christian Academy may refer to:
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