1. BILL ZWAAN WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY WZWAAN@WCUPA.EDU
SPEED SWEEP CLINIC
BILL ZWAAN
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY

2. PHILOSOPHY OF SPEED SWEEP GAME
WHY ARE YOU RUNNING IT
HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO RUN IT
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH
TIMING AT HANDOFF
COULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN SUCCESS OF PLAY
HANDOFF IN FRONTSIDE “A” GAP
HALFBACK PATH
FULL SPEED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
DIP AFTER HANDOFF (3 1/2 YARDS DEEP)
TRY TO GO HASH/NUMBERS/SIDELINES

3. BLOCK AT THE POINT OF ATTACK(TE/TACKLE)
REACH BLOCK VS OUTSIDE TECHNIQUE
TWO STEP PULL VS WIDE TECHNIQUE
YOU MUST SPEND EXTRA TIME PRACTICING THIS BLOCK IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE PLAY GO
HELP CALL TO WING IF BLOCK IS TOO WIDE
BLOCK ON THE CORNER
TREAT THIS BLOCK LIKE OPTION BLOCKING
STALK-STALK/STALK-CRACK/CRACK-CRACK
COMMUNICATE BLOCK SCHEMES

4. RUN THE SPEED SWEEP DIFFERENT WAYS
PULLING GUARD’S BLOCK
GIVE GUARD AN ASSIGNMENT, DON’T LET HIM BE LEFT IN SPACE
LOOK FOR SCRAPING LINEBACKER
KICK OUT IF YOU DOUBLE CRACK
RUN THE SPEED SWEEP DIFFERENT WAYS
LEARN DIFFERENT TERMS FOR THE PLAY
SPEED (PULL GUARD)
QUICK (ZONE BLOCK SCHEME)
FLY (PULL GUARD/LEAD FULLBACK)
JET (ZONE BLOCK/LEAD FULLBACK)
CRACK (DOUBLE CRACK AT POINT OF ATTACK)
INFLUENCE (SHOW GUARD TRAP OR GUT)

5. RUN OUT OF DIFFERENT FORMATIONS
DOUBLE WING/SPREAD/CLOSE
TIGHT END OVER/WIDE RECIEVER OVER
DOUBLE TIGHT-DOUBLE WING (GOALLINE)
THREE – FOUR WIDE RECIEVER SETS
NO BACK SETS
GENERAL THOUGHTS
USE YOUR PERSONNEL
FAST PLAYER/RUN FAST
RUN VS COVER THREE (USE FORMATIONS TO GET LOOK YOU WANT
USE EXTRA PLAYER VS COVER 2/4 (END OVER/FULLBACK LEAD

6. RUN AS A SERIES/HAVE COMPLIMENTARY RUNS
TRAP/GUT
DOWN/DOWN OPTION
BELLY/BELLY OPTION
COUNTER/SALLY/COUNTER CRISS CROSS
DIVE/DIVE OPTION
ZONE/STRETCH
MUST HAVE COMPLIMENTARY PASSES ALSO!!!!
THREE STEP/SPRINT PASS
WAGGLE/BOOTLEG
BELLY KEEP PASS/DOWN PASS
SCREENS/SPEED PASS/REVERSE AND REVERSE PASS

7. GUN SPEEED SWEEP TIMING AT HANDOFF IS KEY
HAVE QB STOP BALL IN STOMACH OF BALL CARRIER (DO NOT CATCH BALL AND HAND OFF)
FAKE ZONE RATHER THAN TRAP
HANDOFF SHOULD BE AT ABOUT 3 ½ YARDS, SAME POSITION CARRIER IS AT WHEN HE DIPS AFTER HANDOFF UNDER CENTER