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Sweep

Sweep takes the ball outside the end man with blockers in front of it. The details change by family: backs may already be spread toward the edge, or linemen and backs may pull from a tighter surface to create the same outside lane.

Beast

Sweep: Beast Sweep from the Youth Football Online Wide alignment. The 2-back handles the edge while the 3 and 4 backs lead into the alley; the 1-back gets width behind them before turning upfield.
Beast Sweep from the Youth Football Online Wide alignment. The 2-back handles the edge while the 3 and 4 backs lead into the alley; the 1-back gets width behind them before turning upfield.

See the Beast assignments

Single Wing

Sweep: Traditional Single Wing Power Sweep strong. The TB follows the backs outside while the strong end blocks down, the WB turns out the edge and the strong guard pulls into the alley.
Traditional Single Wing Power Sweep strong. The TB follows the backs outside while the strong end blocks down, the WB turns out the edge and the strong guard pulls into the alley.

See the Single Wing assignments

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