quarterback drills

I was talking to a major college football recruiter and asked what they look for in a high school quarterback. He Said 4 Things! The first thing they look for in a quarterback is mental and physical strength. The second thing they look for is QB footwork. The third thing they look for is Vision. And finally, there’s the arm strength to make all the quarterback throws. If a quarterback has all four of these skills, then he could get a football scholarship!

A lot of mental toughness comes with working in the soccer classroom. One of the most underrated phases of quarterback training is in the football movie theater and the blackboard. Most teams give the quarterback scouting reports that the coaches will review with them. Many teams, after reviewing the scouting reports, have the quarterbacks write the various passing plans. Such as the goal line package, the 2 minute attack package, the 3rd down package. the non-gather packet, if it has one, the first packet to pass. From this list, you will usually have 2-4 plays selected and reviewed.

So as you can see, a quarterback has to spend some time learning to read defenses! I see that there are now quarterback training websites that sell Quarterback How To Read Defenses DVDs. I highly recommend any serious QB get these!

The quarterback’s footwork can be developed in many ways. Jumping rope, Jumping Banks and Boxes. Playing football, playing tennis, playing basketball, stair exercises, hurdle exercises. Once again, there are some inexpensive soccer training DVDs that can be purchased on the Internet. Just search quarterback training DVD or football training DVD.

Nest is vision, this is the skill that all great quarterbacks must have. You have to be able to read defenses, find the wide receiver, and make the shot! The first part of reading defenses is identifying pass coverage. Is it cover 2, cover 3, man-to-man, zone, or a combo-type pass defense, or is there a blitz coming up? Once again, all quarterbacks should spend some time studying classroom movies and learning how to read defenses.

Lastly, all quarterbacks at the highest levels have an arm strong enough to make all the passes in a passing tree. Typical routes include quick exit, quick incline, or quick hitch.

The step tree includes 3-step drops. Typical routes include a quick exit, a quick incline, or a quick hitch. 5-step falls, with typical routes being curl, out, in. And drop or shotgun of 7 steps, being the typical routes deep in, deep out, comeback, post and go.

This passing tree and the pitches used are the bread and butter used by every college and NFL coach or scout. If you want to play quarterback, you need to learn these pitches. You can attend a quarterback camp or, again, there are some great, inexpensive quarterback passing drill DVDs you can buy online for more detailed quarterback drills.

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