Quarterbacking: \'The Ritual\'

by: Mike Marshall
Head Coach, Buckeye Valley High School, Delaware, OH
© More from this issue

This can easily be a 20-30 minute practice routine, while it can be reduced/condensed to a pre-game routine. This is something we work with at every practice. As the season goes on, I reduce repetitions and "speed" things up to shorten the routine. It is excellent for "warming up" the quarterback before he works with running backs and receivers. It is very conducive for either a camp or high school practice situation. The drills are best completed with two or more quarterbacks. One of the neat things about these drills is the only equipment needed is a football and flat cones/markers:

A) Warm Up- In the warm-up the quarterbacks are just playing catch. In the warm-up the QB's are throwing lightly and the coach is working with them on good sound throwing mechanics (right handed QB's). The ball is held at least at shoulder ....The full article can only be seen by subscribers.
Subscribe today!


User Name Password Password Help	NOT A SUBSCRIBER? Subscribe now to start receiving our monthly magazine PLUS get INSTANT unlimited access to over 4000 pages of 100 percent football coaching information, ONLY available at AmericanFootballMonthly.com!

**SUBSCRIBERS ONLY**
NEED PASSWORD HELP

Subscribe online or call 800-537-4271 and get your password today!

Article Categories

AFM Magazine

Quarterbacking: \'The Ritual\'