bones72
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Post by bones72 on Aug 29, 2007 1:32:28 GMT -6
How do you teach a 10 year old to throw the ball before the reciever is open? QB has a great arm, perfect mechanics, but won't throw until the WR is way open. This is flag football btw.
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Post by coachjim on Aug 29, 2007 5:30:05 GMT -6
Have him throw to an exact location on short, well repped/disciplnd patterns for timing. That way he is worrying about location/timing first, reciever third. If perhaps the youth is too nervous about throwing int, rep him w/wr AND cbs so he gets a better feel for dubious throws (bad shirts, no blue sky) and when to run, run, run instead. Put pressure on in practice and if he still can't improve awareness during duress... replace with someone who can, lower on depth chart. Preach run before pass.
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tedseay
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Post by tedseay on Sept 7, 2007 7:27:06 GMT -6
How do you teach a 10 year old to throw the ball before the reciever is open? QB has a great arm, perfect mechanics, but won't throw until the WR is way open. This is flag football btw. Coach: This is going to sound odd, but it works because it taps into the kinesthetic sense by which our brains function: Tell your QB that, once he locks his eyes on his intended receiver (wherever that point may be in your passing drop & progression), he is not to take his eyes off the receivers' hands until the ball is safely in them. As June Jones explains it: "One of the things I found when I was coaching young quarterbacks was that all the good ones had great accuracy. They had different types of arms and strengths, but they were all extremely accurate. "The single best thing they had was eye concentration on the target...I want to know whether their eyes are following the football's flight when they throw it or whether they are looking at the receiver until he catches the ball. If you can get them to watch the receiver until he catches the ball, their accuracy will improve tremendously. "Your brain will tell your hand exactly what you have to do to get the ball from point A to point B." Again, sounds odd, but it works. Try teaching that point and see if it helps. |
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