How to throw a football.. gotta see this one..

and its is always important to never wear shoes.. socks give you the best traction possible.

Chris: I'm guessing it was www.CoachesWithTattoos.com ...

It will be bigger than the A-11 or the "Lowercase L" offenses!!



Brophy, good call on Uncle Rico.

Messing around on youtube with QB stuff.. and some guy was showing how he throws a football.. and one of the comments talked about how bad he was.. but no where near as bad as the Ehow version.. so there I went.. and there it is.. and he was right..

No, the sad part is.. there is some kid who now thinks he knows what he is doing based on this video.. lol

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Boy, is this going to save me a bunch of money on not having to buy Coach Slack's video's
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semi-related, but it does kind of play into how we teach stuff.....

There is not much, from a skill/technique standpoint being delivered in this video, and that is the bottom line.

I saw a San Diego State Clinic of Jim Harbaugh (now, mind you I REALLY like Jim Harbaugh)

and he was going over 'throwing mechanics'. Here is a guy that was an NFL pro pill-slinger and pretty impressive credentials.........and the 'bottom line' of his clinic was,

"they just gotta feel it...just whip it.....y'know, I tell ya, I don't know how to say it, but however you can get the ball out and to the receiver... just do it"

So, I'm watching the video waiting....and waiting....waiting for something, anything that I could use to specifically target technique. NOTHING! And I'm left, after 45 min, just with a "WTF was THAT??"**

Outside of kicking, throwing requires the most intensive discipline for mechanics (to eliminate delivery variables) and the information by Harbaugh wasn't much different from many other 'esteemed' QB coaches in that it is more subjective than objective.
This lends itself to question just WHAT we are responsible to teach/coach if it isn't technique. Just what are we doing FOR the athlete, if we are not improving his immediate performance (to create consistent high-performance)?

We can laugh and joke about the Geoffs out there, but if Geoff or Urban Meyer aren't delivering quantitive information we can use to help our athletes get better at specific areas of their game, does it really matter WHO gives the (non) information?

This is not unlike, the difference between me telling a joke, or Drew Carey telling the same joke. Does WHO tells it (not how) determine if it is funny (valid)?

If I tell you you can't invest in watermelons - would you not believe me, but believe Jim Cramer when he tells you not to invest in watermelons?


**which is why I am so adamant about the service and resource that Darin Slack has established.

Harbaugh's comments are like those from many gifted athletes who then become coaches - namely, "Just do it like this" followed by them throwing, swinging a bat, or shooting a free throw. THEIR physical gifts, either genetic or through coaching, allowed them to perform at a high level, however they often lack the ability to "TEACH" those same skills to the genetically ungifted. Don't get me wrong, there are some great coaches who were also great players, but with coaching you've got to be able to "coach" it.

So I shouldn't direct my qb's to watch that instructional video on youtube?

powerguy - I'll take a stab and speak for brophy and say I don't think he was going after you. I think he more was just saying how great Coach Slack's resources are, and that as ridiculous as this video is, it's not that much worse than stuff being put out by "big name" coaches, i.e. his Harbaugh anecdote. I think it was just a jumping off point for some fresh brophy wisdom (and there is no sarcasm in that!).

Maybe this is the guy that coached Ryan Leaf to NFL greatness back in '98?

I know that post was intended for humor.. but I actually do like the Nike drill videos for different positions on youtube.

Yes, it is funny. While we don't throw often, I do think our passing game will be more of a weapon for us this year. Our QB even went to camp at KU this summer! I hope his parents won't be mad when they find out he threw more passes in three days of camp than he is likely to throw all season long.

Huh??