QB in the summer

We rep footwork relentlessly and the mechanics of the throw. Other than that, we do general speed/agility work with the team that's beneficial for everyone.

We also do a lot of board work with them to mentally prepare.

During the summer, we do basic throwing drills to work on the form of the throw. Right foot forward, left foot forward, feet together, right knee down, left knee down, etc. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of this stuff cause you never throw from any of those positions in a game, but it does good work in the summer to focus on the basics. We also do quick release drills to practice getting the ball out of the QB's hand. We also do other drills as well, however, we spend a ton of time on our feet.

Everyday we work our three and five step drops and what I call passing position - ball under the ear, chest high, loose arms, feet shoulder widith. Just continuous drops without throwing the ball. Throwing to our right, to our left, etc. I focus on the placement of their feet as well as the size of their steps. Also work on our head and where we are looking - in a three step is our head down field on the first step? In a five step, is the head downfield for the first 3 steps?

From there we work movement in the pocket. There's numerous drills for this but I picked up a series of drills from scot Loeffler at Michigan. We do all the following:

- Five step drop and hitch (we practice how to hitch as well)
- Five step drop and step to our right - (coaching point is to always step with our back foot in the pocket since that makes the release of our throws quicker.) Same thing opposite side.
- Drop, step right, shuffle to the line (keeping our feet under our shoulders so we're in a position to throw it). Same thing opposite side
- Drop, step right, shuffle, then escape to the right (getting outside the pocket - we always escape to the same side as the pressure). Same thing opposite side.
- Drop, step right, shuffle, escape, then escape directly to the line (this time sprinting). Same ting opposite side.

I like the Loeffler series of drills cause it is football functional. One thing builds on another and each has practical game reasoning behind it.

This is one series of drills we do. There are numerous drills out there and a lot of effective things.

Anyone else have good individual drills they like?