Am i going be a better football thrower?
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do you have arms, are you working out, then you probably will be
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Strength is important, but is not your main concern for improvement. You need to work on your backwards and lateral movement. I assume during warm ups and positional drills, your coach has you do lateral shuffles and karioka/crossover drills. You need to work on those over and over; work on imcreasing your speed and most importantly keeping your balance while doing them. Same thing goes for backward movement. You need to work on running backwards while keeping your balance and not letting your weight shift backwards. If you lean backwards and the tight end curls around quickly, you're either going to lose a step and be out of position, or end up falling. You also need to get used to watching the QB's eyes, shoulders, and movements during practice. I don't really know of any way to improve that on your own, just have to focus on it during practice time.
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Found this article...hope it helps. I also suggest watching college football and some pro (I'm not a pro football fan) watching the receivers and seeing how they fake and spin...it takes practice and repetition.\n\nYour passing game starts with the ability of your football wide receivers to get separation from their defenders. It doesn't matter if you have the greatest quarterback in the world if his receivers can't give him a window to throw to.\n\nThe first step is to teach your wide receivers how to get off the line. If the defenders are pressing and bumping at the line, the receiver must know how to beat the pressure. Begin by teaching fakes. The most basic is the "head bob". This is where the football wide receiver moves his head to one side while getting his body moving straight or to the other side. A good shoulder fake can spice this move up.\n\nSince defensive backs will eventually pick up on a repeated fake, teach your receivers to mix things up with double-fakes (fake one way, then the other, then move beyond the defensive back).\n\nFootball wide receivers must also be taught how to use their hands to gain separation. Teach the "rip" and "swim" techniques. If cutting left, teach them to use the right arm to "rip" up through the cornerback's arms. For the "swim" technique, teach your wide receivers to bring the inside arm up and over the corner's arms to knock the arms downward.\n\nOnce off the line, good route running is obviously an important skill to develop. One way to help your football wide receivers get open is to have them run hard to a specific spot, get control (possibly use a fake here) and make the cut. Plant the foot away from the direction of the cut, make the cut and then accelerate into the cut. Teach your players the importance of getting the defensive back moving backwards and then cutting away from them.\n\nBesides the straight line charge, you can also have your football receivers use an S-shape weave to get open. Have them run quickly at the defensive back to get close, then "curve" around him to gain separation.\n\nAgainst man-to-man coverage, learning the art of good cuts and making those cuts at the right time will be extremely important to the success of your wide receivers. Against zone coverage, it's a bit different. Since the defensive backs are defending an area, the football receivers won't need to use their fakes quite as much since they just need to find the holes in the zone.\n\nOne often over-looked area where you can give your players an advantage is in your scouting of the opposition. Don't underestimate the importance of exploiting how your players match up to the other guys. Figure out how you can game-plan how to get your best or fastest receiver matched up against the opposition's weakest or slowest defensive back.\n\nTeach your football wide receivers the correct fundamentals for getting open, game-plan your match ups effectively, then sit back and feel the satisfaction of watching a beautifully executed big play win the game for your players.\n\nMatt & Dave run http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/get-open and enjoy teaching football players and coaches more about the football plays, drills, fundamentals and tips that result in individual and team success. For our free report, "5 Keys to Discovering the Successful Coach Inside You", plus an additional free report, send a blank email to mailto:footballtips@aweber.com.\n\nWe give full permission for you to use this article in your newsletter or on your site as long as you include our Resource Box with our website link and email link included.\n\nArticle Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Matt_Zavadil
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The best answer for this would be a three pronged approach. First make sure you are using proper foot work, catching and throwing technique to maximize your effectiveness.  If you make a good catch but are out of position it will limit the distance and velocity of your throw... thus distance will suffer.  Make sure when you catch the ball you have a good position foot work wise and then make a throw using your momentum or create momentum with a crows hop.  Then make sure you make a good throw with your front foot, eyes, and the fingers of your throwing hand all going toward your target, make sure you are snapping the ball toward your target.  If your technique is OK then you will need to go to steps two and three.\n\nStep two is a strength and conditioning program. Depending on your age can include light weights and elastic bands for increased strength.  The goal is not to bulk up but condition and strengthen.  Also a good idea for overall shoulder stability.\n\nThirdly as you throw start to add distance every couple of days.  You want to lengthen out your throws over time so you don't cause injury.  Throw at about 80% effort and add five to ten feet every two to three days.  As your distance grows make sure to incorporate the proper footwork, crows-hop, and catching technique to ensure effectiveness.  After about three weeks you will start noticing an increase in velocity and distance.  GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!
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To get better at football you need to practice alot. Football is a sort of hard sport at first, but if you practice and love doing it then you will soon get better if you keep trying!
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most NFL QBs can throw 70 or 80 yards. Brett Farve probably has the strongest arm in the league, he's unbelievable. For high school, 50 is average maybe 60 for a stronger, larger QB. For you flag football team 50 yards should be about right, but that should be your longest throw. Work on your accuracy in about the 20-30 range to be the best. Accuracy is more important then your arm strenght. I can throw about 50 yards but I'm pretty accurate anywhere from 10 - 35 yards.
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You didn't mention what position you play, or if you or your coach sent out highlight videos. I'm assuming they were sent. My suggestion is go to a University that is lacking in your position and try out as a walk on. Or, go to a Junior College and show your skills. I think that should be your last choice. Good luck on what happens.
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Whew.  There's no one single thing which will make you successful.  Good conditioning and good technique are actually more important than strength (at the Pop Warner and High School levels anyway).  D line play is all about technique, actually.  \n\nKnow your assignments, and refine your techniques for getting off blocks.  On runs, your goal should be to clog the inside and create a pile at the line of scrimmage.  You also want to tie up the weakside guard if you are lined up in front of him to prevent him from making a block on the inside linebacker.  This will free the linebacker up to make the tackle.  \n\nOn passes, get a good push upfield, and even if you don't get to the QB, make sure you raise your arms up high just before the QB releases the ball to cut down his field of vision and passing lanes and try to tip the pass.  \n\nUse your hands to grab hold of the offensive lineman's jersey (keeping your hands inside of his shoulders to avoid getting called for a flagrant defensive holding penalty) and use the "rip" and "swim" techniques to shed the block.  I don't recommend the "spin" as it rarely works, unless you have this technique down 100% and are fast enough to pull it off.  Most importantly, when you feel the pressure of the the blocker blocking you one way, fight to get to the other side, as that's where the play is.   \n\nIn practice, practice your techniques against the best OL on your team so you will improve.  If you don't, you are only cheating yourself.\n\nBut as far as exercise, concentrate on squats and bench press.  Try to gain weight (if you need to) as this will help prevent you from getting pushed off the line of scrimmage.  \n\nWind sprints are a must, as this will help your conditioning.  If you are well conditioned, you can go 100% on every play, and tire out the lineman blocking you.  If you play every snap like a madman  because you are well conditioned, and you have relatively good technique, you will be successful.  \n\nYou don't need a lot of talent, you just need to be willing to work hard, especially in practice, and have good conditioning.  Good luck.
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If you have the strength, skill, and ability to play, go for it! If you have played HS football, this is a good idea. Some level of experience is required. If you can stand the test of time over the entire season, and have enough skill to do it, sounds good. One recommendation: it is easier to play a position like Safety or Cornerback if you have speed than it is to play any other one
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well considering that your receiver is just back from surgery why don't you run the ball more. and maybe pretend to throw it and then to a quarterback sneak. you'd be surprised how much you can fool the other team but don't do it so often cause then the other team will catch on. get your receiver in the game and just throw the ball to him and make him run it out of bounds until you reach your end zone and then just sneak it into the end zone...believe me it works
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Only if you throw your hands in the air. You know, if you are a true player.
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You sound like a good player for the high school and college game. Just make sure you are totugh and have muscle on you. However when you get to college, it will be hard to get drafter if you are not very big. Take Mike Hart for example. Hes extremely tough and fast and is hard to tackle, but pro scouts just look at the 5'9 stat. But just be confident and i am sure you can succeed in the high school game.
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Throwing a Football is a combination of grip on the ball,  arm speed velocity, and proper angle technique.\n\nYour fingers should hold onto the laces.  Many QB's grip the ball with their pinky, ring, and middle finger holding on to the laces, with their index finger and thumb just on the ball.\n\nWhen throwing, you want a bring the ball up to shoulder level and equal to the ear level.  Your shoulders should be turned to the target or person you are throwing towards.\n\nThe release of the ball is a foward in a 90% angle of your throwing arm while your non throwing shoulder moves backward.  You should step into your throw as well.\n\nWhen you release the ball, your hand should almost be pointing at its target.  \n\nThe motion is similar to a Pitcher in Baseball in which the body moves in the direction of the target.
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Depends on the type of QB you want to be.\nRusher- Stick to a runningback workout, lots of sprints, ladders and ropes. Still practice passing accuracy because all QBs need to throw\nPocket Passer- This type requires perfect accuracy as well as great vision and desicion making, watch films, lots of films, work on that arm, benching, tricep curls, flies, and keep your shoulder loose at all times when practicing.
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great question.  First off, as a wide receiver, you need to work on your hands.  After all, you have to be able to catch with your hands and not your body.  Best thing for this is to buy a Nerf football that's attached to a rubber band.  I think you can buy these on line or at place's like Academy.  What you do is, hook one end of the rubber band to a fence or pole.  The height should be at your shoulder's height. Then you stand and through the ball out away from you, because of the rubber band, it will come right back and really fast.  It forces you to put your hands up and catch the ball with your hands. Many NFL Wide Receiver's use this technique. \nSecondly, you need to run routes.  Get with some buddies, grab a football, go to a field and have one of your friends throw to you. You can get online and find some specific routes to run, i.e., post corner, in route etc. It would be helpful to have at least three people. One QB, one WR, and a defender. Since you're playing both WR and FS, you would want to change up and cover sometimes too.\nThird, work on your feet.  Marry a jump rope. This will educate you feet and make them quicker.  Jump rope all the time!!!!\nFourth, the weight room.  Try not to lift heavy weights.  You don't need to bulk up as a receiver.  Just light bench press, dumbell press, curls etc. Your best bet is to lift light with a lot of reps.  This will give your muscles stamina.  For your legs, squats (light), leg press, leg curls and extensions. When you're working on your legs, try to train your muscles to burst.  Meaning, on the exertion part of the lift, really burst the weight up or out. But make sure it's in a controlled way.  Don't over do it in the weight room.  As far as running two miles, that's fine, but you need to work on burts.  Meaning you need to work in some sprint work.  This is very important.  Run some 100's, 150's, 180's, and 220's.  Always stretch and warm up first and cool down and stretch afterwards.  Vary your workouts from day to day. Right down your routine for lifting and running Monday through Friday. I used to lift in the morning, and run in the evening.  Monday was heavy upper body lifting, and running day 4 400's 60 to 70 seconds for each, and 2 200 yard (sprints), 2 100 yard sprints.  Tuesday was heavy leg day, and jogging..2-3 miles, Wednesday was light upper body, short sprints..100's, 60's and 40 yard dashes.  Spend 1hr on the track.  Thursday was light lower body, and hill work or bleacher's. Try to burn your quads, yeah!!  Friday was a total body workout in the weight room (light) and some light jogging.2-3 miles at a relaxed pace. Good luck. Contact me if you need me to send you a specific routine.
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Try using the wishbone formation more often, if you are so desperate (as we can sense) review some of the college film and teams like Nebraska that i recall are use to run the option in a lot of the game plays.\nAlso just throw the ball only to RBs and Tight ends ocasionally, your receivers need to be mainly for blocking schemes.
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It all depends on you.  Football is a game of speed and strength.  If you want to be good at it you have to be bigger and faster than everyone else on the field.  Weights are important for about an hour or so a day, but don't forget about speed.  Find a gradual incline in a road or sidewalk or park somewhere, measure off 40 or 50 yards and sprint up the hill.  Do that about 10 times or so with a short break in between each rep.  I did this, ran distance the other 3 days a week (took sundays off) going into my Junior year.  I dropped 0.30 sec off my 40 time.  Good luck!