How do I teach a child to play the quarterback position?

January 28th, 2007 | by Michael |
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Lucid Dreamer asked:

I used to play on defense so you do not know too much about the position of strategist. My grandson wants to play the game of youth football? the next season and wants to be a quarteback. As they? I do not know much about the position, how can I teach him? Please help! Notes up to me and wants to help out!

  1. 7 Responses to “How do I teach a child to play the quarterback position?”

  2. By Kyle M on Jan 31, 2007 | Reply

    Call up Peyton Manning

  3. By ratatatmatt862003 on Feb 3, 2007 | Reply

    he obviosly needs to do passing drills but also he needs to learn routs like a wr would so he knows where his teamates will be. also he needs to learn to keep 2 hands on the ball till he is ready to throw

  4. By casapulla on Feb 4, 2007 | Reply

    Play catch.

    As he learns to throw, move around as he’s throwing to hit you.

    You can also simply watch NFL games and talk about what the QB (and and any other player) is doing right or wrong, about what “he’d do” etc. etc. — so, he gets to know what he’s doing, talking about..

    (Defensive players can be the best coaches, at that. Don’t sell yourself short. Because you know, maybe, how a QB can give away where he’s about to throw.. and you can impart, once your neph shows some skills and accuracy.. how to scan the field, look one way, and then quickly throw another..)

  5. By RJ_inthehouse on Feb 5, 2007 | Reply

    First, the only way he’ll be able to play quarterback, is if you, or another of his male relatives is the head coach, or close personal friend of a head coach, not necessarily on the “youth league” level, but somewhere between there and varsity. It is the sad politics of football. The most athletic people unfortunately, aren’t always put in the best position. Every quarterback that I have known (from my days in high school, and coaching my baby bro. in 6th grade) is either a) The Coach’s son, b) Another Coach’s son, or c)The son of the Coach’s best friend

    Just have him practice throwing for right now. Perhaps you could extoll the wonders of playing defense.

  6. By rebshel1956 on Feb 7, 2007 | Reply

    watch film whit him , and get out in the back yard as offten as you can.make it fun**********

  7. By jds_22184 on Feb 10, 2007 | Reply

    I am an assistant coach on a youth football team. I deal with the quarteback a lot. There are a few things that you can do to prepare him.

    To develop accuracy, hang a tire from a tree branch on a rope. Let the tire hang at the average height of kids his age. Start him at 5 yards away, and have him throw the ball through the tire. Once he gets comfortable at 5 yards, scoot him back. The furthest you need to worry about is 15-20 yards. When he becomes really good at that drill, move him up close again, and softly swing the tire. This will simulate hitting a moving wide reciever.

    Another important part of the quarterback position is confidence. You dont have to know any top secret quarterback drills to teach him this. I cant tell you how to do it, but if he comes to a football team as a confident kid, there is no way he can fail at the quarteback position.

    Remember, the coaches job is to teach the position! Dont sweat it if you arent the best teacher, because as long as he knows a little bit, and shows enthusiasm to the position, the coach will do all the preperation that he will need.

  8. By L A on Feb 10, 2007 | Reply

    My cousin hung up three tires on a tree branch and threw the ball through them. He used stakes in the ground to measure his distance and practiced from the first stake to the last. This will help with his precision. Other than that make sure he grips the football with the laces at the tips of his fingers. That way when he releases the football it will spiral. You might want to have someone of equal size try and block his passes to the tires; once he gets better. Best of luck.

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