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Mike Marshall Buckeye Valley High School QB Ritual Drills
Mike Marshall
Head Coach
Buckeye Valley High School
Quarterbacking "The Ritual"
This can easily be a 20-30 minute practice routine, while it can be
reduced/condensed to a pre-game routine. This is something we work with at
every practice. As the season goes on, I reduce repetitions and "speed"
things up to shorten the routine. It is excellent for "warming up" the
quarterback before he works with running backs and receivers. It is very
conducive for either a camp or high school practice situation. The drills
are best completed with two or more quarterbacks. One of the neat things
about these drills is the only equipment needed is a football:
A) Quarterback Carioca- Quarterback executes a five yard "drop" while
doing carioca. Quarterback swivels his hips back and forth 180 degrees
while completing a carioca drill....doing his best to keep his trunk
facing to the right (right handed QB) or to the left (left handed QB). Do
this five times.
B) Globetrotter- Excellent drill for ball security. Quarterbacks work
the football in a circular motion around their head, under their arms,
around their waist, around their knees, around each knee, weaving through
their legs and finally "playing catch" between their legs. Coach shouts out
a command of which body part the ball revolves around. Usually starting with
the head and working downwards. Coach also shouts the command "reverse"
which changes the direction the ball is rotating. This should be shouted
numerous times. The drill concludes with five "drops"…the Quarterback
dropping the ball and then grabbing it. Five "drops" with the power hand and
five drops with the off hand.
C) Toss Sweep & Option Drill- Line of Quarterbacks holding footballs
with the coach in the "Running/Pitch Back" position. The coach is in a
position behind and off to the side of the quarterback, in the position
where a running back would be receiving a toss sweep or an option pitch. The
Quarterback faces away from the Coach/running back, in a position where he
would be taking a snap from center. Quarterback reverses out and executes a
toss sweep to the coach. This simulates either a toss sweep or a quick pitch
play. The quarterback then moves to the other side until all quarterbacks
have executed the pitch. Then the beginning quarterback again executes the
pitch to the coach and all other quarterbacks follow till all the
quarterbacks have executed a pitch both to the right and to the left. This
is continues until the coach determines a sufficient amount of repetitions
have been completed. Now the quarterback executes and option pitch in the
same manner. If the type of option your team runs has an inside or outside
veer dive fake then this can be simulated in the drill by the quarterback.
In the option phase of the drill the coach yells "pitch" and quarterback
breaks down and executes a pitch stepping towards the "pitch" man/coach.
Again, this continues until the coach determines a sufficient amount of
repetitions have been completed.
D) Knee Drill- Two quarterbacks starts with their right knees on the
ground, facing each other ten yards apart. One quarterback has a ball on
the ground next to his right leg. The quarterback picks up the ball with
his power hand puts the ball to his ear with his off hand also on the ball
and throws it to his partner quarterback across from him who catches the
ball, places it on the ground and does exactly the same thing throwing the
ball back. Quarterbacks continue playing catch in this manner while the
coach helps them with the finer points of their throwing techniques:
leading with his throwing elbow, ball at his ear and pointing first with
his wrist and then his index finger upon release of the ball. When a
sufficient amount of repetitions have been completed the quarterbacks then
switch knees putting their left knees down and continuing the drill.
Again, when a sufficient amount of repetitions have been completed the
quarterbacks then put both knees on the ground and continue the drill but
now also concentrating on a big trunk turn/twist while throwing the ball to
both increase velocity and quickness of release.
E) 3/5 Step Drop And Wave Drill- Two quarterbacks start (one with a
ball) facing each other 15 yards apart. The coach stands about 7 yards
from the quarterback with the ball. Quarterback with the ball faces the
coach in an "under center" position. Coach gives a command and the
quarterback executes a three step drop with his feet "chopping/firing" on
his third plant step. Coach then gives visual directions with his hands
(improves quarterback focus with eyes forward) and the quarterback
executes a wave drill moving right, left, forward and back. Quarterback
with very short choppy steps only moves 2-3 feet in the drill in each
direction. The last command by the coach is "throw" on this command the
quarterback steps and throws to his partner, the coach then turns around and
executes the drill with the partner quarterback. Key points of
emphasis….1) Quarterback stands tall. 2) Quarterback is very quick in his
drop and with his foot movement. 3) Quarterback head is constantly forward
the entire time watching the coach. Once completed, the drill can also be
executed for a 5 or 7 step drop.
F) Boot/Sprint Out And Throw- Two quarterbacks start (one with a ball)
facing each other 10 yards apart but staggered so one quarterback is 15
yards to the right of the quarterback with the ball. The coach stands
roughly equidistant between both quarterbacks. The quarterback with the
ball faces forward in an "under center" position. On the coaches command the
quarterback executes a bootleg faking a handoff to his left and then
bootlegging to his right and throwing the ball to his partner quarterback.
The quarterback who just completed the throw returns to his original
position. The coach turns around and has the partner quarterback
execute the drill. This continues until the coach determines a sufficient
amount of repetitions have been completed. Once the boot phase is completed
the quarterbacks complete the drill using their sprint out techniques. Then
both quarterbacks move ten yards up field and turn around so they can
execute the drill to the left side. Again, this continues until the coach
determines a sufficient amount of repetitions have been completed.
G) Throw On The Run Drill- Two quarterbacks face each other 15 yards
apart, one quarterback has a ball. As the quarterback with ball begins
"running" towards his partner the partner back peddles. The quarterback
with the ball throws the ball to his partner. As his partner catches the
ball he now begins to run forward with the other quarterback now back
peddling. The quarterbacks run and back peddle back and forth playing
catch with the football until the coach determines a sufficient amount of
repetitions have been completed.
In all of these drills the coach is working with the quarterbacks on
perfecting their techniques in throwing, executing a toss sweep or option
pitch and of course, in their footwork. Special attention to the focus of
the quarterbacks eyes and footwork in these drills will do a great deal to
improve the efficiency and quickness of the quarterbacks.
Thanks Mike for this very detailed and useful drill
addition.
Anyone please send more
majors@oskie.com
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Mike Marshall Buckeye Valley High School QB Ritual Drills
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