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Your 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.

The 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.

Since 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).

Football 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.

Once 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.

Besides 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.

Against 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.

One 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.

Teach 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.

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Is it height, weight, athleticism? Does a strong arm make the difference, knowledge of the team's offense, practicing the fundamentals? Perhaps it's the offensive line, or the running backs and receivers.

What makes a successful quarterback? I can offer one answer from the collegiate careers of a former college quarterback, Ryan Dinwiddie and current college quarterback Kellen Moore.

I chose these two quarterbacks because I am familiar with their careers.

Ryan Dinwiddie's college career was from 2001 through 2003.
He was 6'1 weighing in at 187lbs.

Dinwiddie finished his collegiate career in 2003 by completing 257 of 411 passes for 4,031 yards. Setting school records in passes, completions, and attempts and he was also set the record for most total yards in a season at 4,074. This includes 28 touchdown passes and only 5 interceptions. That season he also set an NCAA Division 1 FBS career passing efficiency record of 168.9 making him the most prolific passer in D1 history until Colt Brennan broke the record in 2007 with an efficiency rating of 169.25

Kellen Moore's collegiate career is in its infancy, he is a redshirt freshman with 4 games to his credit. He stands 6'0 and weighs 187 lbs.

Kellen's first big test and road game was his 3rd game of the season against the 17th nationally ranked Oregon Ducks in Autzen Stadium. Facing on of this seasons most heralded secondaries, Moore passed the test completing 24 of 36 passes for 386 yards, averaging 10.7 yards per pass for 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.

As of today Scout.com ranks Kellen Moore 6th amongst division 1 quarterbacks, completing 77 of 107 attempts for 1165 yards and a completion percent of 72. Averaging 10.9 yards per completion, Moore has 7 touchdowns two interceptions and current QB rating of 181.27.

Both are undersized, neither possessing the size and athleticism of a Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow or the raw power and speed of a Jake Locker to run past and through would be tacklers.

What made Dinwiddie so good and has freshman quarterback Kellen Moore's star rising?
Both had good coaching, supporting casts and average arm strength. What separated them from the rest? The ability to read the defense.

That is why each quarterback is/was successful at putting up the numbers while shredding defenses. They knew/know what they are looking at and how attack the D. Both are students of the game and each pays special attention to the defense (Dinwiddie is currently playing Canadian Football) studying game film, learning the defense inside and out.

In conclusion quarterbacks that want a successful career, know how to read the defense. They study game film, defensive training videos and have the ability to read what is in front of them, helping them make fewer mistakes, making better decisions and lighting up the opposing defense.

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The Single Wing Offense is the Hottest Thing In Football Right Now

Single Wing Football is growing by leaps and bounds at the youth level, but how about all the buzz about it now at the High School, College and even NFL level? What's this all about? Sports Illustrated even did a very flattering piece on the Single Wing in their December 2008 Issue.

Why Now?
Much of this newfound attention can probably be attributed to the "TV" factor. Most coaches are copycat innovators, they see something that works, the modify it a bit to what they are doing now or the personnel they have in place and viola a new "Single Wing" series is born. Ten years ago the only Single Wing teams you would ever see on TV were in High School State Championship games on local TV. If you were real lucky you could get a coveted VHS copy of a youth team running the offense in some far away land. Thank goodness those days are gone. Now we have u-tube and message boards where you can see lots of youth and High School teams running the Single Wing offense. But what is more important than the proliferation of successful High School and Youth teams running the Single Wing is the "Saturday-Sunday" factor.

The "Saturday Sunday Effect"
Many coaches, parents and players don't think an offense is "legitimate" until they see their favorite College or NFL teams running the offense. It's a "gimmick" offense until they see it on TV. Todays offensive guru/mad scientist of college football is a man by the name of Urban Meyer. If you look at the interviews he has given about his offense he's an unabashed Single Wing man from his early days at Bowling Green. At Bowling Green he had a player by the name of Josh Harris, a tailback Meyer moved to "QB" in his Senior season. Harris lead the country in scoring for most of that season.

Well now coach Meyer has significantly more talent as the Head coach of the Florida Gators and what is he doing? He's running the Single Wing with his Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow at the controls even resurrecting a few old time Single Wing favorites including the Jump pass.

The Single Wing got huge TV exposure last year with the Heisman race, It came down to two players that were both classic Single Wing Tailbacks, Tim Tebow and Darren McFadden from Arkansas.

Who Has Joined the Mini Band Wagon?
Some other college teams using the Single Wing this year:

Clemson: The call it the "Stallion" with running backs James Davis and CJ Spiller taking snaps.

Missouri; They call it Rucker right and Rucker left, getting the ball to Tight End Martin Rucker. Missouri did the same with Wide Out Jeremy Maclin.

Nebraska- They call it the "Joker" with running back Marlon Lucky taking snaps, He has even thrown a Jump pass for a TD this season.

Pitt: They call it the Wildcat with running back LeSean McCoy taking snaps.

California: Running back Justin Forsett taking direct snaps including 2 for touchdowns against Arizona.

Colorado- Rack-Luck is what they call it, with running back Demetrius Snyder taking direct snaps.

Georgia Tech- Running back Tashard Choice taking direct snaps.

Miami- Running back Graig Cooper taking direct snaps.

Texas A&M- The J-Train, with running back Javorskie Lane taking snaps.

Mississippi- Houston Nutt calls his the "Wild Rebel"

So having just two teams, Florida and Arkansas running the Single Wing in 2008 has spawned an entire flock of college teams utilizing the Single Wing offense at least part of the time just one year later.

Even the NFL Follows
But the biggest proliferator of the Single Wing probably has to go to the former hapless Miami Dolphins. After a 1-15 season last year, the Dolphins are just one game out of the lead in their Division this season. More importantly, the Dolphins unveiled their version of the Single Wing offense to break the New England Patriots 15 game regular season win streak. Putting running back Ronnie Brown at the Single Wing "Quarterback" position and putting Quarterback Pennington in the Slot. Brown ran for 4 touchdowns off of direct snaps and even threw for a touchdown pass against the befuddled Patriot defense.

This didn't turn out to be a one hit wonder, as the Dolphins have continued to use their "Wildcat" series in every game since unveiling it against the mighty Patriots. What did we see in coming weeks out of other NFL teams? More Single Wing series plays from the Ravens, Bears and Jets to name just a few.

The Youth Football Implications
What does this mean to you as a youth coach? The Single Wing is still a niche offense, used by less than 3% of youth football teams across the country. While you still have the advantage of running something most teams don't see very often, expect to see more of it since it has been "blessed" by the Saturday-Sunday phenomenon.

It also means maybe us back-to-the-future Single Wingers were a bit ahead of our time. It also means those that decide to follow will have to deal with fewer of those odd looks from non savvy on-lookers.

Dave Cisar-

With over 15 years of hands-on experience as a youth coach, Dave has developed a detailed systematic approach to developing youth players and teams. His personal teams to using this system to date have won 90% of their games in 5 Different Leagues.

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If you would notice, almost all of the sports teams of Philadelphia would attach some meaning or connection to flying and soaring high. And yes, this was not only beautifully placed and planted to the names and logos of the teams, and it was lived on and delivered by them as well. Philadelphia should be proud for not only are they participating in the various sports leagues, but they are also very prominent in these. The city should be very proud of their teams as they are able to give pride to the great city of Philadelphia. Whether in the NHL, MLB, NBA, or NFL, they do practically excel in these and are respected in every division. That is not something common to all cities. If politics and city spirit would go together, hey, why not push those cheese steaks to the grill during those games?

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Up Downs Conditioning Drill

Out of all of the football conditioning drills up downs is one of the most popular. Players will start this drill by running in place as fast as they can, keeping their knees high as possible. At the coaches signal the players will drop to the ground and do a push up, and then quickly get back up and start running again. Because this drill can be very taxing, it is important to increase the time spent at this slowly over time as the player's strength increases.

Catching the ball high

High passes happen, and as a receiver you need to be ready for something unexpected. As such you need to practice the high passes so that you know to react, here are some basics: The first and most important is that you extend your arms and keep your hands together in a diamond type shape to catch that football. When you try to catch the ball with your body there is a greater chance that it is going to bounce off and cause an incomplete pass. Important to look the catch through and tuck it away. When you practice a high catch you are going to perform it subconsciously on the field, so remember extend the arms, catch and follow through.

Ball handling Drill: "Hot potato"

This drill is used to increase player's ball handling skills on the field. Players will move the football from one hand to another hand around differing parts of their body. The drill starts by having players hold the football above their head and start to pass it around their head, moving to the chest, under the arms, around the waist, knees, and completing with passing it through the legs.

The best thing that a coach can do is call out body parts that the players will have to move the ball around, or even calling a reverse command were the players will need to change the direction of the football. The reverse option is an important command as it will keep the players on their toes and focuses on concentration and ball handling.

We recommend that you end this drill by doing several football drops. For example, the player drops the ball and retrieves it quickly. To further increase pickup skills have your players change up the hands that they are using so that both their strong and weak hands are developed.

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The faster your defense is at getting the ball back into the offensive's hands the more likely you are to win a game. Forcing a fumble is one of the quickest ways that you can turn the tides and retain possession of the football. A great way to practice is have two players line up, one as the defense, the other with the football as the offense. The defender will practice stripping the ball by bringing his hands up quickly with a clenched fist to grab the opponent and as he does so to aim to knock out the football. Start the drill slowly, and reward for a strong tackle that affectively tackles and makes an attack to dislodge the offensive players grip on the ball.

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Want to learn how to make football cleats? Depending on what you prefer, they may be made from leather or synthetic materials. Genuine leather may be more expensive but they last longer and offer excellent wear, while middle-end cleats may use both leather and synthetic materials, with the synthetic parts serving as reinforcements to areas that are used often like the sole. Understanding the different kinds of cleats may also help you in learning how to make football cleats.

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Some of the kinds you can consider as you learn how to make football cleats include molded and detachable football cleats. Molded are attached permanently to the soles of the shoes. They are commonly found on turf shoes that use rubber cleats with mildew for better traction and spring on hardened turf fields. Detachable football cleats, on the other hand, can be replaced with cleats of other styles. They easily snap off during replacement and may be screwed in during installation. Since the cleats can be removed and re-attached, these are ideal for people who play on different surfaces, although they still work best on grass fields. Longer studs are good for grassy fields while shorter studs do good work on dry surfaces.

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Tackling is fundamental to football, and should receive proper attention at practices. Tackling can be fun and exhilarating, but done improperly and it can be dangerous. Some points to remember when tackling:

First is to cut off your opponent by placing yourself directly in front of them. Plant your cleats in the grass squarely in front and in the middle, bisecting the player in half. At the same time you want to bring your arms back in anticipation for the next phase.

Second, thrust your other foot again squarely in front of your opponent and with all the momentum that you have brought to the tackle grab your opponent. At this point you are well planted in front and your head should be in direct contact. Never, ever, ever tackle with the top of your head down, keep it up and square against your opponent. A great way to insure that you are in the right position is to practice touching your facemask to the football of the opposing player.

Third, throw your hips up and hard as you drive the offensive player backwards. The more momentum that you bring to the table on steps two and three the more effective your speed will be in this last step.

Forcing the Fumble

The faster your defense is at getting the ball back into the offensive's hands the more likely you are to win a game. Forcing a fumble is one of the quickest ways that you can turn the tides and retain possession of the football. Practice dislodging the football on the field in pairs of players. The defender will practice stripping the ball by bringing his hands up quickly with a clenched fist to grab the opponent and as he does so to aim to knock out the football. This drill is most effective if you start it slow focusing on the motions needed to be effective, and then speed up over time.

Basics to football hand offs

Whether you are a quarterback, running back, or a player that at anytime will receive a hand off you need to realize the basics of a great hand off. We will explain this in a common scenario between a quarterback and a running back. A running back at the start of a hand off should give the quarterback a target by opening up his arms that are in front of his chest enough to allow about one and a half footballs in. When the running back receives the football he clamps down both arms hard on the football to protect it. As the running back leaves from the handoff he needs to stay low to react quickly and again to protect the ball.

Building your muscles and endurance through Weightlifting

Lifting weights is a fundamental requirement to improve your football skills. Not only will it add muscle to your body and increase your strength, it will also help you to increase your maximum power. Maximum power is different from strength because it is the power that you exert on the field during a play. This exertion will help you as a football player to execute your skills on the field with speed and force. As you continue in your weightlifting program, we highly recommend that you get a personal coach to push you in your goals, teach you proper techniques, and ensure that you are doing the right work for your position.

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