Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Five Critical Skills a Quarterback Needs to Succeed

Being a successful quarterback needs more than just throwing skills and footwork. Aside from mastering game management, a quarterback needs to be the best offensive leader to help the team claim victory. Here are some quarterback skills that will ensure success:


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  1. Arm and core strength 

A quarterback needs to hone his shoulder strength, scapula stability, leg strength, and rotational core strength to improve velocity when throwing the ball at high speed. Do activities that enhance the strength of the arms, abs, obliques, hips, and glutes.
     2.  Competitiveness
A good quarterback must be intensely competitive. A quarterback is considered the leader of the offense and the one who is commanding the team on the field. Every time there is a huddle, he has to show his good spirits and courageousness to other players to inspire them.

    3. Mobility
The ability to avoid a pass rush or tackle is important thus overall mobility and agility can make a remarkable difference in the game. Training by jumping rope, quick footwork, and drills will improve foot speed.

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    4. Vision
It is very critical to keep the head steady and the eyes focused during the game particularly when throwing the ball to target receiver running routes downfield.

    5. Intelligence
Aside from innate acumen of the sport, a quarterback has to master all the running plays in the playbook. This involves studying more and lots of practice.

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5 comments:

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  2. If the quarterback has these five traits, he undoubtedly be one of the best.

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  3. For me, player's competitiveness is the most important. The quarterback should have the desire to be the team’s offensive leader.

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  4. Practice and hard work bring success.

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  5. "A quarterback needs to be the best offensive leader to help the team claim victory." I couldn't agree more.

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