So you want to be a quarterback huh... What is the difference between a great quarterback and a bad one. For every Payton Manning there is a Ryan Leaf. How does Tom Brady go from a 6th round pick to a NFL Star. I am betting the same attitude these great players have now is the same attitude they had playing Pop Warner Football.
Here are 6 keys to becoming a great Quarterback
1. A Quarterback must maintain a cocky air at all times.
a. You want you’re Quarterback to show other teams that he knows what he is going to do next—there isn't a bit of doubt in his mind about what he is going to do on the next play.
b. You want his facial expressions to indicate to your team and your opponents' team that he not only knows what he is going to do next, but that he is going to do it successfully, for all that they can do to stop him.
c. Be sure he understands that this is just an air. It is a role he is playing. It isn't himself that you want to be cocky; it is the Quarterback. You don't want your boys to be too cocky. There is a limit, and he must know it.
He might offend the members of his own team. His job is to irritate the members of the other team, not his own. You want that cocky air at all times—and on the practice field is one of the times.
2. You want a Quarterback with a clear, strong voice. You want a voice that is forceful and decisive. You want it to be heard and to be understood. You want it to be recognized by your own team as the commander who is about to lead his team to a definite win. You want it to be recognized by the opponent as the voice of one who is going to reach that objective with his team, no matter what they try to do to stop it.
3. This third law is a combination of the first. You want your Quarterback to know what he is going to do next and to do it. You don't want him to show at any time, that he is in doubt about his next move. You don't want him to show that he is worried or to communicate any such feeling to his team.
Here are 6 keys to becoming a great Quarterback
1. A Quarterback must maintain a cocky air at all times.
a. You want you’re Quarterback to show other teams that he knows what he is going to do next—there isn't a bit of doubt in his mind about what he is going to do on the next play.
b. You want his facial expressions to indicate to your team and your opponents' team that he not only knows what he is going to do next, but that he is going to do it successfully, for all that they can do to stop him.
c. Be sure he understands that this is just an air. It is a role he is playing. It isn't himself that you want to be cocky; it is the Quarterback. You don't want your boys to be too cocky. There is a limit, and he must know it.
He might offend the members of his own team. His job is to irritate the members of the other team, not his own. You want that cocky air at all times—and on the practice field is one of the times.
2. You want a Quarterback with a clear, strong voice. You want a voice that is forceful and decisive. You want it to be heard and to be understood. You want it to be recognized by your own team as the commander who is about to lead his team to a definite win. You want it to be recognized by the opponent as the voice of one who is going to reach that objective with his team, no matter what they try to do to stop it.
3. This third law is a combination of the first. You want your Quarterback to know what he is going to do next and to do it. You don't want him to show at any time, that he is in doubt about his next move. You don't want him to show that he is worried or to communicate any such feeling to his team.
4. The fourth is the law of observation: Observe at all times, the defensive alignment of the opposition. After the play is run, ask yourself these questions: Who made the tackle? Also notice those players that were not in on the tackles. Try to observe any glaring weakness in the defensive line or in the secondary. Especially on passes.
5. Choice of plays. Remember what plays have been going successfully and, of equal importance, those that have failed to gain ground. If plays gains ground they should be used until the defense shifts about to meet them. Then it will be time to resort to other plays. There is no law against returning to the successful plays later on if conditions warrant.
6. The sixth law comes into the field of generalship and strategy. At all times the Quarterback must keep his plays in sequence order. Some plays are to be used as checks, others as feelers. At times it may be necessary to sacrifice a play to make those that are to follow successful. This, of course, necessitates a quarterback's looking a long way ahead.
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