Steve Axman Coaching QB Passing Mechanics

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T h e key ~0 r re ' c ' i " l ing !t h e ,shotguns n a p is : t oh a v eUfe , t 1ua l l ' t e : rtrack 1 1 0Cki lnhis:f r o c u s ,s nd m a in t~ .in h isIfe.V\ellffconcentr ;;!Itij,on.O n c e'the!quarterbackrases h lh a n d stoa d d r e s s th e .5 ;fII ,a p1 0 "the t oo l t b - a l J lfrall i lf9th e rGen t l~ r j 'his,9Y 'E! ' Smust~~erlrQ ,c k ie d O t Jl'the'fo_(li[ ba II. S u chactiion w~ ~hie~pe l 'l im insr t tE l !t lh ;epossibHitv'0 " a misl~ue I'f'the cen tsrW!!fect~i m. S J t 8 l k en l yi s ' i 1 -a :pth e 'b1 3 I II I1e:t ; lIf i"!y. , .T h s sht r tg l , l f 'hq,~lar~terbaGkm u st a c tu s l ~'ifssethe bs11 ' 11jegl~iilto ff~Lov lewilth th ecoon:lil1l,sltre :dsho f g 'U l n~l rN3 ipa c tionpf d~'9!Enlti!3 'r '~haflld(st Met h e nmus t actuajly s , e ethe KlcrtbaJlll'9!avedYe e ent'9 lfs S r i~p h l~ li1 d~ ,s ),etile n rn 'ust foi l~(jW the f I~g!ht~ofth~: s m a p p e dfnet be ~II,8 ' l tt b e eW8 y to l 1 i s ' ownh$nrfs!'HaIfII1ust eoncentrste So in tref'itlythat he '' rrri'!!S~ O~lee' t h e 'con i a~ tO r~the' tootba IIIIwithhi~ 'fIlWigrs Ths sh~tQliJinqli.alnerba~k shoulldca t~ h the ba ll~w~ih h[s f~rJIger$;(no t h~ sp~11m.$}80 : that he C:8"f1b~:s: tI g l a~1 f 1 Ic cntrol f t h~ fn 01b aIIimrnedii'~lt!ell''!i.O n c ethrl31~ih~J tgunqu.artlerb8i~k:lo oks the be ll ln tnh~~h a n d i s , . ,he 'the~llooks,~IP,.o ,studythac : o , v e r a g , e_Qn;dler lPf ' ime .'N)!J'b~~ of !hi 'Sre ee ive rs ,


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S e t ~I i ' ngma~ ,~mum, r ; h ~ I P t h lo n all 'I~dlr 'opbeeI!tactions by the ij uarter bac_~ls ,a iiTIUst. S IU! ' cma~jmum dn)~ d spth ,a~d$ fiil'eb i~)CkifIJgsoh EiII18S in d'~$Ii"!D1IlJe!~QIYs!~, the de~fel1l$,~Ve!r UI$w'ii~Ih;lveI t ; ! f Ulrther disl9,If1CQ t 0 s e to get 'U~'[ h e : q u a rtel' baek ,I In,adldition. des ~Ieneddr,p ,s g l!ve the'Q u fS ll'1 ;ielf 'back.Im ,O l ir 'et jm e to liiead~~:S:k'e){s, ;s ,nd [possibly,allfJwh~mto,s tep 1! . ; I lp!into t h~ ,~~N]Cket ~fen inl:ef1 ,SN3de'fef],$~ve 'ru iShoecursfrom ths outs ~de ,

When droppdl1l~ba'C;:k,theqlUaf t~back ' sin itia ll concen tra tion is en' the': s t l E : I PP~ ! 1 J gaetlon of 'the ' f r ~ s t' l 'n i i t l ial l 'depth s t e p . The 'qus,rt.erlbalck:\l'ffi'rs,t~r:te~i-sfor a , $ ~m IU lG - 1 ids'pt 'h as: pos :$iibilewUh the to e poi!'1ltiinQte a lmost a 1 t8 iQ ~u rn . T heradiie~,~$'tt'8:P ,afiJ~~le~I,~.so ~pnup '~h~~1~~~t:~_jt'b~G~~ : ip '~:pr,ope.r~y'r i l l l i i i iS:efifort",Hf"get , a~ay ; ftrom the'~Ine: o f sCIr'lmlm~!I;"g~. The l lnl '~II~1 ("CIQi$!e[0 180""ang l'~ ~ turn s tepI! S show' l1lIIIl'"!Dlaglr~m 3~, t

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18/77

A b o dy I le a n [o f a m ,a p p fO \ i( j 'm a te 6 l]iOti~t 'f ro m , th e [g ro u n d ~ o r 3 00 U llthomp e r p e n d i(a , ft~ ' 6m 't lOth e grm J li1 d )l is.n o w (.f utmost rmj:mrumce.SO i 1 l ec o a c h e sref[flrtot h i s a s . b a c to r r ig h t . .SI i l[OW lld le rd l FO p~ffo[r[ :me :r lig h t-h a m :le d Q u a rt [f il, r ;b a H ;k ) in a neffort to~n:Uj[UC8 SIJjc h 1 8 e n .S u c h a na p l lm~ : i 'm a l [ e '[6 00 a n g le tii ' [ ,o f t he b o d yheIp s to e n s u lieip ro p e r d [B 'p th0" s te p ,a w .a [y fro m "hs l i ineo f:s c ri 'm ifla g e . a s, s h o w nInf'igIllIlr83 " 11 .

fliglUlfiB': 3 1 - 1 ~S ir x t ,~ d ' [I !! !gNil': ngh; ti;h,o f th equadel i 'back. '"sbod , @ n[d$ ' l:i~'Sti i rwi t i igJ ld l l f iOP''i,tep.

Q n f iiv iE ! -arid seven~s tepdrops,8i f iO [ '11 U J I ! lais .u s e d . T h eIes t tw:o steps n obe~ i'Sc lll! l" s s e dl l , a t e r~ [, i fU- Iea ,c ro s , s ~ ,o v e r th n J rt t Ie~ u ~ pand a p[11ia l i l l t. ~ne l~ 'o l o r i n gth e d ro lP l p i~ rAQu s r t e r b a e kb'ackl ! ) lna :e [ r 'C(]'[]I tro l e nd toa l i io ~ w h imt o set-up. T h uS , , o n af ~ \ ! ' l e ! ~$ t [ e l p [dro p! thefirst three steps a re s te p sfo rdep '~~with the.60D angl:ebodytil or l ean .The la stt w o .s ,te [p lS a re C lrO S ,S ~ lo ve fJ "t h r o l n : l ea nd ba ckt o ( lit p l la n 't rsteps, (1 m aseven-g :ttepd ro "p ; th e fii'n ;,t 'n v e s te p s a lia s tep s' f o r[~ ep th w uth 6 0~.a1f ' i iQIe bodytilt Of lsen.lln [ s ! I e s ttwo s te ps . :a g81fn,a r :e e r o s s -o v e rt hro td e a n d lbat k f'oijtplent steps.W h e t h e rit ~s t : h r r ' e , e ' -o . r f i v e ' - d e . p . t h is te p s . a [1 1 1ffo r tis m a d eto tillfi; )ea s dre [9 'p .a depthstep o r dep thcn ]8 : s .~ ' ove . rs ' t e . p ,a s p o s s i b l ' ewith ' th .e ', a IS s . , i ~U3 ' f11CBo f the ap IP : ro -x im ,s l ttI96 0 a n g l [ 8 :t l i l l t .o r l ean ,o f th e b o d Y .Aga rm \ ,a d ro p p e do 8 c kr r ' i g r n t s h o u l l d ew(fora r~gihrt~h a n d e dIq l . Jane rb a c , k )is .another.way n f ,sayil1g6 1 ] ~8J f I IgI e body f lito r I r e ' iEU1 .T h e fi. 'v e -a n dsev.en~~I tepfOp~b a ek a c n o n s a fiF ~ 'h o w n ~ n [Di l agI i , am:3 2 .


19/77

Pilant:

L~eh r(D ' fb o dV tilt er Ie J 3 111 "dl iJ lFi ' 11119t Iileta~ ililg o fthe 'd!Spth steps producesan .ee t Ionc e l le d " ':p r e rnc ; ir l9 1 . W~el il,p ranc ing ,. theQ ~ , a , r te ' rb a c k ' ~body r e m e ln sI !N ! lfpe r lld ic : iJ j lla r to[h,e g n:ljjn d s slhr [s .kfille.~S :aridI l legs wo rrk s tra ightup a nddrOwndil l in- l ingthe' dropping:b ack 'fo r d ep th~t8p;pi'n:ga ctio n. S uchact ionpnld1uces$ : ho r t e r iHEH! Istlep~ i8fi1d,s ar e s uIt, a shor tsnedjj rap.

Many e O lo o rte 'W B I9 !~ .llf~dteeeh, thst wh~ther own a t the d rop,I!S'riv,eo r s,e ,~ient e p s ,tlhethirrd ste:p>i~the step that " '@ p ie f lJ sIYP"t h e - t l r o ~ ~ b a c k .$ ' te jP 'PUl i lQalc:~i~1ile~dl~lI Iow~te rthe, Q 1 f E h a t e s tdlst a n c e,~Ua,lllllh :e~nep$:,S o m ecesehes , a l c ' 1 u a l l~Ve a eh t : h9 'thirds.tepa sa ~p!ic l'a lls ; k l l ~paction t y p e s t e p in w \h it1 h !t h e :C I!J 8 f't@ rb a e k a C !i! . la J U vr eachesb a c k .as d , e e r pas P ~ $s ibIe to ii i9 1p ~a l r l " l lt~le~e~f~:~t a i r i itO [Jn t ~,jfdi:~tal1lcef r em the n n eQ ifscnmmag(e .


20/77

Duringthe d[e .:pd~stsps,the qi lJ iE! l r r tew,b " a c kshouLd rockthe b8J l l l l t : 91h t11ya c r o s s :h issternum orupp e r - b e . l l yarea The elbows s,hO~10be ~ e .p int t g , h r t~ ytu 'the:bod'i fa s -w e ,1 1 1o e n s u re at ig ln t ~ yg,athsred, [1 3' n c i e n tcl '~oppingacnenElbows that ere OUIaway 'frOIliiithe bodydu in s the rockingl~c : t i o nt[endto ' produce,C i !1f loiP:PY.she 'lsned


21/77

drop, ~naddi'~ iOIll,r the!Q IU l t a r teI f b a l c ~ kmu st b"e'Sl I J I reto not C O ' C ~Ul!!'hlotibaII~illIpin a ! p 1 J ' l 9 - '1 l8S ;Sthro'wiin9p O I$ i, t i'e nd lijd ng th e.O I TU p p i n g lback fo rdepth steppingaction a s thiswilillonlyhlii[,l,ljlBrth e QtEarter.back;~effort to s~e tup w i'thproper dep th .F i g l u r e s:3~2,3 -3 ; a nd,3 -4 sh ow o re ne rthree-step drop -b acka ctlonwith :8 1pnJ[per1 6 00 ang t ebod"Iti I: tsnd a t Lght Iy etfiei!!li1tn]ckingrQ ctlon ofthe ba ~I,ae ro s s the st e r n l 1 ! lm() .rt lO p(!lIt th~~ell 'y. ,

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The l as t two steps o f a 'fti\f.-o r s e 'v en~~ t8p rd r p .as rl li I!J!s tJF.ated~fI1IDii .!gr~m,-;2.,e re aerosS-over throt tle a te p a rllda back fOtrtplant s tsp , [linthe' next to t"hel as t crQSS-o v e r tb ro t t l e step ~an e l f "the thre e or f1~9s t S I P 1 S'fordleptha t the S O Q 'e n 91113 't u te ri leanh Q i\!< b e e n ta lk ie n t th equsrterbe c~~ r if ilg ls , h i s , b(]dyback underIC{~1'iIrn l '~ Ys l 1n : lWtt!en~1 9 th nex t-t 0 ~le s t eross - e v e r s te p, T heq u a r terback n:(lW b r ' rn JJ . $his:b o d yb '-c [, 'I t- 1 - _ ' .- I' . d " . ~ I ' '. - ,~~ '-~'1 1 .. ; . ~ . .I ~ . d ', '.',!,,' .(- TI i . . "1 ' "c II , I '-, t, , - _ 't '_ , 1: .1' . -- , . ' t-I""au:; ,r


22/77

lIRI~I~,-,S'EP RO : P

l~r~e-'step drop actlen is ;a bj't d~"nefierU.B e c a U s ! 9 :uhe ttm~n;!!~:st.l;!!pdr,QPw]11n o t allowmuch d~ pthQ ifCm~rb y 'd l e s : c g n ;, 2 11s i igh tm!i(l:fJificaUcmrsmade ln the s ee end. c rOSSl~ i I l \ ! ' - e r~rre:p'rCDpn : aGl!)I(;e,,a@m ( fL xim l!JW Im adleptha s IPo s :s ib 1 1 i8 .O n at : h r ne - !S : t e ,Pdn)p ;' thequarterback 'taikesh i1 SI F 'llo rm a ~first O frn[rt i la! .eteee to ~ BO i oan@ le turf l1;S , !19 ;P~n l l h l i ~' e U a r tt 0 '''gl~t'~W'8~(' h:omthe n n eof s c : rinm m 2 lg , ~ .lO,l '!!' t h esaeend ,emss-evers tep .lhl~we\!'erf the q l ! l l , a r t ' e r i l a1ckutmclN, 'S8il1'9'k'ir1ga't:eds , k ip , . . t 1pestep, fI[Ji,allileffort to , l9 iddI~'en .Just a 'm wextra li'll(;tiIe$i b e f i j n 3 1t~ k in g h ij~th~rdpilantstep. O nth e a v~ r : a g , e "the,s;eclo~dl e :l ij n@ a t s d8klp~S 'h!~p.vpe ~ct l ion~i9i f I Jh ' e l pt iDprod l~C~ ~ U x . :o ,eightextra i ' , l ' i iche'sI~l'f e p t h re t ; h i ethlre,~~su~p W ijp ,A m i Ve xu:a :am o u n t o fdeptlh.eVe ! l r iT ffii is , o n ~y i n c - i n I 9 s , .! PQT! Ib e : i j 'f ~utmost import :anceto f :nlet h l ~ e e , ~ S . t e I P IF(l~, ~ ctlen, lhe1probllem wi'thtJhli'els~,S'U~~Im p~ , ~ :t :a S S 'lln ' Q Ic t[on i : s :_that the quarterback.SS'itS,


23/77

lW'lJ-step ijrop QIc: :U~nU$a : sp ,~c~azeddro p-b ee ~: e1c : t~Qns e t u se d to t h~owthe 'fadero u te a n th e 'g(~'alilinewhen : i n~ l i i d e ,'Ule f , ~ ~ , , , y a i r dliiflle,Hei l i lg,$0 C l l, ( l: . s ! ':D the g'o~lllrnl~",tl ile ijl ll l,arterbQ lckdoesl!1 'th a lV, Bt.im e to take a nOima~ th r!e e~S :tlepdrop .I ' f '" ile:s~en~9., heq i J j ' ~ r t EN f b a c ktakes o n e ! d ro lPS .U l = Pw ith h ~ JS ig h t .foot ' t ' ~OF"J r i ' g h t h a f 1 l d e dq l l ! l , a n 8wbe . c ~The:s ; iJ rwg:h~ialiit d i f ap:$ t : e jpl l i ll lJlS ,t,angle the ( I ,1 ! J la rt e r lb a tk1 5 hips;r~ght o r left towa~d:$

th e [U n e J ~ 'r lo filo f the t hn : lW.Wh r e nt I il l" lpw i in igto 'th ie ~~ft. t h e !dmp ,p lla l i it s te pisIbaclkward .s ,and s l ight ~ytn the :h3'h: : .The 818c Qn~ st ! ! 3 P b yd~18 :~e ft fnot i s ,ma r ! l3 lya s I l i des t e p t o h e , 1p the: q u , a r t e wo a lc lk b a ~ ;a r lJ c :eh is I tU lO 'VlO r h 'i5 :p r e , l P a s s :s t e n e e 'to ij,enverthe111 u I L e kf a d epass . TI l@Itwt)=s;t,epd r o p acnen 'to' dE 1 ! !~ iv e i 'tlile'c lil) 's e - in g ro l8 i~11 ' ~ n e 're a fadethrow ~s shoiwnU) the ~eh~end r~91~u,~ri[lhrtor 'a r 9 g h ' l ~ h a n d , e : dqUlane~t~~ck '~inDia;gr~alm3:-4,

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Florhi:gh Iy~t i'mect, p a : s : s e , stlutlrwn'to th eie 'F l (tor ,ar1ght-h~ndedl1uer terbeekLtheq~a!f ' terbaCku t i l l i , z : es"eheat St:e~ls ."on h1 i isla s ttw o i:hirot t l ie , .pl,EIlrlts teps to en_~bl lehli :stn l ipS end body t fj] 0 1 3 'SI8 J ttn the I I ,eh. tlhe lia b re >a ,dv to m fiks ' amiM me d i :a ,~ tsidel l inth row :. Ama j o r t : 1 !1 j ' ~w i r rgp r'ob l,em oanO(::Cl[! l r 'w l h e na r~gll~=halnJtledQ IU , a r te l rb a lc i k 'setsuP wlth a p (J~itiaw~ili1g1 I ',8 ipa s s to b 9 1'rhrowfils trs ig l~n ,d,own f[ e l h j'Wh8fJ1 ,in 'SS IE : : f I 1 c e ,h ,eac.:tiljl;ail~'i r s ;9 ' 0 1 0 9 ,to ,m r n a k e,3 : s :~de ! I i i ' n ethroW'to the lett, 'W~ thh i s :!h ip ,$ .,a nd body 'SI !9 t :'ffor4 3 1s t l1'a'i~lin~h e e d d lo w fiI - 't : ie 1 0 1throw. the r igbt -liIalllde)dc u a r te irb a , 1 kis ' f ' c J IF ' ced ltos w ii 'lI 'tgh~ s:ffo nt IIeft 'h~uJt.his hip,s~and his body 'tr l!In~to th e lieft t C Drn a kethe I e ft


24/77

s~d8l in9throw, As ,8 resul t, the na tu r a lbody torque and ;s:wlrngO 'Tthe b,ody 'to theI l l e f tca n puIII,the thrown foo t boaIIIdow nand awa lYto th e .Ie r r. 10 accurate Iy de liiv8rthe: pasa the ,qu8lrterback lmllUSt actua ~ lyadd E!'X'[ra arm p 1 0 w e l rt 01tn e de I l iiV ' fYtit] Igl~'tth e foot beI~t 0 1'90 where he w,an1t5ill:'t og l o .

o r e ! c t J f y 'this p r 'Ob~ l e n i i J l ;tha Q ILH3 I lf te . r b a c [ kI!J.tillizl9Scheated c r o s s - e v e r throttle an~pis n1!s teps ro : S IBt -upwilth n ib s ;bodiyactua Illy'facing taw,SIFdst he lef~ s i d l e ,1in lpias S :t S l rg l e t[p o~n t" Su ch1 3 1cbs at a d set-up W i~ In o w a lillilo wthe 'quaf'trerbac.kto P l r - o p e ' f~y

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step at his pass uar:gle't'wit,nOl!lthErvingto swing his body' wlitlhthe resultant naturalplLJll l l1of ' the''thrown foot be II drowna n d tothe Ileft

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25/77

T ohalv~'h is 8t . a(illl;,eD ro p e r IV 'turn ed a nd . s et to th e lieft. , the ,quart r rb a c k e o e snat:'W IU '~IYC !K H ;S 'QV,8r h~s nU3'xt~,t:o- ',llai$tt t h ro tt~ r step back 'wards, 1 r,1~ t : e a Jd . .Ina:s te p s sIii9ht I'y' rorw;alfl(jtcwsrd S lthe f'i'ght.sid , e lii 'n e0 1 1 1t l i l ,eC i 1 i O S S-ovsr th [ lorn I[este p,. 0 IIIthe hlS t pian t~'tlelP",th e qu a rte rba e kSW'II i lQISJhi:sr~ght, b ae k fb oltr l ~U IO6i1~dt t0 t he right te tu rn hi ' [S ,hup8;.and body to-the l{rUt "aIShe' sets, The cheated, last two thnnth~. ~I,anit .steps foil" ,8five-s t epdro 'p,8 f1'e8 , h -C D W lIli[n[}ii~[gr.ajml3~5 . l l~leactien ls no di f fSJ1e :n t,fo r athrs e '~~)us e ve n-s tsp dro lP~ i'n c e e l!. oJ f ' t the ! c ; h e , E U e ds e t =U l IP s ;tle l!l,p ! i'nQ I: I ; I101l :1[ont a k e s pl,3c'eo n thelast two eros s-ever t h ln D ~tie end back ' fOI~Hph;nt steps. - -

$HIOTGUNI DRO 'P-BAC:IC :AC'TI~ONI

Ths shotgllJ! ' f1dro p -b e ek a c t lo nt 8 kes (~11I l s Ifight I 'ydiif'~e~Mn t act ion than 'the nor rna ]' l ~h~ ee - .f ' ive-'O!i :s!ev 'elfl -~tepd lro ~ " H o w e rv "@ 'r .a {i i if fa re nCia ' ~ IIs o eJds't\~ b et'w~h~II' t h r e , e - 's te p s h o tgU Iii,(1ro p t ti 'm ed a lc b ~ n l a r r J d'five ruf ~ e v e D 1 ! , 5te p ~ h a t gun ,d I I p - tu m s daction

oO nlhree~i'nlelP: shotgund 'r o p ~ , t: im , e d 1acti on , the qu,art ertN~!(:; C Inee he :has II( )Qkl~dthelbe lli in to h i's ;t!llilnds~srmph~' " ' IPOPS, 'up"In p'~a~e, urning tits 1 h~ IPs9 h. csn te r o rrigh~ to

a lli ! ; l l f i iW~th~ is p a n s : gtt,~rge '~ S :p[Ci. Si (1u : ; ; ethe pass ectlen ls on ~Vth ree-step timed, he'wli 'Un ot haw:aliiV eX, t! fa 't~m 9'to d ro pb a c k funner. l" h iE l l , tt fn n le~that is ; '~ , a IK '@ n t o ,[g e t tliH3footbaU backtu ths ~I!JJQlrterb\ac,~ viath e center's shlotg~n , snap acticn !i3'8tS,up tn,etlme Ii1 le~ded 'to b~i~ gYIil 'C\ i \ n i t l 1 lth e quick,.tnree~,s t [ept l i ' i j1 ledth row a c 't~ r;:rn ,$ I l l < c~ ; t t g l u nt I i l l r. e !e~ .ste p tim ed ."PQPp~ngup iilnp lace ,"s l e t t i n g ia etlon is ,shQWlI ' lin !F igores 3 . =1 'a l n c ls-a


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On ,8 'f:frve-O r r S Ie :~ 1 1 !~ ,St,el~tim ,~dl th row:aetlef1~the sh Ci I ' tQIUr t lq~airt erbaek aetua lly t .! i~e:s181h o r t three~step dn llp i:lJfts li r9 c1e ivijn gl ~h8snsp to PiUll.hiiliiilr~Ht e n~1~proxitmliErtle'de:pto f :8le fven ,to 'ln~ne'' ,ard:s . Theshot'QIl!UlqU81il'tJl:fil'back'sflrst ~,tap is , o nce s lg ,a i r i l ,fo rdiep, '1!hLH!C lw l~ 'Ve . r. ,II do~:sl11l l1[eedto talks,a w~a J d i c , a~11 , y 'd l e e pf i ' lrs ' t,$ trap a l s 'hired e e ' swh enhie,Sts rts fromIUn d is 'r th eesnte r fo r he h a s a I r EN a d y, g i i v J90lhimseH't l 1H~,adlvanta'ge'(llfths s ho tg lunall~~I~lm8nt d e p th . 1 'f :1dd ii, tiLC I n .h e 'doesn ' t h a : v t O fWOflr 'i Iebeut the,allJl:Prox~malte~60 ' :am lglie:t iI'tD[ the b e u ; ! yOf m e lb a tC ~ah'llU ld er d in lp a ctio nfo r t he s amereason , T h e .shot;gtlril,~ l l l J l atsrback ,S~mpIVI l o ok ; s :tO leba ll! e n toh~s,hands r t a k ' J e sani !! t! !~ lP rQ 'X i 'ITn 9 J t e '18D~' a lng l l l ~~depth s t e p , alndtherruulizes lilieslast two cross-over thnJlttla ,nd l lba~~ too tp lan t steps t 01s e t UJ . j .Tin e$ , fYo t , g IUn qjualli 'te'rbaclkS last: t'wo c rOS :S, -'O 'Wft 'lm rc rttt lie a n dplant, s rep,s ,isire' t t l!IE!!s a r n ea l s ,0 '1 :1no rrma I dlrop -ba c ~a c t f i~ :nfromunderneath the center. A 'S ,a I fE ! ;S ;Ulit, dille Cllyal~terb~ckls able to gl'~ iin to h ~ s 'normalf IQW or'~Id rop b sek~,ei t ,~ 'UIP,' i tep~'f'(j~~a t ~ , S1 :S tth e tast thre!est e ps of h ils d'~'Qp, Tblsn leIIIPstc now set up 9 '~omf'c~rtabl,@and .s ill1iili i ia ir'fIuw ~nt:othe actu,aIIps s s d eJ i i 'V \E! IFIs t e p , p i n gaction. elleated t nr[ltt IIS J .p ~ a lW M tt1epleonsideln;.ti'(jiil,sm u s t a IISQ'be!takenintQ : i3ICCOUi!I l tF l i'V 1 e ~a n ds , e v, e f 1 l -st p tim,ed sho tg ' ! J~dr'op-baeik, a t . t~tjr:ir is f5hOWilli .nF~,g~ues,SH3r'to, 3 - - t z .


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A s,balsb s en s ta te d ,f l i'm ' a nd sewm~~tlep tlm ed th r(]wactionu t~ il,e:s;t 11 ' es ~ l m et hr'e~ 's te !p drop~lc;t~onby'th e Q ' u .a n~ r b~~ : ka f t t e : uOrecetves the~ 'r l iapl~veiilthouglhth e , ro u te { ii'~ iI1 lJ lfIsm a yile.diHer,ent.S " E ! r v e n'to n in e )la rd 'sfs phs i l l l t ' yo f de~,th ' f romthe~i l1 l eof i~ N c r j 'n lii!m a - g ewh,etherthe ro ute d!~plh t~miilltgis fo ra f i l lG '-o r ~even -,~ r~e tPi l DU 1 i , ~ dth ifO IW .AJfiryd e e , p e wt t : 1 i i91nn~( j J ev, a r d swi~1p r o d u c elo v e w dro p p in g . .O \ ! \ e r d rp : p i n giiswhena d ifO l lP " 'b . a I~ : k ,qua rte rb a ek, wh~ th~ f' f l1!O!1iI ,,6~s i r t lOtg lUl i i lrorm.at~mil 'or' f : f i1 ,Oml !JJ~ulle ' rthec en te r, d ro ps ;t n depth S of te n y;ardso r mon~~hum 'the'j ,i 'n:9 ,ofscrjmrmi.~ge: .A~t l h rmJg .hde ep, dro ps ,a lliow f 'O IFttl!e potentialito stte p up in thepo e ke t "W ~ le nplressoun~~dn : ; u l lt h iE! (olUtside"o 'Ve ll'd r 'O lP p i fiiQ I is :tine ;alc;tiio!ilthat ca l] mQ .~ eit jm~ol$s:~tille;O r th e~iJffefll~ivet .ackll eto p , o : s n ~C i f 11~m l s e~f iina d l e f en s i v e' S ind"S .['!U!Shana , 'Q '' if !E! . r r t ll ro p p ihgC811 s~mDIV 'put the Q ! ~ c a n e r b a c Rso d e,e pthat ,aliith~ of 'fefilsiv~tackle can do ls to whee~Ci


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[lii'Blg i.m 3~jfi=11"~Ii~ ~iJ~lff"g II!UiUHihllC8S Iil1lS1h Ilane illmghJsll'lijOd l i U~ eult. 'f'OII'iofh~in~ii""iJ1\iJl~ ll~s t@b l ' D C I C _ .

his st~olu.1e rs S!Q11 J19~ eto ~ ihe IiI '!H~~Cf~~ 'Grf lrnma~geo n ths flirs t f 'O'l!l~fo r s fxeteps o ,f th esH;alight~b ac : k ' , ( ] l u tdll 'iopbsi)~~8cf i io l i l l .he ' is ill'a n fILU iC Iilbet.t~e!rpe~rut l ionto S iee ar~dth1row~ u c hqtilek d ium lPpasses btrthl to the 11 9 f t;3 Jn d i ig h t. . T h e .dowlr:1lside t o s t w e~ghJt..e ek-out d lro ll) '~ 'backa ctio n isthat iitrnvo~ves ,as ~ o w e ln k o p -Ib a lc k . ( llic t iilu r lallilddioe,snlhH~dIto the quar terback ~8nlingl-alsmuch de1pth'from th e llililre(~'f S ( ; I r ' n r n n t : a g ea s plos.$~ble..W~ th th e b]ltz-erien tied, D:~eS;~Yfed e fen~H~s ! ! J lu r en t . ~Ypopu l a riiillfootball, s l owe rd rop -backactlon and 11 ' ~ s ~ ' e l n e d t l e ~U l l; 9 ' P&defli"it.e~I'vnetan adwnt~ge.

II'n'he ' s tra iigh t.back -eut drca-bac k ~ ICt i'If),the ~lua1 rte r b a c k .inlit~alll steps s tr aigl~Hback 'wijtihhiJ~T'ilghtfront 'foot l~dtlJieto the slught&~~gg . e JFl,f the 'I e ,f t f~ lo i t~ .He then:S if lm p l'y 'cQliltinule.sto ' :s~t:e'~st.r8iightback f~ r the nex t 'thlrh~e r f'ive ~ M e p sdle:pendingcellw h e th e rr o r1I10t.the (]ro p - D a c lkact ion 1 : $ ;fo r J a t lv e -st ep t imed throw e r s se!iJn~'s'h;'~tb im ed t h rrow. AI l t h oU l ghthe q U 8 1 Ft ~~ backc:aonot , g e t the I O O e .~ ngIe t~I Ile~QII1tl ~rttW.i;lIS

prev~ous lyp o i n t e d OIUlt; a 1 S ;~lirlli j ,nt,gra~1~1!'mnto f' r ~ gU1 l l a l fd'f i 'QP~ha!3ketien,th eQ llh3rtt ,elrback. st il lneed s 10 ~!!SI9Iba c~ ton eip Ig El't;a srnu~hdepth a s p~: , . ss~bl le ,na d d itm o n l . , t !h estrali'lght, ba~k(]IUJtdrop-action quanerb~,ck. must b e lsurs to c a n r ythebal~~]1I;JIs;tk J l n d e rh is I c h i na nd r Q C k .the balllh " , om .s i id e ~to sid~ acrossthe t o p 'O rfniisehesta s he t . : a l k e shis st ra [ght. ba cki rtQl 'O~ls t e n s , S ue h, :9]h l i g hea r riage o f 'tl1e foU Itba~ Iw U~~~il i l lwthe 'b a c k ing -e ut Q ! J J arte rb e ek t 0 1be abl ,t Q'dl ! !rnp pe s s the ' ' footb a II ~r qu Id : : 11Y 'w~tha qu itk re:~3 ' 8 - Se . 1 1 1t!fleb s e k i flilg 0u t qU i alit e rba ck w ettiet @rockltlilrl;!!b:!;ll~II:!;Iler-oSshi.sb~I~V~he 'w { ]u l lr ls ilo w the sp ee do ,fli e~e8;s[eab i lity d r o w nt r smsndI l JL!]S ' l -y_He 'Wei[J I l l

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n ow have thead1 l j , edt ime of h aV l i ' n gt~ draw the IbaIlllllp' t iC!!his:oh~n berlku'he cainEl'Venb ~m il1hiS actu aI pas s -8 I C ' U1 ! ' 11deJliveII~ I (] 'Wths ' fOO'l~:al l l"IFrgl~re s 3~13 ~ Iild 3 14i~ us trets the initi,alls tr,a igln tr baC~l i'ng~ ' O IUf dr~ p-b~c:kact ~Of!j"

Fi,glum, , B -1 4 ; I f. o O 't lb l ia n1m c k ie d,1i~:Ii'CNi5? th etQ~P(i" '1lhleqllaJrt~i!l'\back"&~eJhast,

On pur~'. stratght,. back-ou tdrCiip-backa c t i o n , the' q iU1 i I r t t e r i b e c ks , l imp~yp~v ' ( J J c sen hisfourth ~e.ftlol))h~d 'te'~I'fit is a 'fh~)3 '-,s tle p llflli"ls d pa ss . 111>t is a s13ven ,s t ,~pt imedrJBS$., thle ~11lI61 r t e J r t J l a c kpivot s en h~ s,]xrn.,liett'fo(H,e:os t ~p, Much ~ik e th~ tlrCl'S,$:-~ove'lfthro t tJlu e:te:p O ' ~ " 9lFil~rm:aI d ro p back, 0 1 1the ph lO t:Step.t he q lU la lrterbaek brililg~biim9:a ' l f 'u l i '! ild6 i ' " '; f!on 'I ; i'\ " '~' 1 ; . . , .g~ ,ttii 'iiil"i .. ..,t 0" i i . .~ f i oi ; o ;. ' !!1 . . .. ~ . . .w , ~ i I \ d~' .P-I."!!Iln, '!:!I'!1'-r:i1i'Ii~'iI"'t 'I"'n1 i 'I '" , ~mnfli:!i~ ~.... '"' 'l3 ! I. ~I I"" Ijj 10I 'U i UY !G . IIIII~ ulU l. 111103 Ua,,",,",,,. ,alii'.' 1!!;:;liU I C o l til : :; ! I' '' '' i' IL , ,III;:;J ~ U "" , I. . U! ' !U iP e r rp e n d i c lU l , 1e r p O;9~ lin i n gto th e g lie u lF I d "CtH~~al',ed,laliuj~ r l! .e p cn s , v d , ( uatlons f'(l~ th eI l a ~ , tIpllant,S'~i~pmust be 'taken into ,account Diagr~DJlI3~1 : s h l Ow. sthe s,tT;sigtill.backo u t d irop ~~ ' 8 c kacti!oliif .C J raf ~ v e ~a nd :se,en~,step dr!O 'I). .

fAJCOfflfi iffiOlil iyl I s ' e dstrmght~back-out di i i l}p-backa c t l e n ~s'o ~ O tU lfib i jr iJ 8,tr~lght. back -ou t dr~p ba[i:kaetlon 'flOr the lf ir iS ll. 'f :o u rSttep8wi ih :anorms I turn ~d ldnree'~tep drro~-back:actiollithrr'Ot tle . /p l .anu stepfT l l l1 i : s t1 .Such ; a J~ t i ( jnis usee to r the!deepe r ,s,eve~l'~$ tepr timed t hir~w'sbU l l .il 9J J ~ow's t he Quan~rbaclkttl e , a [ h / , i 9 1 n t a g e sof str .E l light, bae k-e utd lr :O , p '" b ~ ~N : a 'G t .iQ n '$ lJ rthe, flirS:t'fours t e p s 'f,orq u i tk, dump t1P)e[p a S S iin g " , T h isst e p p Jn~:a c t i c n is :S h t o wn ~ n r D i a g n : u 1 1 I3,~a,.


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M lm /, e - '(D u td rO I P ~b a c ka c t~ o nts ~ tYi~leo ~ wdrop-baekaeti em~ n W hI'chthe ql lJ la r ' i t~ t rbackm oves ou t1 -0 the i@J~Oil"f~~ht t e se t upin a n!I f"e ;aj 'W!$t:m s , id eo ifO J direct IV ''~'i/Ie~ft lh e' t l 8 c kh3 ' .It is : adrrop-bac~actioo, t h ; e th e l p : sto ml j J v tthe I q l l l J ! ' a r t , e r b a ,Gk~ :l a l l l locnpoi'ntso' Th i l lth e d e fe n s iv eru s h isnOt ~Ib~to lo e lkin o n one ' s p e c i fi:c dmp-b6c:~L: a J 1 . . !lc ihpo~rrfb e h l i t n d'rhe'!C l e : ~n , l e r ,A ls o, 'the1~ l l ! . J l a r t e rb : ax ; ; k i s ,moving;aiw~"'fh'C!IMth e :b ac .ks id e(jlfthe

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The ~a\ffl:-out dr~p~ba~k)~Il~tO i llt akas 0 1 1 1the ssm s sctio nas :9 1n o rm a l ll'r:live-O li~H~ven~:s tep d rop -backact~~n('!forarigh'[-halildedi qu~n:9rba'c '~~o inJ~to the' r:ilgJ~lI~ll'j t ththel e t . i ( ,Ge ! p t~o i ! lof the ~.rtgilleo f ,applr t~~oCh~kril to th e hU! l l i ' ~C!h,Pl!]lf)'[:be h l indl :h ,etackle, Thefirs,!'fhF'IIE'l~t,ep\Son a 'five-,~'terP move~ '(liIJ'rdrop. O['~t iRef,i'rstfiv e s tep s :o n ,a,seven- 's tep mO ''V I'E !:-ut drop ,~ :_ ;n le :de p th steps t i l JW8n: ltile d~esjredl aench p~int spot, The lasttw,t) s te p s , w h e th e rit ls f"ijr ~ ,1T~ \ I ' : ~[' ~evefii-s,te:prnovs -eu tdrop.a re , ,ag~ l rn .thron Ie/lPi,antsteps,

iF'[!lfa righ t~tJ1aFld6dquane l fback ,, g o Tr n g l t ohis left. ,8 ~,lightIIVd~f'fe~eflltaction rsiiit iiI~l'e,d"lh ~ r ig ht- h:a n d le dqU~lI'u~lI'bau:;:killin lwtake 'f~V8 ~t lep~;te dle! :~eh I Isunch' IP O i ir l! 't on: 61 :ffve'st,ep r n o v e - e u td r@ p ) ~ r :J ,dd'u~\f1p i v o tb a c k t o th 9 in si d e . ,S :W ifiig r n ghi~lri'Qih'tfeet b a , G ~w, a l l f i d ~ :tO iset-up. O f llc ' eag ; 6 l r ! " ! t ,a hoppi jng,Q in ; :N ! )lln d ictjQn tO Ithe i n s , i d e

c e nbe u rn~Led lo n e s the 'flifth : s t e j lhit~ the,l~ rC fW l lr li dto i se t il JPo -Ona s~'!lefrll-stepmQ v E l ~1,- - ~" .,. (I '; 1 1 " - I .f -1 , ;r. . " . ,~ ,_ ,Ii.., ~ - .... - .' I" - k_ .. " -h ,.,.r , ,~"I h o t . '- ' ,..- - .. -11 . . .11O!Jll! . ! l~OPI@t e 1@ 1t ,IO~ a n g n t 111 ~U l l i i@ :uqua r: te l f 'u i3I1! : ' i ! -"r E lipl 'VOr. ~or op , a c[,II11WOl!l~u, s implyb e rn a,de0'1. tthe~sleven-th,leh:~TO!ijtedstep. As aresul t , the five -and seven-stsp m .cr:v,El '-ou t drop".bac:kac : t l i i onsto ,the! ~e ft it! r : 6 11[ w h t ~ h l anded I q l u l a r t , e r b a ckadd asixth ,~nd IEdgh~hs tep , rle8pec tuv~ I I'Y~ 'ith th e pivot, o r hop. aet icn , ID i a g n l r E l la -s, S h l 'i )V i J '$meva-eut drop- back acti~1I!t o the left ;andr Jg lh t'W i tha 'wive!-,il1l!'lldeven-stepd ro p d e pth .

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It li S ve'ry lmaortant 'f()J the Qu~rw~~r taacko glri!pthe tootba lI cOWlif()in,alb~ywith h~$'m lllg e lrs : , h ~ sth~ I i1 Ib~ndlth e hEl ' a : 1'O r fh i~ 1 t l~ i i1 d ' :W he lr ~; ; : J I,~uartlBrlba~,kg r i p~:th~too~ l bQ i ~limiiell~rtignto further bal~k..nU)r,e tQwsrdsthe tip" owt I ; : , 1 l ( hSe fIUlpl'owards th e ceruer,f , a tO luth e teot b a ! 11dleple~~ul:sn tha s : izeI(lfthe'IQ lJ a r te r b e J c : k 'sh i a n d " ,Th,~s r : i! ' i lal l l l~rthequa rt ~ r b 8 J c ; ~ ' :S 1 i I. 8 1 l f1 l d "he m ore Ihe ITI I ! l J tS tg r ~ p ithe ' f ,o o r t~ ) ! !J I I II F i Ii iI J Fe' tQW,ands,t J h eb~~ ~~tip ..The la I i{JlelFhfshand. 'the !inQlle~the qua rte rb ae k'~ , aW lrgrip ' thefQ i j t b


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The!'foottla~1 shoule net be ' '' !l a l l'm e :oo \ !(sn action ~ 1 i 1'wlhichth e palm ( l11 ' the'hand is ,Incon t a c twi flhd19 fuo tba II lin,apre '~$,~ngln l s , h i o n ~r T he re m u s t~ e !"eir"be ' tween th i3'~lHJ~ balll~iail1ldh e ~a~ md ifthe : qluar te . rb~c~k~sa l l lYd_11 . 111l d IG . l~ t~n the iin d e x ~i ng ' e l Fo f th e'throwil1lghand m us 'tnot be too 'far 'from ' thetifieatt : i ( : lolf the f ' O !D1 tb a i lII .Both SICt ~(lin~"pa Iming end an index ' f 1 i ' ng : e rtoo' fa r from the J t~ p o f ,'the fucrr:b~iI~wiJ~~'ea l i l Jt 0'~ Iilarrj"ne s s -down pB!s,se'dfootbal l that: is h ard to catch" Fli ,gures:4-,3and 4 ,-4 ~ ; I~ lu8 tra te l :tc rpro per ,andimpru~er glr ~plPingCl l fth e toot ba III1w iith lr~,!;U1)rdto pa Imli ln~.

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position w'~th ,8 sl igb~k.nee'bend .locl~ecllout h e gs p rndu ces na t~ 'ff( ao te !~ l!1e!s :s :-The~ ~i '1iJhtkn~ 'ebend ; a ~1111!! ' JwsiIJ r a n a thlistieca r riage o :f the bod'v .Th~ I ! ] lp ;pertorsC iSJ ' iOUle i~ le , -'le tQ ! 1 i n gwa r'w a rd , o u tttOW8fids the' si~elji 'nl3'with e ,s lIght bendat the wa i i E i t _' i lhe!Qluer'terbat k s h ~)IJ d f e e : ~ths w'8~ght to f h is u p p e rbody Q \ fE ! 'rtha h a , 111S '0ffhis f , e l e ttohlelpIPn;.Nj~cealii~tjh~etie pas~in,gs t enee .

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T h e Ipa:!fs~df@ O 'tb a i l'is ac t l ! la J lly dir e c ' E l edto i ; ' :5 ;tar~~8't~~~Ol i 'U~three bC i l dY "mD~ : rt :, i9 l c t icm s"fh e f ~ ~ s tfOJ!1'! 'tootdir~c ,tion :a ll ~tle !~~r! '1 ig.haS!a ~ r e : a : d IVbeen discussed"ID i I'1@ :c~~gthe. p a s : ~ e , r 1 fO ( llt b !i; j]11w~ththe dh e s iis the :$econd .T h ethil '1r: ts rm ,' h a n l l da n d

f in ,g l&.wf ,@n@ w '~ ' ~ :h r o i1 . Jh a et iO l l 1 " ,w iil lbe dicuss:ed I la ' t9 . IUIn ~ h i s ,chapter:BY '!1iIt~ i,zinglth e ches.tto u[reel UU~foo t b 8 J 11 . .tW'OIviit:allC!Or!IGIe: 'pt~a re a c l h ~ e v e , d . .IFrst,l i J I , s ingttM~lchest to directthe pas sed'f''CN)tlbslllhelps tCif,~rolle r llyd ire ct :a l~pa ruk 'f'' [ h e 'body '1~ll!nk,fn!lITirthe'hips to the beillyto 'rhe ehsst i',n8Tsua ight Ib~ e 'di~' 'Cdonto 1 etQrg,~t s po t S eCO l ! 1 ! t tby dlrlivingth e pssssd kro ' t :ba .111'with th e cnes,t, th e CIlUlart~rbac~w il'l he llpto 'p [~ l\i'id le ' m a J (~m l!!lrnbody tQftlU~,8 : n d , P@ W ' )IFn th e de~i\ileFrYo 'f ttiJlf3'p a s s , Illn;aJdd'ilon, ~l i ' r ' e IC'Urn:9end difivingthe!p ass w ith ttle :ches t helps to trans fer' th e ; Ih o d y

. h ' f' h b kf his b kT o . '11 b ~ I f Ih ' f f' . , I" . , I .. I - " . I - l _. I I _ '. " ~ r ," 1 . I I -. . ' I - I ' r ,~ ! ". -. - ' . (I .a ' 1 " "we i!; .to t eql t la lrte ,ii sc . rom ~~ ee ,I o t to ove rr ,ea 0 IS rent JJO~dlFailery~tJe:p .1 iequarterback, 'from a high. JeveI r~m,'i!lJlirtl9'platform,~mphas :kzes ,th e .[jriv,eO lft he fQi(litlba~I bVst I rekingo u t ,and direc. tioga l 1 le~panded CIlH! ,s tc i3rv: i ty 'atthe' p a s s d eIli~e !r'!f targlErtS IPc t . S lW c h~ct~ 'O'Fi1lhFtdIP\$to p rodlW Jee l,8 1COOl1rjinat;ed~cOfn itn l!!i,~u s, moveme illt w i'(1 lltlile,,s te pp ing ou to t the f 'or~rd, front fb cn . th ewhippin;ga~tli"on~),fthe hip~ . ,aJrtdths p O rWi E !r, dni\! '-ed ir,9!c tiona ~a ct io n~j'fth e ches t"S,~me' C l o t ~ u : : h e . ~p:l,8ceQ ma]ore m lp h~ ls is : e nt h e ;c'o8 l ch i j n glo fthe whi~~~l1Ig~ I i'p ,Q lCti(ilfilfU llthepa ss d ie IliV te ry.Th l sa~Jth@r-fee 'ls: thi; lr tV!Jh~J:l:a q U I 8 rt iS lJ b a c kconcenu ates o n thewhu~p~l1ighip s e de n ,o fthe pa ss deIllve r.'he:~t.aiilds:the ciumte ef ~e~rvingh~~~ 'h : s ' tbetrliiridand rin t 'ge ur, n ig lttle 'm ;a lX@a~8 jCh / > all ' l f tageo f bls c h e s t wi'[himg 81rd.[.0 ~VC i e c .ight

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u p p e wbody t o rq ! Jepower, Byc;on( ;e~ urart~n gen thelu : s ; e c , fhis chest tQ both plFovidledire~tjon 'afild body ' t o . r quepower, the QU J i 3 n e ~ [ ' b a c kwnl ; a ! J ~ : oma t i c : a n ~p r o d 1 i J c eI p r n~ l e ' F Jhrp w \l1 ~ p p in g a c :t1 io rF IJ.

T h e drive o ' fft : h e1 ~ l a ' S s e df ,oQtba~w '!~ hthe c h e s t to pirOvk~el" ll8 i : :dm nu mbeth, 'Nl f1ql !W!:,andW~,~ l i t - a n tPO'W1iE!i i i 'tt l t he d e~i\!leryO i~l 'h i3!pasa ~8 i l nno r be d rv19 i r~ 9 r np : h ' , a IS~2 ' ! e d .E ach,ql[Jjarterlba~khase m i lif: $ ~ am~n:~ a rm s tr.e !n !J t~ inrel aliiani to the plower of blsp:a~~

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IF'i,gr. 11 J t ! 5.r~:2;Isi.~g the chest to d i i i r e l c : t8 l n l d~liJffi'l~'I~'"I P I ~ ~ : S ,

I I l ) ' V I ERH IEAII DELJlIVI!RY. _. - .. - .

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o f 'the fo@tbelfin the pB l i ) s l i n gn ro t i ' i ) n I .t'he g re \i;llte r th e a ~i~nifof the:quart 'erback totn row ' 'th eto ~ n b~ III ~ '} \II@ ! jr~ lh e !F i , I J I , s h(rr1 :he d e 'f'e n $ iE ! ; ,The heightof the quarterb:a>c~ cancena~fiIhw'be Q maJortaetor 1m ' a J f : d~nga des ir!9dh i ghr ' e l l e ~ : s e .H()W~sf. l ra ' t a l lQ1 : ila ln lerb~c~ tl~lr~s ,wit,na g , rdaa rm m o tio nand /o r,8 1morion tha t isacross his,ches t ,he 'w liI ~s :u m p ly Ihav~ a [i~haltl'li'ellI t ctlJght im e ; g e n tt r l! lig' therl9!sir~dt,raje~tor'!l o n thep e s s , as 'w eill a sge r t ' t c i i J Jgthe p a S $ ;,overthe,tClIPo f the de ' l f en s iv l e ,rush , The Heightof!the QU J a r tl9:rbaclkis na t n e c :@ s . s a r il! yth e n'iiI(i$tl'mhp(ittanltI lng l [ l ld l i , en i ' tto a , succ le iH~' f l l i i ,1

r e , I , ~ a ' S i e . ,The he~ght @ f' r h e !r e , le ,@ ls epo in l ' t(rfthe o v e r h ! 9 , I 3 r J 1 ~O \i'e r - ,t h e : - r.Q . p~ o f - d llle ' ~ 1 9pass d!EJ : I I ! " I f IFVL s .Hg l~ l r. e,5 ']3 shows 'theproper@B l r h e . a d .high rsr 8 a : S J ~r l iIhtBfYact icJ ; J1 .

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~t wa rs p n 6)J \i'io IWs :IlyIrtu~nt.iionech o wt~ e p a s ' s e cf 'O[)thalln~ di[ \e ' (~l t :e lJ jby thre~ bodyoer t

, a c t :il !m : s , .Tha f l i 'Fs ttwo w e n gthie ' f o o n tfoot d fff ' ec ' r i , o f l l a~s t ~ D~fiId thed i r e c t i o n i l ld lMivea ct ion o f th e ches t . The third is :th e 'f~OinOW t h ro . l ! J J~h,~c;tion,o f th epa l s$ , i ' nLQ ie rm ,handandJ n d J e~finger.

D!l . Jrijilgt 'lileac tm lLa l l,p138:~d e ll iv e rry :' ~ h 1 ethmwtn9 1w r i:M m l!!l, s t b eIk ept 'firm iI r id $ 't ra u g ht(but:no t roe,~ed)to he Ip prod ucs a tq~ tn ,sp~ral~ p ilfil @ 1 i 11he :b a ~ !I.A~b r :e , i; jlk h iig , a c t ilO tn llff'U~ewrist, i 3 [Sth e ' 1 b ( J t : b 8~ ' l l l e a \ i ' 9 Sth e h and" , n id ith e ind,e~fTn JQ l e rw : ! 111pu l ex t r a plaryinth e 'fc io tb a i ~ ~ .spill thlfelbyc au s i i l n g .woblblil lga ct UOf l " tI n s : t t e ,~ -d l .dle q u ~ n e rb a lc ~ ~ m j ;jse t :m~iri 'ta~j1 j ~l1e ,fijrm1 i10lido f the ' w r~ s ' t'r~ro u9 lhm n theIre~e :a s )e ~a c tio n a s ,hla t h [ llm n b


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ro tatesd o w n w a r d t~ i h ! J I !pprnducs a n a tu ra l,se rew-ba l lt Y l P e ! Ispirallrotation of thefoot,ball!.The fOC l t b 8111is re .~ e a s edw ith a nac tue l s[l 'JappJ[f1gaction (Jf th e wris t and afu ll ext enS[i ',(]IiIl~ iL ,e , . " ,1 1 0ck - " ; QU Jt ac t ion~ 'o fthe e , loQ I !N't0 help prov id reth e. desirJedam eu nt'(Jr v,locitV.

Ma rry c o ac he steach that ~:N3pa rt o ft t h [81pa s sdG . [ l r v e r yfoll,li(Jlw~thirO~l'gha c t i o n theq u s i l rte rba ek s hOUiId r(Jit.~teth e th I! .Jmbo f h ~sp , a s : s i l1 lgh a n ddown to his :1e h pocket

( ' oo ra t l ight~handedQllla rte rb a ck J 'to p .roduc e p rope rrotat ion froll~owthrouglh.This!llUItholidoss not ~eel that such a tbumb-tc-pocker rel[ationslhiipis .alw,ays correct.F[ol '[ e ; l< :a l l i l l i lph~~.if a qusrterbsck t n f \ o .ws .,8 1pass s,t[r,~ight ahead. the: thulmb-u~-DI(l[;ket:f o l lw~ ' t l l 1 r [ t 1U1g l ha [ c tiiiQ l'l ,S h OU II 'dlnatur~l~yhappen. HOW\9 rve r. n o t a lii[p(aS:!!N~S'are thrownditr[ect[IV'in fro n t o f th e qU ia rte dla ck .IRa,d ica l l throw sto the le h and ri~h't especial lywhsn the qllila rte rb a ck c anno tfully.I ' 1 ! i S [ 9 : ' this ,,ee'ta s hie l l I ay want, can produce apa s s delli\lle p v'a ctio n in wh ic h ltwC n uld be '1 1 1r:ilnlgtu r a ll' To rt he thum b ~ o ro ta te dow nto .th e [Ieft p ~ c ~e 't. A s a re su lt,t h i s ,au t ho r f 'R E ! 'I : ; j'the t ~ :Smuch n ilo re impo r ta n t toem,phasii le a I'il.~t~rall.rotation of the tlhlJllI.b,inB Idowli!w,ard ' fashionto i h e l l pcreBtrB thed,esiredls~ jj'iewoa l l typerotat ionQ f the p as se d' f i : )o ' t ba l - .Such anection m ir y. :.o rmay -not, be to ,ttl e ~e:f pocket,

Index'finger fol l loWthrol!J~ghto the tQrg:et s ao t is the ' f hu ; !11body par t that 'is a nin te ,g ra l racter [the IiiII'"st 'twa be : ilng th is !f ront rootdli 'reclTions U!IPan d the drivi[f19 ~e'ado f the. c he s t] in d in re ctifflg tliep:fll~l$.e:d- r ( J lo t : b lGl l l "The in diiX' nnge . r.the last bodyparttW i8t t ' oUCI i J IBS ;t he fo o tbe IIiin the ! p a ssi ingla c tio n , is p o in te ddlirrectIy 'a t the 't.ar'ge'tspo t . ~f a pa s s ~ s' thrownlhigh;'i't'is u:sual i l lybecauseth e in de x.Ti n g l e rli sp t rD in t edi t ig lh .lf th e' p a ss ts UUQw n ~ ow,100 fa to the lie" _ .O rto o f .a r to the : r~gh t. .it is ,uistlahlybeceus s tha t isthe poin tat which the index : f inger~spoililting"P 'o~nt ing ,hOW\8l\1'e[F,i:~m~f ne r ; l e s : s a r~ l v'the best o f terms til) us e because the quar terhackdoes net \!V,an t to' i n a : e , ;Z ' 9hiis! i n d e xffl1ge'li 'to , a c tu a l:lv p @ in t a ,t th e ,target s po t c rr th e .pass . I n . s ' t e , a d "thelndex finger d i r e c t s , 'the p a s s tothe:de sire d ta uige tspot and 1 [ 8 111 , $hnmgh n~l t ! . ! i f a l l ywith the d rOwnwS llI"d ro ta tlo no fthe.' thumb.

The'desiire,ds equenceo t din~C" ' ingttl ..pe s s is :now comple. 'f .Ei1.The ,qoa:rtrelfb~c:tbe : g i l ' 1 ls wi t h pr~lPer f r o n t foot d im c . t :i 'o ns t eplJ'lng. [H e'then d riv es 'th e~ a s s .wit.h h isches t (hellp;ngto prOvidlleo l e s , i 1 r edtorcus power , anddlh,ec:ti'on)a t thN~targ!e'tspot . Hethan f [G~ ' l l ow ' , st tU t : il llW ghwi t h hls thrcwin9a rm ,hl lSha nd a nd ,eSiperci,8111'V.,is i ndex'Wing [ e rto cQmp !e u~ !the dire,ct~onof he p as se dteotball, A p apler' c:olcu'dinslbonI~)'f: e ~ 1 1t h r e ! E ! !

o f these body pa rtshelps to ,e U[icie n Iy a llliO rwthe [b od y to de .liV 1 er thepassed1 'Q 'O tbal l '10 tlil,et : 8 [ rgat spo t wi ' l t loutdlstrect len a n dw~thm a xi'm a , l~>odyt.Qfi~U8power. SL.Ut~ a eocrd lna tedSVfi lC,a~l(]wsm i,s .tight. accurats sp;j'raJIto be throwl'ilw h e i the qti'art!9'rbalck wan t sit t o b ethrown. figftlJe'S5 -1 I t lJ , n d S ~ 1 5inUiStirate[p[1oper fu l low-t hrou ighac tn o n "


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I fi~ l u lre 5 -Uk D 'O!llfiJ~ l"~difiCltatii)n ,of tllle,"U1I! lJ rnb~r1 tlli~ ,Q Il 'lC i iw' th i il i)U lg :h l .

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