Football was a sport I coached in College. The recent evolution has been to taller bigger quarterbacks, assuming they can easily see over taller O-Lineman, locate their throwing lanes, find their receivers and be more resilient on impact when being sacked. Some have been successful, some not. Bill Parcels simply said, “It’s the quarterbacks job to win the game.” I presume he is referring to eliminating mistakes, making good decisions and being an accurate passer.
Naturally throwing mechanics and throwing velocity are two issues in accuracy. In a recent article, Skip Stitzell, founder of Quarterback Edge and a coach for the national Elite 11 camps pointed out that three successful Quarterbacks in the Big 12, Chase Daniels, MU, Todd Reesing, KU and Cody Hawkins, CU, were shorter than six feet, a couple quite a bit shorter, yet they win! What does that mean to trainers? Make sure the QB develops throwing velocity and foot speed! Do you know how to weight train an athlete for throwing velocity? There are seven specific weight training methods and three training techniques that can put ”smoke” on the ball! A demonstration CD is in the making!