Throwing in football is very difficult because there are so many risks. But if you are successful you will move down the field faster and get the ultimate reward. Winning the game. The key to a good offense is being able to throw the football because it will open up opportunities in the run game. Throwing is very difficult, it is a process that if you miss one step then you throw will be unreachable or inaccurate.There are 4 steps to throwing a spiral. When you throw a spiral it makes it easier for the receiver to catch the ball. This is difficult because if the ball isn't a spiral and is wobbly then the receiver cannot read the ball and won't know where to put his hands in order to catch the ball. Many people find that they cannot make passes …show more content…
Players need to have some experience and knowledge of how the runner is running in order to tackle him without hurting yourself. For example my friend Antonio tried to tackle a kid sponsored by nike and ended up hitting him too high and as a result the kid lowered his shoulder and hit Antonio right in the center of his head which caused Antonio to get a concussion resulting in a brain burst. To tackle someone effectively there is a process each player has to do to be successful. That process is hit, lock, lift, and drive. Many people find this difficult because when you have to hit someone you put your shoulder right in their stomach area. You want to place your helmet right on the ball, this causes a lot of fumbles. You want to be looking forward the whole time, it is natural to put your head down but you have to keep your head up. When you go to tackle someone you want to look through them. At the moment before you make contact with the runner you want to break down into your tackling position. Keep your back straight, head looking forward, knees bent, and you want to position your feet. Then you lift them off the ground and drive them back into the ground. Another example of this is my friend Nate tried to tackle me during a drill, he hit me but he did not keep his head up so he could not see where i was so he could not position himself right. So he did not get his arms wrapped around me so he could not finish the …show more content…
It is a important, because it will get you down the field fast. But with great rewards there also comes a great risk. Whenever you throw the ball you give the other team a opportunity to catch it and get that ball back. That is why so many teams refrain from it. One game the ball was thrown to me and i did not position my hand right and when the ball came to me I dropped it and we ended up losing the game due to me not catching it right. When you catch a football you want to have your hands in a diamond shape. Players do this because the way the football is shaped, when it is thrown to you in a perfect spiral. According to the players hand size the ball would fit perfect in the hand. Catching is difficult because many times you have to catch under pressure. There is a place in the middle of the field. We called the place no mans land, because whenever a receiver would try to catch the ball in no mans land he would get hit indefinitely. When a team needs a short amount of yards. Coaches tend to call plays called slants and that is when you go up 5 yards and slant towards the middle of the field and catch a quick pass. My friend lamar had to do that a lot since he was the inside receiver and every time the ball would get thrown to him. He would get a hand on it and then get hit by the middle linebacker every time. Lamar would find himself dropping the ball a lot because he could not hold on to it.