QB Drill - Dropbacks and Weight Transfer
Keeping the weight balanced is one of the most difficult things for Quarterbacks, as is ultimately throwing that weight forward to get into the throw. QBs constantly have problems with this, be it falling backwards on drops or overstriding the last step to overcompensate, or then trying to get the weight back forward to get some velocity on the ball.
One of my favorite drills we just call the "Leg hang." QBs get 5 or 10 yards apart and then take first a full 3 step drop or 5 step drop. On the last step they just let their back leg hit on the 3rd or 5th step and just stop, and hold the ball chest/shoulder/ear high (depending how you teach it), while keeping the front leg hanging, or raised, suspended in the air. They will stand there waiting like this until you say "now" or "throw" and they will step into the throw and deliver the ball, they should finish with their back leg off the ground.
This is a great drill which deals with weight transfer on two major issues. First is staying balanced in the drop. Many QBs lean their weight too far backwards or forwards as they drop back. If their weight is out of kilter in this drill, when they hit their back step they will not be able to keep the front leg from touching the ground (or will just fall over). If they can take a full speed drop and hit the back step and stand there, comfortably, on just the back leg, they are balanced.
Second, QBs often have a hard enough time learning how to transfer their weight in the first place. It becomes even harder at the end of their drops with all kinds of motion. Doing this drill ensures that the weight begins on the back leg, and if they point their shoulder and toes and follow through, they should finish with their weight on the front leg (without having locked out the front knee!).
This is an easy drill which will automatically correct many of your QBs bad habits. I like any drill that forces the quarterback to do the right thing (stay balanced and transfer weight) or he'll look silly (fall down!).
When we do this we start with the QBs 5 yards apart and do 3 and 5 step drops, then go to 10 yards and then 20. It is also helpful to put your QBs at different angles, because most of their throws and drops involve them hitting the back step with the 3rd or 5th step already going in the direction of the throw or side of the field, which increases the need for balance in their drops.
One of my favorite drills we just call the "Leg hang." QBs get 5 or 10 yards apart and then take first a full 3 step drop or 5 step drop. On the last step they just let their back leg hit on the 3rd or 5th step and just stop, and hold the ball chest/shoulder/ear high (depending how you teach it), while keeping the front leg hanging, or raised, suspended in the air. They will stand there waiting like this until you say "now" or "throw" and they will step into the throw and deliver the ball, they should finish with their back leg off the ground.
This is a great drill which deals with weight transfer on two major issues. First is staying balanced in the drop. Many QBs lean their weight too far backwards or forwards as they drop back. If their weight is out of kilter in this drill, when they hit their back step they will not be able to keep the front leg from touching the ground (or will just fall over). If they can take a full speed drop and hit the back step and stand there, comfortably, on just the back leg, they are balanced.
Second, QBs often have a hard enough time learning how to transfer their weight in the first place. It becomes even harder at the end of their drops with all kinds of motion. Doing this drill ensures that the weight begins on the back leg, and if they point their shoulder and toes and follow through, they should finish with their weight on the front leg (without having locked out the front knee!).
This is an easy drill which will automatically correct many of your QBs bad habits. I like any drill that forces the quarterback to do the right thing (stay balanced and transfer weight) or he'll look silly (fall down!).
When we do this we start with the QBs 5 yards apart and do 3 and 5 step drops, then go to 10 yards and then 20. It is also helpful to put your QBs at different angles, because most of their throws and drops involve them hitting the back step with the 3rd or 5th step already going in the direction of the throw or side of the field, which increases the need for balance in their drops.
posted by Chris at
5/20/2005 11:10:00 AM
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