The curl route is a medium distance pass play. It is a play designed to “take what they give you”. The Curl Route is very effective play used to catch the defense off guard when the D is set up to defend against the long ball.
The focus of this article is receiver training about the basic fundamentals you need for running a curl route, beginning with how to line up and concluding with variations of patterns you can use learning how to run the curl route.
***Lining Up****
How a receivers lines up is not important for running a curl route.
*** Release from the Line Of Scrimmage***
Once the play starts and you release from the LOS, you want to explode from your stance running straight down field. You want the defensive backs to think you are running fly pattern.
You want to run between 10, 15 to 20 yards down field, the usual length of a curl pass pattern. You are running down the field; keep your eyes looking straight ahead. You need the defender to buy the fly pattern and have a cushion between you and him, so when you break into your curl he has too much ground to make up to defend against the pass. Curl routes usually are run between 10, 15. or 20 yards in length then you run either towards the sideline or the center for the field and begin your curl.
***Receiving the Pass***
After you have run your route and curled in, be ready to catch the pass. Curl passes are usually timing patterns. In most cases the quarterback will have thrown the ball as you make your cut curling back. To make this an effective play, you want o practice your curl route with your quarterback, getting your timing in sync.
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
Running Faster Speed Training: New Program
We have added another new program, Run Faster Speed Training. Now I know all of you have seen many speed programs, some productive others not so prodictive.
This program works. It uses isometrics resistance training. Most athletes see results in two weeks training just nine minutes daily.
What makes this program so effective, unlike many programs,this isolates and focuses on the fast twitch muscles.
Fast twitch muscles are what determine your speed and acceleration.Building up your fast twitch muscles will increase your speed and acceleration. Giving you the bursts of speed you need to hit holes faster, blow past defenders or keep up with the fast receivers. Regardless of your position, you need speed and acceleration.
This new program we have will show you how to use both through isometric sped training. Use this link to learn how this program can make you accelerate faster.
This program works. It uses isometrics resistance training. Most athletes see results in two weeks training just nine minutes daily.
What makes this program so effective, unlike many programs,this isolates and focuses on the fast twitch muscles.
Fast twitch muscles are what determine your speed and acceleration.Building up your fast twitch muscles will increase your speed and acceleration. Giving you the bursts of speed you need to hit holes faster, blow past defenders or keep up with the fast receivers. Regardless of your position, you need speed and acceleration.
This new program we have will show you how to use both through isometric sped training. Use this link to learn how this program can make you accelerate faster.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
We Have Added Weighted Agility Gloves
We are very happy to tell you about the new Weighted Agility Gloves we have added to our inventory.
The first product is Weighted Agility GlovesThe same gloves used by Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes.
What makes these gloves so special is the way they are made. Unlike most weighted gloves, these have more than weights on the backs of the hands and wrists.
These Weighted Agility Gloves are more pliable than other gloves allowing you more flexibility in your training.
They do have weights on the backs of the hands like the other weighted gloves. What makes these gloves stand out, is they have curved and flexible weights sewn into the fingers.
What this means for you is weights in the fingers gives your hands a more thorough work out. Not limited to the areas that back of the hands is limited to.
Weighted Agility Gloves works out the entire hand from the fingers to the forearms. Giving faster stronger hands and stronger fingers to grip the ball.
Features:
Strengthens hands, fingers, wrists, and forearms up to 40%
Increases quickness by 5-20%
Use for Basketbal, Baseball, Football, Volleyball, and Physical Therapy
Enhances agility, coordination, and dexterit
In a recent interview Santonio Holmes listed the reasons for training with finger weighted gloves.
If you want stronger and quicker hands you need these: WAG™ Weighted Agility Gloves and train the same way Santonio Holmes trains. To learn more or order use this link
Weighted Agility Gloves
Want Better Hands?
Of course you do, every athlete wants better hands, Hands that are faster and stronger. Receivers and running backs need better hands to catch the ball and to hold onto it once they have it. Defensive linemen need better hands to fight off blocks, offensive linemen to improve their punch drill.
Many of you may have tried weighted gloves getting varied results. With the weights on the back of the hand and wrist, you get only a partial hand work out. To develop strong hands you need something that will work out the entire muscle groups starting with the fingers and extending to the forearms.
Super Bowl XLIII Santonio Holmes was looking for something that could give him stronger fingers and hands, improve his grip while increasing his hand speed. What he wanted to achieve as he said, in the 4th quarter when guys are tired was to be able to get his hands up quicker, tuck the ball away faster and be able to fend off ball attacks from tacklers.
What Holmes found and uses to achieve his goals is finger weighted hand gloves. He was introduced to them last year and trained with them all season.
What makes the finger weighted hand gloves unique are the curved flexible weights sewn into each finger of the gloves.
Regular weighted gloves have weights on the backs of the hands and some on the wrist, giving the hands a limited work out. Often they are bulky and lack flexibility. While the weighted gloves with weights in the fingers are not only flexible, they give your hands a full finger work out, exercising every muscle group in the hands from the fingers to the forearms.
If you are want more hand speed, stronger fingers, better ball grip do what Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes does; train with the weighted finger
Weighted Agility Gloves
Many of you may have tried weighted gloves getting varied results. With the weights on the back of the hand and wrist, you get only a partial hand work out. To develop strong hands you need something that will work out the entire muscle groups starting with the fingers and extending to the forearms.
Super Bowl XLIII Santonio Holmes was looking for something that could give him stronger fingers and hands, improve his grip while increasing his hand speed. What he wanted to achieve as he said, in the 4th quarter when guys are tired was to be able to get his hands up quicker, tuck the ball away faster and be able to fend off ball attacks from tacklers.
What Holmes found and uses to achieve his goals is finger weighted hand gloves. He was introduced to them last year and trained with them all season.
What makes the finger weighted hand gloves unique are the curved flexible weights sewn into each finger of the gloves.
Regular weighted gloves have weights on the backs of the hands and some on the wrist, giving the hands a limited work out. Often they are bulky and lack flexibility. While the weighted gloves with weights in the fingers are not only flexible, they give your hands a full finger work out, exercising every muscle group in the hands from the fingers to the forearms.
If you are want more hand speed, stronger fingers, better ball grip do what Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes does; train with the weighted finger
Weighted Agility Gloves
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Quarterback Training How to Read Defensive Safeties
Many are schooled reading the safeties are the key to being able to read what the defense has called. Making it very important to be able to read the safeties by the way they line up. Typically the strong safety lines up opposite the tight end closer to the LOS than the free safety. His primary function is to support stopping the run, while the free safety is usually smaller and quicker, focused on stopping the pass. This article will focus on the basic fundamentals quarterbacks need to read the safeties.
***Strong Safety***
Watch how the strong safety lines up, usually he will be closer to the LOS opposite the tight end or the second receiver. If he lines up close and is inching up towards the LOS, this indicates the defense thinks run play to the strong side. If the SS is lined up deeper, five to seven yards back, the defense is thinking pass.
***Free Safety***
The free safety is usually smaller and quicker than the SS. His primary function is to be like the center fielder in baseball. The free safety covers the deep areas to protect against the pass. He wants to protect the middle of the field and also protect on the deep routes. Yet he can be par of a safety blitz.
***Safety Line Ups***
The safeties lining up deep each on the hash mark indicates a cover 2 defense.
Both safeties inching up towards the LOS can mean a safety blitz.
When you see both safeties deep and the middle line backer dropped back as a third safety, you are facing a cover 3 which can be beaten with a short quick hitter to the tight end, or short crossing routes by the wide outs.
In conclusion reading the safeties can tell you a lot about what play the defense called. This article gives you some of the basics in reading the safeties, there are many instructive DVDS available on reading defenses that can help you learn to read the safeties.
Use this link Reading The Defense to see our list of instructional DVDS
***Strong Safety***
Watch how the strong safety lines up, usually he will be closer to the LOS opposite the tight end or the second receiver. If he lines up close and is inching up towards the LOS, this indicates the defense thinks run play to the strong side. If the SS is lined up deeper, five to seven yards back, the defense is thinking pass.
***Free Safety***
The free safety is usually smaller and quicker than the SS. His primary function is to be like the center fielder in baseball. The free safety covers the deep areas to protect against the pass. He wants to protect the middle of the field and also protect on the deep routes. Yet he can be par of a safety blitz.
***Safety Line Ups***
The safeties lining up deep each on the hash mark indicates a cover 2 defense.
Both safeties inching up towards the LOS can mean a safety blitz.
When you see both safeties deep and the middle line backer dropped back as a third safety, you are facing a cover 3 which can be beaten with a short quick hitter to the tight end, or short crossing routes by the wide outs.
In conclusion reading the safeties can tell you a lot about what play the defense called. This article gives you some of the basics in reading the safeties, there are many instructive DVDS available on reading defenses that can help you learn to read the safeties.
Use this link Reading The Defense to see our list of instructional DVDS
Monday, February 2, 2009
It is Official: Football Withdrawel
I don't know about you, now that the Super Bowl is over, so is football. Sure there is the Pro Bowl. But it's not the same as a game with something on the line. For me it is now football withdrawle time. That time where I look for good game to watch, and there is not one till the end of summer.
Makes me want to move the clock forward, by pass spring and summer. Get to the first game and tail gate party.
The season passes so quickly and the wait time is so long. So unlike hoops that run it sems almost year around. Coleg ball is just 12 to 13 games plus a bowl game and poof it is over.
If you are like me, this is a hard time of the year, what to do, well at least I have this blog and website. I will continue to ofer you football traininig articles and add new and better products to the site to fill the clients needs while anxiously awaiting the begining of next season. Is it the end of August yet?
Se our different categories of football training aids and football training videos http://scoretouchdowns.com/
Makes me want to move the clock forward, by pass spring and summer. Get to the first game and tail gate party.
The season passes so quickly and the wait time is so long. So unlike hoops that run it sems almost year around. Coleg ball is just 12 to 13 games plus a bowl game and poof it is over.
If you are like me, this is a hard time of the year, what to do, well at least I have this blog and website. I will continue to ofer you football traininig articles and add new and better products to the site to fill the clients needs while anxiously awaiting the begining of next season. Is it the end of August yet?
Se our different categories of football training aids and football training videos http://scoretouchdowns.com/
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Super Sunday Has Come & Gone
Did it live up to the hype? In some ways yes in other ways no. Certainly it was one of the sloppier most penalized games in my memory. For the most part lacking the spark and drama of previous Super Bowls. Like Super Bowl III with Wilie Joe Namath guaranteeing a win over the then Baltimore Colts.
This Super Bowl did have its moments in between penalties. The first half being highlighted when the Steelers called a brilliant defensive play. Warner bit on the fake rush and didn't see the drop back giving the Steeler's at minimum a 4 point turn around.
With seconds left in the first half, J. Harrison faked the rush dropped back and jumped the pass rush, setting a new Super Bowl record with a 100 yard pass interception for 6.
For me the most pivotal play in the second half was the safety. Arguably a 9 point turn around. It gave the Cards momentum but did they score too quickly? Leaving 2 minutes on the clock for Big Ben, may be what cost them the game.
Pittsburg's final drive was well called and well executed,culminating with Holmes making a great catch in the right corner of the end zone.
Million of words will be written about Super Bowl XLIII, these are mine, the penalties a 100 yard int and a safety will be what I most remember of this years Super Bowl.
Please leave your post what you will most remember about today's game.
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This Super Bowl did have its moments in between penalties. The first half being highlighted when the Steelers called a brilliant defensive play. Warner bit on the fake rush and didn't see the drop back giving the Steeler's at minimum a 4 point turn around.
With seconds left in the first half, J. Harrison faked the rush dropped back and jumped the pass rush, setting a new Super Bowl record with a 100 yard pass interception for 6.
For me the most pivotal play in the second half was the safety. Arguably a 9 point turn around. It gave the Cards momentum but did they score too quickly? Leaving 2 minutes on the clock for Big Ben, may be what cost them the game.
Pittsburg's final drive was well called and well executed,culminating with Holmes making a great catch in the right corner of the end zone.
Million of words will be written about Super Bowl XLIII, these are mine, the penalties a 100 yard int and a safety will be what I most remember of this years Super Bowl.
Please leave your post what you will most remember about today's game.
For Football Training Aids and Football Coaching Videos Scoretouchdowns.com
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