By Coach Martin | Football Basics
Almost all offensive and defensive linemen start every play bent halfway over with their hand touching the ground.
It’s a technique that is done to get these big-bodied players lower to the ground from the start, so that when the ball is snapped, they can remain low and burst through the opposing team’s line.
This is known as the three point stance.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
The pocket is a term that’s thrown around a lot when you watch football games.
It’s a way to describe an area of the field that forms around the quarterback on passing plays.
The pocket isn’t a set space on the field, as it is something that changes and molds based on the specific play.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
It is a pass play that is designed to get the ball out of quarterback’s hands and into the receiver’s hands as quick as possible.
The work, then, is on the receivers to do the initial blocking, and for the player catching the ball to make a move or two to get downfield.
Let’s have a closer look at the bubble screen so we can know exactly what it is, how it’s run, and when it’s best used.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
All footballs are not made equally.
That is to say — just because you’re playing the game of football doesn’t mean that you will be using the same ball.
Unlike a sport like baseball, where the size of the ball is always the same regardless of what level of the sport you’re playing, there is a different size football that you should use depending on how old you are and what level of the game you’re playing.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
Unlike a lot of other sports, it’s rather difficult to understand all the various football positions on a team.
While there are only 11 players on each team on the field at any one time, there are three distinct “units” for each football team:
(1) The Offense, (2) The Defense, (3) Special Teams
This means that there are 33 different football positions — or slight variations of positions — throughout a game.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
In football, as in any sport, there are some easy-to-understand rules and some not-so-easy-to-understand rules. The “illegal shift” falls into the latter category. Not many people truly understand what an illegal shift in football is, why the rule is in place, and how referees can spot the infraction. However, one thing is for certain… It’s easy to understand how […]
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
One of the most overlooked parts of training is learning how to catch a football. A lot goes into a passing play in football… From the perfect snap from the center, to good pass protection by the offensive line, to good routes run by the receivers, to finally a good pass thrown by the quarterback. But once all […]
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
Understanding the many different football routes is important for every player and coach. On any given play, each receiver on the field will be asked to run a specific route to attack the different levels of the defense, and to keep the defenders off balance. But let’s first start with the basics… What is the “Route Tree”?Every pass […]
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
No football team likes to stall and not make a first down. No football team likes to have to punt the football away to the other team. However, punting a football is one of the most important (yet over-overlooked) parts of the game that can swing the score one way or the other. But before we get into […]
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
Being a quarterback in football is not as simple as picking up a ball and heaving it downfield. The position requires years of practice – from learning how to set players up in difficult offenses, to understanding how to read complex defenses. But let’s start with the basics: Learning “exactly” how to throw a football. Because trust me… it’s […]
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