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US Sports Football - Passing Tips for Youth Football Quarterbacks and Las Vegas Raiders vs. New York Jets Game Highlights

 

By Trevor A. Sumner

Every youth football player, no matter what their regular position is, should learn to throw a spiral with accuracy. It’s a crucial component of the game and one never knows when an opportunity to make a spectacular passing play may come along.

For the youth football quarterback, these tips need to be practiced over and over again to gain passing proficiency. Besides checking out the below tips, you can also learn the fundamentals from free football video tutorials on sites like Weplay.com , where top pros like Peyton Manning show the proper way to throw a spiral.

The Grip for Throwing a Perfect Spiral

It can be difficult for young football players to get a good grip on the football as their hands may not be large enough. That doesn’t preclude them from learning the proper technique with some slight modifications.

• The football should be gripped lightly with the fingertips and not rest in the palm of the hand. The light grip allows for increased ball control. This can be a problem for younger players with small hands where there is no choice but to use the palm.

• It’s important to place your index finger on the seam to put a "spin" or spiral on the football upon release. Don’t force the spin; let it roll naturally off the fingers. Trying to over spin the ball is a common mistake.

• As you step back in the pocket, hold the football next to your ear as you look for your target. The ball will be cradled in the "U" between thumb and index finger.

The Release Technique for Spiral Passes

Practice throwing spiral passes with this release technique at 50% of your throwing capacity until you perfect it. You can then start increasing your velocity as you begin to master the skill.

• Keeping your eye on your receiver, take your arm backward and then "spring" it forward in a circular motion releasing the football at the top of the arc.

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• A good release will spin the football off the index finger as you let it go. The other fingers are used only for supporting the ball and not for putting a spiral on it.

• As you release the football, be sure to continue with the follow through for spin and accuracy.

Passing Accuracy in Football

Now that you’ve mastered the spiral pass you have to work on hitting your target. Many football recruiters list passing accuracy as the primary passing skill when selecting potential quarterbacks. A perfect spiral is of no use if it’s bouncing along the field, or worse, in the arms of an opposing player. Again, throw the football at about 50% velocity when performing accuracy drills. They’ll be plenty of time to work on your power once you have mastered the basics.

• Get yourself set in your stance with your non-throwing hip pointed towards your receiver. Being "set" is crucial for accuracy and power.

• When you are ready to pass, cock your shoulder and step towards your target when you release the football.

• Follow through on the pass with the palm of your throwing hand facing the ground. Here is an example video demonstration of Peyton Manning follow through on the pass.

Throwing an accurate spiral pass in football is not a difficult process. Repetition of basic throwing mechanics is the key along with adequate rest. Youth football players should practice these passing tips every other day to master them.

By Trevor Sumner who works for Weplay.com, a youth football community dedicated to providing parents coaches and athletes the tools and information to celebrate the love of the game. Weplay.com has one of the most comprehensive, free football drill libraries in its active football community .

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The Rock Almighty On US Sports Radio. Striving For Obedience and Song Of The Day Fear No Evil by Whitecross

 The Rock Almighty Shaker Of Heaven And Earth. Now streaming on US Sports Radio

A Commitment to Obey

Obedience isn't a single moment of compliance; it's a full surrender to a lifestyle of following God.

November 2, 2026

Psalms 1:1-6

Scripture proclaims God’s great power and majesty while also revealing His deep mercy and love. Clearly, He is worthy of our wholehearted, passionate submission. And He’s pleased when we choose to follow in complete obedience, no matter what.

Notice the word “commitment” in today’s title. Obedience to the Lord isn’t something born out of one’s present situation, as in, I choose to follow God in this moment; rather, it’s total submission as a way of life. Naturally, our human nature would prefer to set restrictions on compliance—to be able to change our mind when plans would be upset, the final result is unclear, or we’re scared. But we have God’s promises that He’ll never leave us (Deuteronomy 31:6) and His purposes for us are good (Jeremiah 29:11). So we can obey, confidently committing the consequences to Him.

US Sports Football - HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR OFFSEASON FOOTBALL TRAINING And No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. USC Trojans HIGHLIGHTS

 

• By Dominic

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Off-Season Mode

It’s winter time and it’s the perfect time to build your game skills. It’s not the time slack off and relax, however tempting it may be. You know that you’re still a football player who has a bright future ahead of you that can easily be crushed by your lack of commitment. You STILL need to keep fit and in-shape for the game every time.

If you choose to spend your off-season by just splashing at the pool all the day long as you eat burgers and play Madden, you’ll certainly regret everything you did when the new season starts. It’ll take some time to be able to regain your form following months of slacking off. Sure. Your experience will be a pain the a**.

What’s the Solution?

There is absolutely no room for complacency on your part as a football player during the off-season. You really need to commit yourself to an offseason football training to make you remain relevant and competitive in the game. This training program will enable you to improve on your game by sharpening your skills come the new season.

A productive off-season football training is the most important thing for you as an athlete.

Let’s get started.

Here are some useful tips for a successful training:

Start with a Plan

Plan your off-season training well for it to be fruitful. A good plan maximizes your football skills and strengths. It’s possible to do some exercises while still having a good time during your off-season training. These can include playing pick-up basketball or hiking with your friends. You should remember that you’re still a football player and you should remain focused on your training.

Set Goals

Apart from just staying fit, you should also set goals on what you plan to achieve at the end of the off-season. Here are two things to do before embarking on your off-season training:

Get the Evaluation from your Coaches (Head Coach, Position Coach)

Coaches are supposed to evaluate the performance of the players they coach. Your position coach is likely to tell you exactly the areas you need to improve on at the end of a season and before the new season starts. Your coach can also share with you training and exercise activities you can employ in your training.

Evaluate Your Own Performance

The fact that you know yourself better than anybody else makes your self-evaluation very important. You know the areas you’re not good enough and you know very well that you can work on to improve on them. Again, the off-season gives you an opportunity to improve as an individual player as you’re able to train alone and focus on improving your skills as a football player. The training sessions you have when the season starts are meant to improve the team as a whole.

Setting Specific Goals

You should keep specific goals which will make a good football player. Specific goals makes it easier for you to evaluate your off-season training performance as well as to pick the right training exercises. An example of a specific goal is aiming to increase the maximum weight of your bench press by like 20 pounds instead of just aiming to get stronger. Another specific goal could be aiming to decrease your 40-yard dash by a second.

You should keep specific goals which will make a good football player. Specific goals makes it easier for you to evaluate your off-season training performance as well as to pick the right training exercises. An example of a specific goal is aiming to increase the maximum weight of your bench press by like 20 pounds instead of just aiming to get stronger. Another specific goal could be aiming to decrease your 40-yard dash by a second.

Without these specific goals, it will not impossible to know whether you have managed to improve on your strength and speed. Your offseason football training may not be fruitful at all and you will not have improved as an individual player.

Create a Routine

Create a training routine once you are very sure of what you want to achieve at the end of the off-season training. A regular routine makes you keep on improving on your performances to enable you to ultimately achieve your goal.

A routine doesn’t imply that you’ll be doing exactly the same exercises all the day. A good routine should incorporate a variety of exercises to prevent your training from becoming boring while at the same time corresponding to your set of goals. This creates a well-rounded training that targets your muscles in different ways.

There are many different exercises that you can choose from. While most of them are good for you as a football player, others are not that helpful. You should only focus on your specific set goals that guides you in choosing the perfect exercises as well as designing your routine for your off-season training.

It is important for you to have a wide variety of exercises for your training despite having set specific goals. For instance, it’s not practical to have a training session that entirely has weightlifting or running exercises. Try to mix it up. You should also include strength, agility and endurance exercises to balance your training plan and avoid making the session monotonous.

An example of such a good routine may include having like three sets of 10-15 reps of dumbbell bicep curls, four sets of 6-10 reps of standing military press, 15 minutes of rope jumping, five sets of 10 reps of maximum speed burpees , 100 sit-ups and many more. This will be an example of a well-rounded training session.

Hard Work Pays

Yes. It does. And you know it’s true. The effort you put in your offseason football training will determine your form and sharpness come the start of the new season. Your own initiative and motivation during training entirely comes from you as there’s no coach directing you on what to do. These sessions are not compulsory like the ones you have during the season and there are not fines for not showing up either. The discipline you show during this offseason will make you a better football player and a better athlete.

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US Sports Football - A Package to Help You Win Mid to Late Season and Dakari Talbert puts on a show for Frederick Douglass In Huge Upset Win!

 

• By Coach Grabowski

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With Digital Video, every team has the ability to study your offense, pinpoint your tendencies, and game plan to stop those plays.  

That doesn’t mean you abandon your offense, but it can mean that you can create a package to break tendencies, give them something that they haven’t prepared for, and put something on film that future opponents will have to take prep time away from their efforts in stopping your base offense.

In a perfect world, you started repping a package like that sometime in camp, waiting for the perfect time to pull it out.  Of course, there is(was) nothing perfect about 2020, and we all know preparation time has been limited.

Well, look no further than one of America’s best high school coaches for the answer.  Kevin Kelley’s “Unstoppable Quads Package” provides you with the details and the fire power to attack the opponent’s defense with something they probably have one check for.

In the package Kelley includes Vertical corner, sprint flood combo, a high percentage clearing route, triple post as well as incorporation of RPO.  These are probably things you have somewhere in your offense.

Kelley gives an overview of the package in this video.

Often times defenses don’t adjust which makes this package easier to move the ball with.  Coach Kelley gives you the game plan to what he feels are the toughest looks.

Of course the singled up backside receiver is available. Coach explains how to utilize this receiver as well explaining how the defense may adjust, which opens things up elsewhere.

Here are some of the highlights and purposes of why coach has built this package. In each play explanation, coach covers all the qb reads and objectives of the play.

Vertical Corner read

3rd and long and 4th and long application

Sprint flood combo 

Opens things up for short percentage short throws

3rd and 4th and short

Has shot potential

Can convert this play to an intermediate variation for 3rd and long

Good for red zone

High percentage clearing

Utilize the outside receiver

Great vs man coverage

Allows for variations for the Y

Isolates a key defender to put the offense 2 on 1

Great RAC opportunity

Triple Post

Run to spots to get a receiver open

Take a chunk out of the defense

RPO, Draws, Screen

Trap-Bubble RPO

For Coach Kelley, this isn’t something he drew up on the white board and is speculating it may work.  He has a large sample size having run this for decades, so when he calls it unstoppable, he's proven that.

Coach goes through each concept on the whiteboard and then illustrates the plays on game video.

It was amazing to see the space that coach is able to open up with these plays.

Sure, you can sit around the office and draw a few things up, but having the details, examples, and film to study makes implementation so much easier and takes the guess work out. Get it here.

Good luck as the season rolls on!

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US Sports Lacrosse - Penn State's Amazing New Athletics Facilities and Insider`s Guide to the College Recruiting Process

 

by Bill Vasko

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The #1 recruiting education resource for parents and student-athletes!

We answer every question that parents and prospects have about the recruiting process, and we get it straight from the source--college coaches!
 
This video series asks college coaches about their philosophies on the recruiting process and provides parents and athletes with access to their responses.

 Learn more about how the recruiting process works from a college coach's perspective! Over 40 videos!! Book this course....

The Coach

Bill Vasko

Helping coaches land their next job with career development resources!

Bill Vasko is the founder of XO Coach and Maxx Athletes, companies that focus on producing resources for coaches and athletes. He has over 25 years of experience as a coach and administrator at the high school and collegiate level, having served as an assistant and head coach in 3 different sports at the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III levels.

Outside of coaching, Bill operates his own softball camp company for college bound student-athletes. He also spends time educating student-athletes and parents on the athletic recruiting process. He especially enjoys working with young athletes during the recruiting process, helping them to navigate the process and achieve their goals.

Athletics and coaching experience includes:
D3 college football - assistant coach
D3 college baseball - assistant coach
D1 college softball - assistant coach
D2 college softball - head coach
High School Athletic Director

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