Repping fundamental drills with an emphasis on focusing on the proper technique and catching the football will improve the overall play of your receivers.In spread offenses, the receiver’s play is critical. However, in other style offenses, the receiver gets little attention. These drills are what I use once a week to drill the catching process. It includes hand strengthening exercises incorporated with drills where the receiver will get 46 catches in 20 minutes without using a lot of space. After warmups, receivers work on a specific catch that can be contained inside a space of 15 yards. We will work on catches facing the QB, running away from the QB, after cuts, sidelines catches and bad ball catches. These drills are used as part of a weekly progression that includes a combo drill with the QB.Fundamentals of the Catch:We teach a couple of techniques that help to convey coaching
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