Jared Young

Nick Thompson

PES 294 Teaching Team Sports

Lesson Plan Title:  Football: Fundamentals of catching and throwing, 7 on7 skelly football

Concept / Topic to Teach: Catching and Throwing A Football Properly

Catching:

1. Be ready at all times for the ball
2. Now is where your eyes come into place. The Football could be thrown at you in many different ways. You could be running and it could be coming over your head, or could be coming down near you legs. You need to focus on the ball at all times. Any distraction or if your eyes leave the football for one second and you could drop the ball. Keep your eyes on the ball and see it land in your hands and you will catch every football thrown to you.
3. Final step. Hands! This part is important because you could be ready for the ball and look at it the whole time as it lands in your hands, but if you do not grab the ball it will fall out of your hands and you will drop the football.

-          You should keep your hands spread as you go to catch the ball. Make sure to grab the ball nice a tight after you catch it.

-          The fingers should be spread out as wide as possible to form a large surface area for the ball to land.  Once the ball touches the hands, give with the ball and direct the hands back to the body to protect against defenders.           

-          One of the most important tips to remember when catching the football

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is how you should have your hands as the ball approaches. Experts always say to make sure your thumbs and index fingers on both hands touch, forming a shape similar to a spade in a deck of cards between your hands. This spade shaped area is where you should attempt to catch the nose of the football.

But, you have to be ready for any type of pass. Any ball that is above your waist, you'll want thumb to thumb when you catch it. And for any ball below the waist, you'll want pinky to pinky when you're catching it."

In order for a wide receiver to be successful, he must have what football players

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-          call "soft hands". Meaning, as the ball is approaching him for the catch, he should be sure to cradle the football instead of fighting against it. Many experts say that the football should be treated like an egg as to ensure a solid catch.

Throwing

1. The first thing he tells students is to take a deep breath and relax. Tension and a too-tight grip on the ball can be the downfall of a passer
2.  Ball grip is a matter of preference. Holding it over the laces helps add spin, but holding it without using the laces is OK, too. One grip has the middle and ring fingers over the laces and the index finger just behind them. But someone with smaller hands can grab the ball closer to the point, where the circumference is shorter.
3. Most people throw by drawing the football back behind their ear and pushing it forward. But pushing the ball makes it difficult to impart spin, instead, the arm should whip, with the help of torque created at the waist.
4. Another misconception is that a spiral can be achieved only by launching the ball as hard as possible. Softly thrown balls can have spin, too.

7-on-7 Skelly

Offensive minded game to work on and improve the different coverage’s vs. different pass patterns ran in football. Also helps to give the Wide receivers and Quarterback a better understanding how the covering players have to work together and where to find the open spots to pass to open receivers.

Standards Addressed:  High school students La Grande

General Goal(s):  To teach proper throwing and catching technique in order to have the students is able to throw and catch correctly in a game like atmosphere while playing 7 on 7.  

Required Materials: Footballs, Gym or field.

Step-By-Step Procedures:

1. Teach proper catching technique

-          Partner up students 20 feet apart

-          Above waist catch

-          Below waist catch

1. Teach Proper Throwing technique

-          Proper hand placement

-          Grip

-          How to use arm to throw/ do not just push ball

1. Run routes with QB throwing. QB to WR rotation of students

-          Teach passing tree

1. Skelly 7 on 7