Passing Drills a gift to Lock from Mike Pratt

Sharing what we know is the key to our existance, now when I first rediscovered the hobby in 04 information was abundant, but the help or instruction on exactly how to do this or that, well thats a different story. As i got to know the hobby community more & more these tips/instructions became available to me because of I had forged good relationships with great people. One of these guys is Mike Pratt, Pratt is as we know a MF 7letter on da Jacket,EF Guru, there isnt to much about EF/MF that he hasnt come across, and I mean whatever. one time we spoke on passing, and at that time my Ttc QB skill was woooo man not to good. I wanted to improve and Mike Helped me do that. Being the Great cat that He is he shared some passing Drills with me, and I improved greatly. so since leagues are buzzing and tourneys approaching, practice time should be all coaches time to improve.

Drill 1: Rb passes, since the Rb pass is short on your game board throw 25 reps on the left and right sides in Rb screens. count your completions and misses and notate. repeat until your completion ratio is higher.

Drill 2: Mid feild, now lets stretch it place various recievers 5,10,15 yards down the feild place them in different areas so your able to throw to routes that are on different anglest , 35reps per reciever, count you completions and misses & notate, repeat until completion ratio is higher.

tip: Do the Drills on both sides of the board.

Deep Ball: Now if you have gotten your numbers
up on the first to drills. Place recievers 25,30,40 yards from los. throw 40 reps each route and reciver notate all completions and misses. Repeat until completion ratio improves.

time is needed on this one fellas but with patience, diligence and a good flick mechanics The hits will be more than the misses. Thanks Shaggy.

extra tip: you can also set up your o & d lineman and buzz the board to simulate the pocket and blitzes from out side loopers, do this once the drills have been completed.
Stay Blessed

[Hook'em Horns]

I like the idea and no offense but this doesn't seem to get me ready for the pressures of the game!!!


Get yourself a 20 second pass clock and 4 footballs ready to toss...

Try placing 6 secondary men on TTC dials on the set, stick in 4 stationary defensive lineman and then set your receivers up on the line of scrimmage as you would for a normal play. Turn on the set and then turn off after 2.5 seconds imitating a pressure rush situaton. At that time immediately press the passing clock and begin picking off as many recievers as you can in that allotted time.

This will increase your read & react time, it will also help you understand your TTQB's throwing motion, it will increase confidence, it will help with your ability to perform in pressure situations and most importantly it will help your decision making. It will help you understand what throws you can make and what throws you can't! We all like to try the impoossible but if you already know your QB doesn't have the arm strength, accuracy and confidence before you make the attempt life is much easier.

Just my way of training!

Mike Robertson

[daghstrydr]

I have to agree with Biglock. I practiced using his method on Saturday night. Played my game on Sunday and I went 5 out of 6, for big yardage, 2 of which went for TD's, will continue to do so throughout this week, as our playoffs begin this weekend.:rolleyes:

[Shabby J]

I think the key to the Mike Pratt gift to Big Lock is the repetition, dude that's a lot of passes and they are at different yardages too. I wonder how many minutes it would take to go through that entire drill of Pratt's. I am going to try it this weekend, going through each drill once. I think getting your passing down, knowing your TTQB and how consistent he is at different distances and also knowing how far to crank that arm back before you release, is the key to good passing and this drill covers all of that.

I like the idea of the pressure drill too, but for me that would be secondary. I gots to know before I step up to the tee, if it is going to take a 7 iron or a 4 iron. Knowing mine and my TTQB's capabilities at varying distances will definitely help me in the pressure drill.

Excellent posts.

It's called Training Camp. Each one, teach one. There are billions of little ways to prepare. Biglock shared his way by way of Mike Pratt. Mike Robertson shared his way. Here's mine:

I setup a Pass Offense starting at my 20 and work my way down the field only IF I can hit all 5 eligibles whether they are covered or not, engaged or not. I agree that an actual pass rush and OL/DL in the way is key as well as using a :10 second clock per throw. I only use one football - have to try the multiple balls for Quick Draw McGraw type action and do them all in :20 seconds or less. See, even I learned a lil sumthin' sumthin'!!!

Each one, teach one. Here's 3 and 4 different ways to do it.

[Shabby J]

Is Mike talking about throwing 4 pases in 20 seconds? Dude, Assuming you have the first one on the TTQB locked and loaded, then pick up, attach the ball to the arm and pass three more times in 20 seconds? I am afraid my clumsy fingers would have that all messed up.

[daghstrydr]

I too use that method of working my way down field 5 yards at a time and do not move on until I have completed 5 passes at each mark, finally made my way to about 25 yards. I must admit that throwing multiple balls in 20 sec is a good one, never thought of that will try it out. Thanks.

PS, stop using my quote

Leonard

all of the tips are cool look at it like this, the way Pratt explained to me is a beginning training exercise, to become familiar with passing short,mid, and long range, the reason no clocks or defensive pressure is added is simply, u must crawl before you can walk or run. Mike R plays in an all out Pure passing style, so the things he incorporates in his pass training serves him in the heart pumping DFW style, ive seen it upclose so the things he uses in training he needs. Jimbo is just an innovator so his tips are Really useful as well, no matter how you train or practice do what you feel or makes you a better passer. Cant really go wrong with any of the tips shared the more information and options the better.

Stay Blessed

[Shabby J]

Thank you coaches for sharing all your practice methods. I was not trying to pit one against the other, just stating that for me at this time with my current TTQB skill set which ones fit my need better. I guess as long as you are practicing, no matter which method you use, that is what matters.

[Hook'em Horns]

You're absolutely right my friend! You knew what I was trying to say! To each his own! We all have ways of getting ourselves better for the situation at hand.

Good post Lock! Miss ya brotha! Hope to see you at the SWB or Shootout, I gotta see you do another round house kick man! lol!