Quarterback Camps

I am a former NFL Quarterback that was an 8th round draft choice by the Buffalo Bills in 1980, and today I want to talk about Quarterback Camps.

I got a phone call from a father who had a son and was looking for a Passing Camp, and he wanted to know if I might be able to recommend a QB Camp?

So after doing some Google research and making some phone calls, there are over 10 Quarterback camps that I found that looked interesting.

Some are location based, i.e. just one location, some are regional and some are national.

They all seemed to offer similar quarterback training.

They all start with the Quarterback center exchange and stance. And work into the different drops and footwork needed.

Most teach the all the different types of drops and throws that all Quarterbacks must learn.

The 3, 5, 7 step drop plus shotgun. Most also go over the typical quarterback passing tree.

These are the routes and throws that all quarterbacks will be making in a game.

For 3 step drops the passing routes will be: Quick Slant, Quick Out, Hitch, Slip Screen.

For the 5 step drop the passing routes are: curl, 10 yard out, 10 yard in, Quick Post.

For the 7 step drop or shotgun the throws that are taught are: the deep out, the comeback, the deep in or dig route, the post, and the go route.

From there most progress to work with quarterback passing mechanics. The football grip, the football position while you are doing your drops, and the release.

Once these basic fundamentals are covered the passing camps start to teach passing drills.

I personally know of 36 different quarterback passing drills that you can practice on.

Some of the Quarterback practice drills are:

1. The Elway Scrabble Drill

2. The Garbage Can Drill

3. The Goal Post Drill

4. The Quick Feet Drill

5. Long Ball Drill

Most quarterback drills cover four major categories:

Quarterback Fundamentals

Quarterback Footwork

Quarterback Passing Accuracy

Developing Quarterback Arm Strength

Some of the higher priced Camps will also cover quarterback defense reads techniques and actual film room study.

Most of the Quarterback camps that I found during my search were in the price range of $149-$249 for a 1 day quarterback camp to the top of the line 3-4 days quarterback camp costing $399-$699.

For those of you parents or football players that can't afford that or have time constraints you can find the same information taught at these football camps on Quarterback Training DVD's at half the price usually under $80.00!!!

If you were like me, I always wanted to get my hands on any type of quarterback training that might help me to get better.

2008 Elite 11 National Quarterback Camp

I am a former Quarterback that was 8th round draft pick with the Buffalo Bills and I want to talk about the future NFL QB's that are currently high school stars.

After the twelve 2008 regional tryout QB Camps were held, this is the list that made the cut. These 12 high school Quarterbacks are the cream of the crop and will be all going to major college football programs.

At the invitation only camp they will be taught Quarterback Passing Drills, QB Footwork Drills Quarterback Accuracy drills.

At night they do film sessions and are taught how to read defensive pass coverages. At the end of the 3 day camp they will have a QB passing competition to see who is the best.

EA Sports 2008 Elite 11 Quarterback Camp Roster.

#1 Bryn Renner, 6-3, 192: Signed with North Carolina

#2 Tom Savage, 6-4, 219: Signed with Rutgers

#3 Tajh Boyd , 6-0, 205: Signed with West Virginia

#4 Aaron Murray : 6-1 199: Signed with Georgia

#5 Andrew Maxwell , 6-3 195: Signed with Michigan State

#6 Allan Bridgford , 6-4, 212: Signed with California

#7 Richard Brehaut , 6-2, 205: Signed with UCLA

#8 Raymond Cotton , 6-4, 215: Signed with Auburn

#9 Garrett Gilbert , 6-4, 199: Signed with Texas

#10 A.J. McCarron , 6-4, 191: Signed with Alabama

#11 Zack Mettenberger , 6-5, 224: Signed with Georgia

#12 Eugene Smith, 6-2, 190, Undecided

High School players, parents and coaches fans love to talk about the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp, which is an annual clinic designed for the most promising young quarterbacks in the nation. It takes place this year July 21-23 in San Juan Capistrano, California.

Every year, it holds the best young arms in the nation. It was designed in the belief that quarterbacks are made, not born.

There are regional QB tryout camps that take place in the spring and summer. From those 12 tryout camps 12 top high school quarterbacks are invited. This is the most prestigious Quarterback Competition in the USA.

As soon as I have the 2009 Elite 11 Regional Tryout Quarterback Camp schedule, I will publish it on my website listed below.

If you would like to learn about these same Quarterback drills taught at the Elite 11 Camp see my website listed below.

Quarterback Training - Passing Accuracy

I am a former NFL quarterback and today I want to talk about some more quarterback training.

Recently I had a chance to speak with Coach Rob Spence the quarterback coach for Syracuse University. I asked him what he qualities he looks for in a high school QB when out recruiting. The number one skill he looks for is passing accuracy.

We talked about the ability to throw at set targets when they have passing workouts. He talked about aiming at the left shoulder or right shoulder or the chin on the receivers face.

So quarterbacks should concentrate during your throwing workouts on accuracy. Not how hard you throw it!

Make sure when you go through your passing tree throwing routine to imagine throwing to your correct target.

When throwing to your right aim for the left shoulder if the receiver is running an out or comeback or flag. And aim for the right shoulder if your receiver is running a slant or hitch, post route or a go route.

The same is true if you are throwing to your left. Everything is just the opposite. So concentrate on all of your quarterback training throwing workouts on passing accuracy.

If you are in high school quarterback I recommend throwing no more than three times per week. If you are a QB who is under 8th grade, don't throw more than 2 times per week.

Just for the record coach Spence guided Toledo offense when he coached there to over 474 yards per game and over 35 points per game!

If you want more information please go my quarterback training website listed below.

Sam Bradford - Right Handed Quarterback From Oklahoma City Played For University of Oklahoma (OU)

Sam Bradford was born in November of 1987 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and grew up idolizing the University of Oklahoma (OU) Sooners football team that played down the road in the nearby city of Norman, Oklahoma just 20 miles south of where Sam was raised. As Sam grew into a teenager his dream of someday becoming a player on the OU Sooners football team slowly became an increasingly likely reality as he developed into a deft right handed quarterback.

As a star high school athlete Bradford excelled at three different sports while attending Putnam City North High School in his hometown of Oklahoma City. The three sports that Sam participated in where basketball, golf, and of course football where he was a star right handed quarterback for his high school football team. Sam was enrolled at Putnam City High School from 2002 through 2006 and during that time he made quite a name for himself as a standout athlete in the area.

As a senior in high school in the fall of 2005 Sam tossed 17 touchdown passes and threw for over 2,000 yards. Those statistics were strong but despite those numbers and his impressive 6'4" build Bradford was only considered a mid-level college prospect by top tier college football program standards. Bradford ultimately decided against taking scholarship offers to play for less high profile college football programs and instead chose to follow his dream to one day become the starting quarterback for the University of Oklahoma Sooners.

Sam Bradford enjoyed impeccable timing in terms of when he arrived on the Norman campus and when the job as quarterback for the OU Sooners became available. After beating out five other players for the open position Bradford established himself as the new starting quarterback for the 2007 season as a red shirt freshman. The phrase red shirt freshman refers to the term given to a college athlete who sat out their first year in order to mature and familiarize themselves with the college and athletic system. A red shirt freshman is technically in his second year of college (after attending classes throughout the red shirt year) but is in his first year of competing in competitions/games.

Bradford would go onto become the second college player in the history of the sport to win the coveted Heisman Trophy (recognizing the top college football player) as a sophomore after an outstanding 2008 season that culminated with a disappointing upset to the University of Florida Gators in the national championship game. Bradford has since dealt with shoulder issues but is believed to be fully recovered and expected to be a top NFL quarterback for years to come.