WHAT'S NEW 2004 !!!
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FORTY TWO STATES, CANADA & MEXICO
REPRESENTED AT 2003 CAMPS
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As we prepare for another intense, high energy summer of 2004, the staff of the Jeff
Trickey Quarterback Camps is anxiously awaiting the arrival of quarterbacks coming from forty states, Canada, and Mexico.
Our staff of college quarterbacks will be ready to take each camper to the next level. Individual, focused, small group,
and one on one instruction will be, and has been the cornerstone for our camps. Due to the tremendous response from coaches,
parents, and quarterback candidates, we will again be increasing the number of camp sessions offered.
We welcome head coach Darwin Rost at Palo Verde High School, Las Vegas, Nevada as well as head
coach Ron Muhitch, Wheaton Warrenville South High School, Wheaton, Illinois. Both will be serving as new hosts for our camps
in 2004. Coach Rost and Coach Muhitch are highly respected and have very successful programs.
A special congratulations goes out to our own legendary head coach, Herb Meyer, El Camino High
School, who will be stepping down after an incredible 47 years (338 wins) of coaching. Recently the El Camino High School Stadium
was renamed "Herb Meyer Stadium". Coach Meyer is one of the most successful coaches in the country and truly a gift to our coaching
fraternity. Thankfully Coach Meyer will still remain as our host for the two quarterback camp sessions we hold at El Camino High
School. Congratulations Coach Meyer!
In order to register for your preferred camp session, you can print the camp application from
this website. Once the application is complete, you may mail the application to the on-site director of the selected camp
location. We look forward to working with you this summer!
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Quarterback Development Drills
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The following drills will help to develop a technically sound upper and lower platform. The integration of proper balance and footwork
during drops, carrying of the football, and execution of the passing motion is critical in maximizing your abilities as a quarterback.
The following drills can be done in order to improve these skills.
Reach Drill
Stand straddling a line in solid athletic position for receiving the snap from center.
On command, push hard off left foot (for right-handed quarterbacks) and extend reach step to 12 o'clock position directly on line near midline.
Ball should move quickly through third hand (secure position in stomach) to loaded position behind right pec.
Load Drill
Stand in coiled position with ball loaded in solid "punch" location
off your chest behind pec. On command with very slight push off ball with left hand, move ball to up and back position without
any lowering of the football. Do not extend football backward, rather upward with point backward.
CAUTION! Avoid dropping the football from initial cocked and
loaded position. This is a hitch which must be eliminated.
Load And Punch Drill
In order to develop a quick release with proper form, stand near a screen, partition,
tarp, etc. Work from a line in order to check proper opening of hips and short lead step to the left of the line. Quickly deliver the pass avoiding
any hitch of the football.
Ladder Footwork Drills
The single ladder can be used (but not necessary) to help develop agility, quickness, and lower
platform balance. As you perform these drills, the football should be held in both hands and movement from pec to pec. Avoid an up and down movement.
High Knee
Two Foot Hop
Side Step
Zig Zag
"W" Drill
Corner cones are four feet apart with a cone in the middle. With
football working pec to pec, work up around first cone, back around middle, up around far cone, and backpedal to final corner.
Jump Drills
Lateral Jump
Forward Backward
Lateral Jump One Foot
Line Drops
Use a line in the gym, fieldhouse, or field to execute drops down the line. Move ball laterally from pec to pec.
Slide feet along the floor or grass with head upfield.
Arm And Shoulder Strength Training
1) Supraspinatus Raises (Empty Can)
In a standing position, assume a normal,
upright posture with the shoulders. With throwing arm at your side, rotate the thumb side
of your hand down, as if emptying a can. Raise the arm slowly toward a "2 o'clock"
position, stopping just below shoulder level. Lower slowly to your side. Free weight
plates may be used as resistance in this exercise. Hold the plate with your fingers through
its center and your thumb on its outside. Begin with a manageable amount of approximately 5 pounds and perform 3 sets
of 15 raises. Increase the weight in small increments such as 2.5 pounds.
2) External Rotation
This exercise is ideally performed with
surgical tubing, but may also be done with free weight plates. If tubing is available, fix
at a position slightly above waist level in front of you. Stand with feet square and the
elbow raised to shoulder height. The forearm should form a 90-degree angle with the upper
arm in a simulated "cocking" position. Keeping the elbow fixed, grip the tubing or plate and
rotate the hand and forearm down or forward. Begin from this position and slowly rotate up
and back. Slowly return to the start position. If using free weights begin with
approximately 5 pounds. Perform 3 sets of 15 exercises. It is important to maintain the
elbow's position at shoulder level and the 90-degree angle at the elbow.
3) Supine Internal Rotation
Lie on your back on a table or bench with
your throwing arm supported only to the mid-biceps region. Again raise elbow to shoulder
height and bend the elbow to a 90-degree angle. Use a plate of manageable weight of
approximately 5 pounds. Begin with the hand and forearm rotated in the down or back
position and slowly rotate forward. Slowly return to the start position. Perform 3 sets of
15 exercises focusing on a fixed elbow.
(Note: Internal rotation may also be
performed using surgical tubing, but in a standing position. Fix the tubing behind you at
a point overhead or near the release point of the football. Perform exercises as described
above.)
4) Prone Horizontal Abduction
Lie face down on a table or bench with your
arm extended straight and over the edge of the table down towards the floor. Using a
dumbbell or plate, raise the arm as a unit until the hand is near shoulder height. Lower
slowly to the starting position. Remember to keep the arm straight. Perform 3 sets of
15 raises using a manageable weight.
5) Overhead Plyometrics
This exercise is ideally performed with a
weighted medicine or plyometric ball, but a basketball may be substituted. Face an open
wall with your feet square and about 3-4 inches away from the wall. Raise your arm to the
passing position overhead. Keeping the elbow fixed in space, quickly "bounce" the ball
against the wall, using only the palm of the hand to support the weight of the ball. After
striking the wall, the ball should rebound into your palm and cause the hand and forearm to
recoil slightly (externally rotate). Remember to keep the elbow still, and quickly return
the ball to wall (internally rotate). Perform 3 sets of 50 bounces against the wall. Begin
with a medicine ball weighing about 4-6 pounds and progress as strength increases.
6) Overhead Medicine Ball Tosses With Partner
Athlete is seated on the floor with legs extended in front, while partner faces and mirrors seated position
so that feet are separated by a few inches. Starting position is both hands supporting the medicine ball behind the head with elbows bent.
The thrower executes a 2-hand overhead pass by extending the elbows fully and following through with wrists. The receiver catches the ball with both hands overhead. The force of the throw should take the receiver's hands behind the head into the starting position. Throwers should aim just above partner's head level.
Progress exercise to 3 sets of 20 passes or to slight fatigue.
7) Trunk Rotation Medicine Ball Tosses With Partner
Athletes begin in a seated position as previously described. The thrower begins with both hands supporting the medicine ball outside the hip with shoulders and upper trunk rotated to that side.
The thrower executes a 2-hand chest press as shoulders and upper trunk are rotated back to a neutral position upon release. the receiver catches the ball with both hands at or slightly below chest level. The force of the throw should rotate the receiver's shoulders and upper trunk opposite the thrower's starting position.
Progress exercise to 3 sets of 20 passes or to slight fatigue. Alternate the side of rotation after each set.
8) Finish Drill
Athlete kneels seven yards from a wall with football extended directly over throwing shoulder.
Without cocking the football in a backward direction, athlete will forcefully finish a pass with a
target 6-8 inches from the floor onto the wall. Complete the pass with proper release off inside of index finger and thumb down on follow
through. 3 sets of 15 passes, three times a week. Always allow one day between workouts for this exercise.
Quick Release Drills For Quarterbacks
1) Flash Drill
Quarterback stands 10-15 yards from receiver in a loaded position (ball cocked behind pec, etc.). Receiver
will stand facing quarterback with hands on knees. Receiver will flash hands up signaling quarterback to deliver football as quickly and
efficiently as possible. Receiver can help quarterback by watching to see that there is no downward "hitch" in passing motion.
2) Quick Release Rollover Drill
Quarterback in loaded position with football stands 15-20 yards from receiver. Receiver flashes away from quarterback.
Receiver initiates quick release of football as he rolls over in either direction.
Quarterback delivers football as quickly and efficiently as possible up movement. If drill is used with multiple
quarterbacks/receivers, be sure to allow for enough space between groups.
3) Defensive Recognition Drill - Level 1
You need four athletes to use this drill. Quarterback will execute a Level 1 drop (one, two, or three step drop).
Two receivers are aligned at reception point for quick slant and arrow route. As quarterback begins his drop, the defender will choose a route
to take away.
Quarterback must work on a quick lookoff of safety and then immediately read of flat defender. Pass (punch) the
football on time with a quick, efficient motion. Quarterback should also fade in the direction of pass (fade to cover) following any pass to
the outside third of field.
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