602 THE QUARTERBACK DRILL
PRACTICE - LONG TOSS

This drill is called the quarterback drill because the best place to practice this drill is on a football field. It is a great drill to implement into a long toss program to develop arm strength. It is also a good way to determine if you are increasing and maintaining your arm strength by the distance that you throw the ball. A football field is the best for measuring distance.
1. Make sure that you are warmed up properly.
2. Get a running start behind one of the goal posts.
3. Release the ball while you have your forward momentum.
4. Try to throw the ball on a line as far as you can.
5. Make about 5 throws at a time, allowing yourself time to rest while you
    retrieve the balls.
6. Do a maximum of 10 to 15 throws each practice session.

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