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Football is an ever changing game and quarterback training is becoming more complex.

Reading defenses is one of most important football skills a quarterback can develop.

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Phase 1 The film room:

1. Study your opponents most recent game films

a. Study what type defenses they run, is it 3-5-3 a 4-3 defense?

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d. Defensive players and units are no different. Many players and units will telegraph their defensive strategies by the way they line up. When in the film room look for these idiosyncrasies, they are there, defenses do telegraph thier plays.

Phase 2 During the game:

1 Locate the safeties, where they are on the field and how many safeties are in the game as you approach the line of scrimmage. Safeties are the key to any defensive schemes you will face.

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2. Quarterbacks read the corners. If they are playing close to the receivers, this usually indicates a zone defense. If the corners are playing off the receivers this indicates a man-to-man defense.

3. Look for mismatches. There will be times in a game where the offense has favorable mismatches with the defense. Exploit the situation,cheap yves saint laurent,http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/...145356#1145356, get the ball to your best receivers on the mismatch.

4. High school and middle schools are less likely to rotate line backers like the college ranks. When a new defender comes into the game, immediately test him, there is a reason he is not the starter.

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