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Article: Converting your QB into a running back.(FOOTBALL)
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- Coach and Athletic Director
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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The QB is usually the most skilled player on every level of football, including the high school game. Much is expected of him: Managing the game. Usually doing the passing. Often the kicking. And always expected to get the ball into the hands of his runners and to keep it away from the defense.
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This is considered S.O.P. for the professionals, but not for those who coach on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons. We often find ourselves asking for more. After all, he is our best player athlete, a playmaker, and a guy who has to make plays with both his arms and legs--to say nothing of his mind.
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