If you're going to be playing wide receiver, most of the time you'll only be moving straight across the line of scrimmage as the play begins. The speed and quickness you have when the ball is snapped is paramount to your success.
Your beginning stance - how you position yourself before the play starts - must allow you to move forward as quickly as possible. Getting into the proper stance is one football skill that you can easily practice over and over away from the field. At home, find a mirror, get into your stance, and see how you look. Face the mirror head on and observe yourself from the side.
The stance you will use is going to depend on the style of offense that your coach is teaching you and the team. For most offenses, you'll be using either a three-point stance or an upright two-point stance.
In a three-point stance, you should start by:
1. Standing with your feet even and spread about the width of your hips
2. Keeping your back straight, bend your knees until you can rest both of your forearms on the inside of your thighs.
The hand you place on the ground should be slightly ahead and slightly to the outside of the front of your shoulders. Your back foot should end up slightly behind the heel of the front foot. From this position:
3. Reach out with your hand nearest the sideline
4. Step back with the foot nearest the sideline
5. Keep your back straight
6. Keep your head up and turned slightly inside so that you can see the snap
7. Remain on the balls of your feet with more weight on your front foot. This will allow you to step with the back foot, rolling over the front as you move forward
Join us tomorrow as we herald the weekend by going over the upright two-point stance
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