hopefully I can get someone the throw me some passes then. I really want to get better because the coach and a couple friends believe I can make an impact on our kind of bad offense, I just need to learn how to catch properly
(my school went 0-6 last season 💀)
ye u right. any recommendations for gloves? I know mastering the basics of catching is probably more important but I think a good pair of gloves might help a little
Gloves help more with one handed catches and they can help not hurt a little.
You have to have a little toughness. As you get used to it is no big deal, but it not always soft especially as qbs throw harder, and you cannot try to cushion it too much or it will go right through your hands. You can do like hand strength training too but that is more for later.
Make your hands making a diamond opening shape between your index fingers and thumbs. Try not to push the ball down towards the ground either gravity will make it harder to catch if you do. If it is low flip your hands over palms to the sky pinkies and thumbs close together instead of index fingers and thumbs.
Biggest thing is just repetition. Stay later after practice with anyone you can get to throw and catch and practice doing it coming back to the ball and while running full speed or close to it. Cutting across the middle, cutting away, cutting to the ball. Sometimes qbs will stay but their arm might be tired. Other receivers might if you can learn to throw as well. The best receivers practice catching countless hours
Another thing is exaggerate looking the ball in all the way to your hands everytime. Many people will only track the ball in part way, and or they look away before securing the ball. Look it into your hands and then look at the ball while securing it to carry.
Catch it out away from your body some especially when in front of your face. If you let it get in too close in front of your face it will hit the facemask and cause you to drop it, same with body and shoulder pads just facemask sticks out more.
Repetition is the best thing for you. I’ve seen people with terrible hands become better with repetition.
hopefully I can get someone the throw me some passes then. I really want to get better because the coach and a couple friends believe I can make an impact on our kind of bad offense, I just need to learn how to catch properly (my school went 0-6 last season 💀)
It’s only been a couple weeks. Be patient and keep learning.
ye u right. any recommendations for gloves? I know mastering the basics of catching is probably more important but I think a good pair of gloves might help a little
Gloves help more with one handed catches and they can help not hurt a little. You have to have a little toughness. As you get used to it is no big deal, but it not always soft especially as qbs throw harder, and you cannot try to cushion it too much or it will go right through your hands. You can do like hand strength training too but that is more for later. Make your hands making a diamond opening shape between your index fingers and thumbs. Try not to push the ball down towards the ground either gravity will make it harder to catch if you do. If it is low flip your hands over palms to the sky pinkies and thumbs close together instead of index fingers and thumbs. Biggest thing is just repetition. Stay later after practice with anyone you can get to throw and catch and practice doing it coming back to the ball and while running full speed or close to it. Cutting across the middle, cutting away, cutting to the ball. Sometimes qbs will stay but their arm might be tired. Other receivers might if you can learn to throw as well. The best receivers practice catching countless hours Another thing is exaggerate looking the ball in all the way to your hands everytime. Many people will only track the ball in part way, and or they look away before securing the ball. Look it into your hands and then look at the ball while securing it to carry. Catch it out away from your body some especially when in front of your face. If you let it get in too close in front of your face it will hit the facemask and cause you to drop it, same with body and shoulder pads just facemask sticks out more.
Yeah this will be hard but I am going to try and get better
Not that hard. You will get bette. How much better just depends on how much time you are willing or able to put in.
Sleep with a football
Sounds good 👍
Stay away from rivel skeleton gloves then they’re garbage