NEW PRODUCT - The RightTrack Football Trainer

The Quarterback Factory Store is proud to announce a new product - Coach Jim Esposito's RightTrack Football Trainer.



In seconds, you can set up the RightTrack Football Trainer to teach offensive line fundamentals:
• Stance and Start
• Pull Steps
• Trap Steps
• Angle Blocks
• Combo Blocks
• Zone Blocks
The RightTrack Football Trainer teaches defensive line fundamentals:
• Read Steps
• Slant Steps
• Loop Steps
This versatile apparatus also benefits quarterbacks, running backs, and inside and outside linebackers.

Rivals.com Selects The Quarterback Factory!

Rivals.com selects The Quarterback Factory as the official quarterback training service for the March 7, 2010 Elite Exposure Event!

Quarterbacks - Improve Your Footwork With the Glide Drill

An excellent drill to work on your footwork is the Glide Drill. It simulates the body motion required for a quick getaway from the rush to either continue your drop back or side to side movement. This drill can be done alone or with others.
Stand facing the line of scrimmage as if under center. Keep your chest up with your head high and your eyes downfield. As you simulate receiving the center snap, drop your back foot to approximately 5 o'clock. Take 2 shuffle steps or "glide' back and plant your back foot. Now that you have planted your back foot, swivel your hips to approximately 45 degrees and begin your glide. After 2 steps, plant you foot and repeat. After repeating the swivel several times, plant your back foot and throw the ball to your partner.
The drill will help build the muscle memory our bodies need in order to perform this task as second nature. Obviously, the faster and more under control than the previous attempt. As you will soon see, as you become more and more fluid with your motions, moving around the pocket will become second nature and you will be able to avoid the hits.
This drill can be a competitive game. Have all of your quarterbacks get "under center" You call the cadence and make sure that you let your quarterback's know that not only is speed a factor, but that they must be under control from the time that they receive the ball to the time they release the ball until the catch is made.

Do you want to learn more about how to play quarterback? Visit the website below for more training and drills.
http://youthquarterbackdrills.com

Have You Ever Wondered How The QB Rating Is Calculated?

Passer rating (known as passing efficiency or pass efficiency in NCAA Football) is a measure of the performance of Quarterbacks or any other passers . There are at least two formulas currently in use: one officially used by the NFL , and one used in NCAA. Passer rating is calculated using each quarterback's completion percentage, passing yardage, Touchdowns and Interceptions.
NCAA
Passer rating, known formally in college football as pass efficiency, is based on player performances. The NCAA passing efficiency formula is far simpler than the NFL formula, as it lacks limits on the four components:
Passer Rating (NCAA)
(8.4xyards)+(330xtouchdowns)+(100xcompletions)-(200xinterceptions)/number of attempts
The NCAA passer rating has an upper limit of 1,261.6 (every attempt is a 99-yard completion for touchdown), and a lower limit of -731.6 (every attempt is completed, but results in a 99-yard loss). A passer who throws only interceptions will have a -200 rating, as would a passer who only throws completed passes losing an average of 35 yards.
NFL
The calculation of the NFL quarterback rating involves more steps than the NCAA formula. In order to establish a maximum value for an NFL player's passer rating, a separate calculation needs to be completed involving each of the following four categories: Completion Percentage, Average Yards Per Attempt, Percentage of Touchdown Passes, and Percentage of Interceptions. If the result in any category is less than 0, the given result should be 0. If the result in any category is greater than 2.375, the given result should be 2.375. This makes the maximum possible quarterback rating for the NFL 158.3. A perfect rating requires at least a 77.5% completion rate, at least 12.5 yards per attempt, a touchdown on at least 11.875% of attempts, and no interceptions.
a=((comp/attx100)-30)x.05
b=(yards/att-3)x.25
c=(TD/att)x20
d=2.375-(int/attx25)
Then use the above calculations to complete the passer rating. I hope you now have a better understanding of how some look at the position.

4 QB Factory Clients Make the Maryland Crab Bowl All-Star Game

From the Baltimore Sun 12-19-09

Year of the quarterback in Baltimore

Maryland Crab Bowl will feature 5 of the 7 local QBs with Div. I potential

Including 4 current QB Factory clients; Billy Cosh, Jerry Lovelocke, Josh Bordner and Connor Bruns
When Maryland Crab Bowl officials set out to finalize the Baltimore roster for Monday's second annual senior all-star football game against Washington, they faced a problem they had never seen before: too many quarterbacks.

They were looking at six potential Division I quarterbacks for three roster spots. Not great for them but certainly great for local fans, who, this fall, saw probably the best collection of high school quarterbacks ever to play in the Baltimore area at the same time.

Those seniors - Arundel's Billy Cosh, Century's Josh Bordner, McDonogh's Rudy Johnson, Loyola's Connor Bruns, Edmondson's Jerry Lovelocke and Poly's Antoine Goodson - along with Gilman junior Darius Jennings bring the number of quarterbacks with Division I potential to seven.

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From the Carroll County Times:

Josh Bordner’s football career is set to continue at a Division I college thanks to his time spent at quarterback, the position he almost didn’t play.

In his youth football days with the Winfield program, Bordner was either a lineman or wide receiver. He envisioned a high school career at linebacker or defensive end.

When he arrived at Century High, Bordner joined a freshman team looking to fill key positions.

“We didn’t really have a quarterback, so I just stepped up and did it,” he said. “I guess it worked out pretty well.”

That’s an understatement.

Bordner came to high school with minimal quarterback experience. After two stellar seasons as the Knights’ starter, the senior is leaving early and heading to Boston College with a chance to become a big-time college quarterback.

The Times’ Football Player of the Year led Century back to the postseason this fall when many football fans had the Knights pegged as a rebuilding team. Bordner helped them overcome an 0-3 start to finish the season 7-4 and reach the Class 2A West playoffs.

He threw for 2,082 yards and 18 touchdowns, and finished his career with 4,433 passing yards, the fourth-most in Carroll history — not bad for a kid who wanted nothing to do with quarterback because he hated the idea of remembering all the plays.

When Century’s freshman team needed a quarterback, Bordner raised his hand (he had played some as an eighth-grader). The following season, he made varsity but played mostly defense and wide receiver. Bordner remembers playing quarterback only when things were a bit bleak.

CHRIS CHICK #13 ANNAPOLIS AREA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

 

 

Chris had a big game against Friends.  He threw for 123 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 30-14 win.AACS is now to 4-0 in Conference and 6-2 overall.

So far this season Chris has 929 passing yards and 9 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing.