Running Back Tips
Help You Bowl 'Em Over

Use these running back tips, better your running back skills and lead the league in rushing.

Remember that while a good passing game is important, a good running game as many advantages:

-Running game usually produces less turnovers.

-Running game will wear the defense out over the course of a game.

-Running game keeps the clock moving and helps you win in time of possession.

-When dealing with youngsters, the running game is a bit easier to teach and implement than the passing game.

Use the following running back tips to improve running back skills, score more points and win more football games.

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Running Back Tips

1) In your stance, position your feet a bit closer together than a lineman would.

2) Work at being close to full speed on the first step out of your stance.

3) Create the correct "cradle" for accepting handoffs: Elbow closest to quarterback up, other elbow down near the waist.

4) Keep your eyes straight ahead and watching the line, not the ball.

5) After the handoff, cradle the football with both hands to avoid a fumble if contact is made immediately.

6) Once you put the football in one hand, place it securely in the fingers with the index and middle fingers gripped around the nose. Squeeze the ball into the body with the elbow and arm.

7) Develop the ability to hit the hole with a burst. No "happy feet" or hesitation.

8) Keep the shoulders down and the butt low for proper leverage.

9) Explode through the hole. Keep the knees up and the feet moving constantly.

10) Once in the clear, position the ball in the arm closest to the sideline. You can allow the ball to move slightly away from the body, but squeeze it right back while in traffic.

11) On contact, the ball should be covered with both hands to ward off the defense's attempts to pry it away.

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