Tim Tebow has been the quarterback of the University of Florida and has led the team to two national championships. He has also won the Heisman trophy for being outstanding player of college football of the year. Tebow is about to be drafted by a team in the National Football League. Suddenly it appears that he has a problem playing as a quarterback. I have written time and again about the value of putting technique first in soccer. Put it in place by the age of twelve. This is what makes good players in the game.
The Trouble with Tebow by Alan Maher
Tim Tebow has been the quarterback of the University of Florida and has led the team to two national championships. He has also won the Heisman trophy for being outstanding player of college football of the year. Tebow is about to be drafted by a team in the National Football League.
Suddenly it appears that he has a problem playing as a quarterback.
The NFL scouts report that he has a “loopy” passing motion that takes too long in delivery. This forces him to run with the ball to avoid being tackled, and the pro teams do not want the quarterback to run and get hurt.
For the past two weeks various coaches have been working on correcting his problems so he will be ready for the draft.
Two weeks to correct his problems. Really?
He has spent much of his life doing these things incorrectly so that the neural system has absorbed the wrong techniques. Corrected in two weeks? I think not. (What happened during the college years that the techniques were not corrected?)
I have written time and again about the value of putting technique first in soccer. Put it in place by the age of twelve. This is what makes good players in the game.
Two weeks to correct a player over twenty?
News flash. I just read that Tebow may be drafted for a position on a pro team other than quarterback. The leading college quarterback may not play as a quarterback at the pro level due to a lack of technique.
I would assume that a number of people will hand their heads in shame.
Technique before tactics!
Alan Maher
