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For young QBs, private training is now seen as essential: ‘There are coaches everywhere’ For young QBs, private training is now seen as essential: ‘There are coaches everywhere’
>>The market for quarterback trainers has grown significantly over the last decade, and they are now viewed by many in the sport as essential for any player who wishes to play the position at a high level — whether that be in the NFL, college, or even high school. It has exposed parents to the rising cost of having their children play the most valuable position in football, and players to the demands of year-round instruction in a team sport that competes only three months out of the year.
“It is a big industry, there are coaches everywhere,” said former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer, the head coach of Elite 11, a premier high school quarterback competition. “The pivotal conversation in quarterback training is which ones are teaching kids how to self-correct and become more coachable by their high school or college coach. All we are is a value add to their existing coaching.” <<
>>The market for quarterback trainers has grown significantly over the last decade, and they are now viewed by many in the sport as essential for any player who wishes to play the position at a high level — whether that be in the NFL, college, or even high school. It has exposed parents to the rising cost of having their children play the most valuable position in football, and players to the demands of year-round instruction in a team sport that competes only three months out of the year.
“It is a big industry, there are coaches everywhere,” said former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer, the head coach of Elite 11, a premier high school quarterback competition. “The pivotal conversation in quarterback training is which ones are teaching kids how to self-correct and become more coachable by their high school or college coach. All we are is a value add to their existing coaching.” <<