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Summary: Learn the proper stance for a center in this free video clip on football. Get football tips from a coach and improve your playing.

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Sean Hobson Sean Hobson's passion is teaching youngsters the fundamentals of all basketball. Hobson's coaching career began in basketball-crazed Indiana where he helped c... read more

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Stance for the Center in Football

Hi, this is Sean Hobson, for Expert Village. What we're talking about is working with our center. We want to talk about the stance. The stance is very, very important. We want to have a good, balanced stance so this guy is as strong as he can possibly be not only to block but to snap the ball. The stance will look just a little different than your typical three point stance. We're going to show you what a typical lineman looks like when he goes down (video demo). First of all he has a good base under him. We don't want to get the butt too high and we don't want to be leaning too far. You can see he's leaning out a little so his back is flat. When the center goes down in his stance he has to look a little different. His shoulders have to be a little more upright because he has to snap the ball. He has to be back a little more where he can snap and stand up and be able to block. If he's leaning out forward it will be hard for him to snap the ball behind him and feel where he needs to snap it to the quarterback. If he's going to be snapping out of the shotgun he will have to tilt back just a little more so he stays straight and doesn't throw the ball straight up in the air. You can see the stance is a little different. But, the main thing is balance, strong, ready to explode out of his stance.

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