A message from coach doug brady

1. You should love the position of Quarterback or find some external reason why you should be disciplined in the journey of being a Quarterback. There is only one quarterback in the game 99.99% of the time, so your opportunities to get reps are limited in games and in practice. Make the most of your time as you are training and playing. That other .01 percent is for the smart a$& that says, "What if you have two QBs in the game on one play."

2. Be a master of the offense you are in at your school. It's great to get an outside perspective and to study ball, but first things first, know your offense so well that you are able to explain to your teammates what their assignment, alignment, and technique are on a given play. Does that sound like overkill? It is for most people. Agree to disagree if you'd like, but I challenge you to learn and study your offense with this mentality. If you desire to play in college, you need to be consumed with this position. Of course, there are outliers in any discipline. If a player is so superior to his peers from what the good Lord gave them, then they can get away with more. It will catch up to them when the stakes are much higher at the pro level, though.

3. Go to the ncaa.org website and familiarize yourself with everything on there. Follow the NCAA on social media. Follow their posts. Stay in the know! My assumption will be that you will read up on what, when, and how to do what you need to do to stay on schedule. If you need your hand held by your coach, you are not a great candidate to be the face of a collegiate program. Sorry if that offends anyone, but let's be honest. Coaches who feed their families by coaching college football don't want to have to babysit a Quarterback. Any coach who brings in a Quarterback who cannot function at a higher level than most of their peers deserves to get fired and not be in the profession. Sorry, not sorry.

4. Fill out questionnaires for programs you are a fit for. Find out when their camps are. Do everything you can to go to those camps. Follow all of their coaches on social media. Comment on their posts. If you are ever contacted by a school, create a document with all of your correspondence with them. Study how the team is doing. The next time you speak to the coach, show him that you have done your homework. Desire to go to a school that fits you as a person and student. If you only chose a school based on ball, you are setting yourself up for a ton of disappointment if ball doesn't go the way you envisioned. Your journey on that campus should be an active journey towards being a better all-around version of yourself. Ball is not life. It can be a very big part of your life, but it cannot be the ONLY thing. You will need to be able to get your mind off of it for your mental health. Being in an environment that you know has your best interest in mind will help you with the ups and downs of this Quarterback journey you are on.



5. Perform on the field. If you are the starting QB of a 3-8 team, then you will probably not be high on someone's recruiting board. I am not writing this to be mean-spirited. It's the truth. Coaches want to recruit winners if they can. There are many ways you can change your culture into a winning culture. If your team is not lifting together in Jan, Feb, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, then you should not expect that your culture will become a winning culture. Quarterbacks need to lead in the weight room and in speed and conditioning work. A tough-minded culture is built in the weight room and in speed and conditioning sessions. Go choose another sport if you aren't about that life. You can win a lower-division title without that being the case. I'll give you that. Go to any area around the country, and I am willing to bet the top two division champs have a great S&C culture. Another way you can improve culture is by spending time with your teammates practicing extra and time away from the field as people socializing i.e. BBQ, bowling, paintball.

Most importantly, winners keep score. Winners journal. Winners lead. Track your progress as you train. Keep a journal of your daily activities. Lead in a way that inspires your coaches, teammates and everyone involved with your school and team.