Bullseye
Why it works
A bucket gives you a number, and a number is the only thing that makes a quarterback practise accuracy when nobody is watching. It also removes the receiver, which is the variable that lets a thrower blame somebody else for a bad ball.
Run it
8 MINThree rounds of three throws each, scores called out. Eight minutes. Write the winning score on something and beat it next week.
Say this
“Step at it.”
The front foot decides where the ball goes more than the arm does.
“Same motion from all three marks.”
Distance comes from the legs and the turn, not from throwing harder.
“Say your score out loud.”
It makes the rep count and it makes them care.
Good looks like
- The front foot lands pointing at the bucket on every throw.
- The throwing motion looks identical from five yards and fifteen.
- Misses are short or long rather than left or right.
- Scores go up over the eight minutes.
The mistakes
Throwing off the back foot, which is the whole reason a short throw sails.
Say: “Step at it.”
Winding up for the long one, which changes the release point and misses high.
Say: “Same motion from all three marks.”
Silent throwing, which turns the best competitive drill on the list into a queue.
Say: “Say your score out loud.”
One distance, three yards, and make the target a bigger box or a folded mat. The win is a ball in a thing.
Move the bucket between rounds, or make them throw on the move after two shuffle steps.