What is the shortest height for a quarterback that you would let play on a freshman football team

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What is the shortest height for a quarterback that you would let play on a freshman football team

Answer 1

i play quarterback for my school at JV and i start and i am only 5'5". so as long as your good and you dont believe in losing, then theres nothing to worry about. a quarterback has to be the toughest player on the field. not necessarily physically, but mentally. he can never quit or the team will quit. as long as you have heart and skill, then height doesnt mean anything when it comes to playing quarterback

Answer 2

any height for High School Football. Adopt a 3 or 4 step drop so he can see to throw. In regards to hand offs , shorter is better . Its harder to read a short quarterback behind the line as a defender because you are in a 4 point stance at snap and are generally low in stance while hitting the offensive lineman. you are tring to stand him up and hes trying to direct you away from the ball.

Hope this helps

Answer 3

5'5

Answer 4

I would take any QB if he could throw good, but the taller the better so taller QBs have an advantage.  I would take no lower then 1'', BUT HE WOULD HAVE TO BE GOOD.

Answer 5

honestly no shorter than 5'8

Answer 6

five seven if he was amazing

Answer 7

Being a coach for 10 years and allowing QB's of all sizes take the snap, I don't look for a freshman QB to be able to do anything but be a accurate passers on shorts passes, quick slants, screens and sometimes a corner pattern. I like a better running QB at the freshman level over and above a great passer. My experience is that the taller QB's are less athletic at the freshman level than the shorter guys and if I am coaching a freshman team, height is not as important at the freshman level as it is on the JV and Varsity level where I want a QB at least 5'10 on up who has a very quick release. At the freshman level I want to win games anyway I can and this way the kids have a good freshman year which keeps them playing in my program and keeps them coming back the next year. I may even let a kid who is short (5'6) start over and above a QB who is 6'0 tall which I know that I will start as a JV player the next year and the reason is that the shorter guy may get me to victory whereas the taller guy may not be as talented yet. Further, a good coach should not even think about a game plan or the type of offense or defense he is going to run on any particular year until such time as the coach assess the talent level and the strengths and weakness of his combined talent. I have a record of 80-15-5 in ten years of coaching and one year I may be running the fullhouse option/wishbone and the next year I may be running a pure, shot gun style spread. Each year the offense and defense are a bit different depending on the strengths and weaknesses of the combined team and talent level.

Answer 8

2" 5

Answer 9

5'-7", but only if he looked and could throw the football like Doug Flutie

Answer 10

It depends on what the median height of your team mates is.