Movement 3: Catching a Football

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1. Stance Phase

• If you are facing the thrower, your legs should be Parallel, shoulder width apart with your knees bent slightly and your Weight shifted towards your toes. Your hands should create a "window" for the football to fit in. This is created by having your fingers spread apart and your thumbs and index fingers nearly touching each other. When your hands are in the correct position, the window that you create is a diamond shape in between your hands. When you catch the ball, the nose of the football is going to fill that diamond and your fingers and hands are going to wrap around either side of the ball. 

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