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really? I played running back for 5 years (through high school), and the only thing they taught us about falling was to fall forward. The moment your knee, hi
by bps4484 15y ago
really? I played running back for 5 years (through high school), and the only thing they taught us about falling was to fall forward. The moment your knee, hip/butt, or elbow hits the ground the play is over, so you don't have much to worry about.
- philwelch 15y agoI'm just judging from NFL commentary, since they always criticize the running back for not protecting the ball when they fumble it.
- bps4484 15y agoprotecting the ball is different than how you fall. Protecting the ball is practiced, and there are fundamentals for it (covering both tips of the ball, pressing the ball tight to your body, putting 2 hands on the ball in traffic, and transferring the ball from one hand to the other safely), so commentators are correct to judge a player for not protecting the ball properly.