HOW TO LONG SNAP A FOOTBALL PART 6: THE SNAP

Special Team Servant's Complete Guide to Long Snapping footballs Accurately, Consistently, and with Proper Technique

How To Long Snap a Football: The Snap

Now that you know how to properly grip the football when long snapping, let's review how to snap the football.

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Preparing to Long Snap the Ball 15 Yards and get it in the Punter's Hands

Start with your wide base long snapping stance, and sink your hips down.

Remember to grip the ball and leave the proper amount of spacing between the football and your hand. Your guide hand should be resting on top of the football.

The ball should be stretched out in front of your face. Your arms should not be stretched out completely, but they should be stretched out enough where the ball is in front of and beyond your face.

Think About the Number 4 When You Long Snap the Ball

If you're long snapping the football correctly, your body will make the number 4. Your arms will snap through your legs, your legs will pop up, and from the side your body will look like the number 4.

Release the Football at the Right Time When You Long Snap

Your hands will go from being 'up' when they are in front of your face to 'over' as they flip when passing through your legs.

Up is when your thumbs are on top and pointing towards the sky.

As you snap the ball through your legs, 'over' is when you finish snapping and your thumbs are pointed towards your punter.

Always point your thumbs to your target when long snapping a football.

Your Muscles will Fire Simultaneously When You Long Snap a Football

Your hands will be the first group of muscles to fire, and your forearms will follow.

As the ball approaches your core, your biceps, triceps and upper back will begin to fire.

The last group of muscles to fire during your long snap will the the straightening or popping of your hips and legs at the end of the snap.

Conclusion: The Long Snap

When you long snap a football, start with the ball stretched out in front of your face. Think about the finish of your long snap as the number 4. All of your muscles will fire as you long snap the ball, starting with your hands, forearms, biceps, triceps, then upper back and legs. Throughout the snap your hands will move from an up position and finish in an over position where your thumbs are pointing to your target.

The next step in long snapping footballs Accurately, Consistently, and with Proper Technique is blocking after the snap.