How do NFL players memorize their team's playbook?
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I'm no NFL player, but recently had to help my 10yr old son with this, so researched it. He plays both ways and had over 35 plays to memorize. I know NFL playbooks have hundreds, even if they only run 50 or so in a game. This article - http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/how-do-nfl-players-memorize-all-those-plays - really helped me (a non football player) to understand them so I could work with my Son on not just memorizing the play names, but understanding why and when a certain play is run. One thing that's clear to me, even at the Jr level and over the past 3 years, is that even if the play has a different name, the kids begin to understand the basic play structures very quickly. I can only imagine that after playing football for 10-15 years, these guys have had thousands of downs' worth of practice, so must be able to adapt fairly quickly to nuanced change in a basic formation or play. <<<Completely Unrelated to the question: My Son's team just made the Nationals after going 8-1 for the season and winning their last game with a play called "Red-34-Power." Red = Right, there were 2 designated runners on the play #34 and #44, this play reversed the numbers to confuse the defense (call 34, hand off to 44), Power was a sweep play with the Tight End and WR blocking. These are 10 yr olds. I'm confused!!>>>
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I always memorized plays logically. You have to memorize key names and numbers and then everything flows. A well constructed playbook makes everything simple.I would assume however, that NFL players have a lot more variations. They have a lot more time to study their playbooks. Like everything these guys do, they put in their time in the off-season to get their job done right and so they are able to walk through their plays and the philosophy of their plays.
Joseph Stein
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