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Originally Posted by westneat
I've frequently been told in camps not to backpedal (as you can be more likely to trip).
But then I think about the mechanics for FJ and SJ in football where they backpedal and it doesn't seem to make any sense to me.
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I'm a deep wing in college football. They do not teach the backpedal anymore. They prefer to see officials run while looking over a shoulder, like we do in basketball.
At some point you may need to backpedal a few steps, but I never backpedal all the way down the field.
We also start a lot deeper than we used to -- 24 yards off the LOS. Gives us time to read the play and still have a 15 yard cushion most of the time.