(S18) - PT4 - Fall

[Zeddez]

QT doesn't come from a place that really has a huge drop off in temperature in fall. Being from South Carolina, and playing in the DSFL in South Carolina has that perk of not getting as cold as the north, but the team has to travel to places like Portland so there is some preparations that need to take place in order to be ready to play up there. One thing for RBs to do is to get ice water dumped on you before you practice, and continue to have it douse you when you start to warm up, this somewhat mimics the cold and allows you to feel how it might to run in the freezing cold. Also, dipping your hands into ice buckets and trying to hold onto the ball while your teammates try to punch it out is a good strategy to make sure you don't fumble in the cold. I would say the running game generally gets better in the cold because it's a safer approach and because the team in the north is probably used to it the corners will be all over the receivers as they struggle to get open. For the linemen and RBs the constant moving and banging of bodies in the trenches keeps us warm for the most part. A running QB like the Bucs has helps keep the running game fresh, especially when it is leaned on more.