if a quarter back does a forward lateral...?

Question

if a quarter back does a forward lateral in jr. high, will his reputation get ruined?
also when does a quarter back throw a ball backwards?
is it because he has no space to run or is it an illegal play?
cause this dumb guy we played against, he was going for the run when he saw his reciever wide open. He was running and he threw the ball forwards, i ran after the reciever and intercepted the ball. the referee called a turnover and it was our ball. Our scores were 62 to 38his team was so mad because he threw that forward lateral. (i play quarter back) I love it when stupid people do stupid things!^.^ My football finals are coming up and we are playing against the washington D.C's white stallions noble name but not enough to scare or win us.

Answer 1

The forward lateral behind the line of scrimage is a type of flea flicker. Here is how it goes. You run a horrible fake to the running back. Nobody bites and sometimes nobody covers the running back (the defense is thinking deep pass). The quarterback tosses the ball maybe 5 feet to the running back that has gone past the line of scrimmage. Since it's a fairly short distance, an underhand pitch is probably the quickest way to deliver the ball and it doesn't show the defense immediately that the quarterback has gotten rid of the ball. Brent Farve would often fake throwing the ball after handing the ball off although it probably fooled nobody.

The quaterback can throw the ball backwards for the pitch, reverse and option and even as a standard handoff to a running running back.

Answer 2

In several forms of football a forward pass is when the ball is thrown in the direction that the offensive team is trying to move, towards the defensive team's goal line. The forward pass is one of main distinguishers between gridiron football (American football and Canadian football) in which the play is legal and widespread, and rugby football (union and league) from which the North American games evolved, in which the play is illegal. In some football codes, such as association football (soccer), the forward pass is used so ubiquitously that it is not thought of as a distinct kind of play at all. In these sports, the concept of offside is used to regulate who can be in front of the play or be nearest to the goal. However, this has not always been the case. Some earlier incarnations of football allowed unlimited forward passing, while others had strict offsides rules similar to rugby. Rules regarding the forward pass in American football were standardized in 1863. The development of the forward pass in American football shows how the game has evolved from its rugby roots into the distinctive game it is today. Illegal and experimental forward passes had been attempted as early as 1876, but the first legal forward pass in American football took place in 1906, after a change in rules. Another change in rules occurred on January 18, 1951, which established that no center, tackle, or guard could receive a forward pass. Today, the only linemen who can receive a forward pass are the ends and, if they report as eligible prior to the snap, the offensive tackle. Current rules regulate who may throw and who may receive a forward pass, and under what circumstances, as well as how the defensive team may try to prevent a pass from being completed. The primary pass thrower is the quarterback, and statistical analysis is used to determine a quarterback's success rate at passing in various situations, as well as a team's overall success at the "passing game."

Answer 3

Yes I believe that if you throw a forward lateral in jr. high, you are not eligible for High School Football. Forward laterals are a form of cheating just like Steroids, so the same rules apply.

Answer 4

a forward lateral counts as a forward pass, and a backward pass is a lateral, not somehting illegal. it's not really stupid if you are running the option and see a wide open receiver, just because he screwed it up doesn't mean it was stupid. although improvising like that is really dangerous, because it usually ends up with a td, a pick, or a blown shot at a big pick-up on the ground

Answer 5

A forward lateral from behind the line of scrimmage is fine, it's considered a "shovel pass". QB's do it all the time in desperate situations.

Answer 6

he'll be finnished