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Player Tips: Mike Matthews On Using Your Eyes and Hands to Catch a Football

September 11, 2023
Tennessee commit Mike Matthews demonstrates a fundamental drill for tracking the ball into your hands.

Watch the ball all the way in. Mike Matthews, a five-star wide receiver at Parkview High School in Georgia, shares a simple drill for improving hand-eye coordination. The Tennessee commit shows proper hand positioning for catches at different heights and emphasizes looking the ball completely into the catch before turning upfield.