Daniel Skuta - Skills Essential to Football Success

Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Dan Skuta played football at the high school, college and professional levels – and achieved considerable success at each phase of his career. Throughout his nine years in the NFL, Skuta proved himself a contributor and devoted teammate each time he stepped out onto the field – someone with the skill and dedication needed to fulfill his role and help his team move that much closer to victory.

As a longtime football player, Daniel Skuta came to appreciate the skills key to success in any position on the field – those that equip the player with the ability to compete at the most basic levels of the sport. These skills include:

• Hand technique. Knowing how to move off of opposing players, create space, make tackles and avoid penalties all comes back to proper hand technique.
  
  
• Footwork. Football is fast-paced. Being able to move, pivot and work within a given situation quickly requires sufficient footwork ability.
  
• Awareness. Knowing where the ball, your opponents and teammates are at any given moment is key to reacting quickly and effectively during any given play.