Just about every bone in the body is used to throw a football. The Hand/Wrist - used to hold on to and release the ball * Phalanges (fingers) * Metacarpals (palm) * Carpals (wrist) The Arm/Shoulder - used to propel the ball forward * Ulna (forearm bone) * Radius (the smaller forearm bone) * Humerous (Upper Arm Bone) * Scapula (Shoulder Blade the rear part of the shoulder joint) * Clavicle (Collar Bone - the front part of the shoulder joint) The Head/Neck * The Skull (the head, used to look for an open reciever) * Cervical Vertebrae (The Neck - Turns the head to look for the recievers) The Torso - used to provide rotational torque * The Spine * The Rib Cage The Hip/Legs * The Pelvis (The hip joint - used to provide rotational torque) * Femur (The upper leg bone - used to plant the leg) * Tibia (the larger lower leg bone - used to plant the leg) * Fibia (The smaller leg bone - same as above) The Ankle/Foot * The Tarsals (The ankle bones - Calcaneus, Talus, Navicular, Medial Cuneiform, Intermediate Cuneiform, Lateral Cuneiform, and the Cuboid - help rotate the foot/leg/ankle and help plant the leg t the ground) * Metatarsals (Foot bones) * Phalanges (Toes)
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Just about every bone in the body is used to throw a football. The Hand/Wrist - used to hold on to and release the ball * Phalanges (fingers) * Metacarpals (palm) * Carpals (wrist) The Arm/Shoulder - used to propel the ball forward * Ulna (forearm bone) * Radius (the smaller forearm bone) * Humerous (Upper Arm Bone) * Scapula (Shoulder Blade the rear part of the shoulder joint) * Clavicle (Collar Bone - the front part of the shoulder joint) The Head/Neck * The Skull (the head, used to look for an open reciever) * Cervical Vertebrae (The Neck - Turns the head to look for the recievers) The Torso - used to provide rotational torque * The Spine * The Rib Cage The Hip/Legs * The Pelvis (The hip joint - used to provide rotational torque) * Femur (The upper leg bone - used to plant the leg) * Tibia (the larger lower leg bone - used to plant the leg) * Fibia (The smaller leg bone - same as above) The Ankle/Foot * The Tarsals (The ankle bones - Calcaneus, Talus, Navicular, Medial Cuneiform, Intermediate Cuneiform, Lateral Cuneiform, and the Cuboid - help rotate the foot/leg/ankle and help plant the leg t the ground) * Metatarsals (Foot bones) * Phalanges (Toes)