2023 Punahou QB signee John Keawe Sagapolutele

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2023 Punahou QB signee John Keawe Sagapolutele

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https://twitter.com/jkSagapolutele/status/1533653583295442946 https://twitter.com/ESPNHonolulu/status/1533690396680654849 https://twitter.com/AHoshidaSports/status/1533699073219235841 https://twitter.com/jkSagapolutele/status/1532915940618162176
kapakahi wrote: Sun May 15, 2022 5:38 pm
Throwing a football is obviously different from the shot put & discus, but arm strength apparently should not be an issue for John-Keawe…. :roll:

https://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/footbal ... -champion/ https://twitter.com/HawaiiPrepWorld/status/1525641014349705221 https://twitter.com/PupulePaul/status/1525312745440063488 https://twitter.com/PupulePaul/status/1525645597541212161 https://twitter.com/AHoshidaSports/status/1525713090913849344
kapakahi wrote: https://twitter.com/jkSagapolutele/status/1515471427465482240
kapakahi wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 8:51 pm
John-Keawe Sagapolutele QB from Punahou School. https://twitter.com/jkSagapolutele/status/1492387260414644228 https://twitter.com/jkSagapolutele/status/1463532131666128897
kapakahi wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:59 pm
https://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/footbal ... apolutele/ https://twitter.com/jkSagapolutele/status/1403419850572136454 https://twitter.com/HawaiiPrepWorld/status/1417292886522040349 https://twitter.com/AHoshidaSports/status/1414098136918724608 https://twitter.com/jkSagapolutele/status/1215560585099657217
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What a humble kid...truly refreshing in this me first society.

Awesome QB with some great tools - strong arm (in his film he threw a few passes 50ish yards without setting his feet and it was on the money), flicks the ball (no telegraphed motion) and is decisive with his reads.

Once they coach him up, he'll have better foot work and tightened up mechanics, which makes him a legit option at QB a few yrs down the line.
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“After talking with Coach Timmy Chang and Coach Shoemaker and meeting the rest of the staff, it really made me feel like I was at home,” Sagapolutele said. “I knew Hawaii was a great fit for me and I had a great connection with the coaches. I feel the scheme that Coach Shoemaker runs with the offense would be a great fit for me.

“Going into the visit I didn't expect it to happen so fast. I was just really happy with what Coach Timmy Chang offered and I understood that he is trying to build a team with the vision that we can have all the local boys stay home. That's something I would like and it would be amazing if we could all just stay home and play for our home and our families who are here to support us.”
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I am so excited for the JKS era under TC, I think it's going to be something special. I hope he signs Wednesday.
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:wav: =D> Welcome John.
Not doubting, not hating, not loving, just hoping because I am a fan.

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Sagapolutele finding his rhythm as a UH QB
By Stephen Tsai

As the great-great-grandson of legendary musician “Aunty Genoa” Keawe, Hawaii quarterback John-Keawe Sagapolutele knows about rhythm.

And it is the rhythm of his footwork — a key base in the mechanics of passing a football — that has lifted Sagapolutele into the heat of the quarterback competition during the Rainbow Warriors’ spring training.

“I’m out here having fun,” Sagapolutele said after Monday’s’ fifth spring practice at the Ching Complex. “Micah (Alejado), (Brayden) Schager and Jake (Farrell) are great teammates. We love to come out here and compete against one another. They make practice more fun. We’re all competing and getting better. That’s what makes it fun for me.”

Sagapolutele, a 2023 Punahou School graduate who redshirted as a UH freshman last season, has worked on improving his accuracy. He targets a receiver’s “UTC” — underneath the chin — during passing drills, post-practice workouts, and sessions with his brother, Campbell High quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele.

His emphasis is on footwork and “being in rhythm.”

“The rhythm,” UH coach Timmy Chang said of the bouncing movements before throws, “helps with the timing.”

Sagapolutele said he first learned of a passer’s rhythm from Cayman Shutter, a former UH quarterback.

“What I tried to articulate to him was the difference between rhythm and tempo,” said Shutter, who was the pass-game coordinator when Sagapolutele attended Punahou School. “Whenever you move your feet as a quarterback, you want to do it in rhythm. You can speed up or slow down the tempo of your feet, but the rhythm should always be a part of it.”

Shutter often uses clapping to illustrate the difference between tempo and rhythm.

“The way I would demonstrate is clap my hands, and then I would say, ‘This is rhythm,’” Shutter said. “There’s a clear rhythm to my clapping. And then I would speed up the tempo, but I’d maintain that rhythm.”

Shutter added: “You can speed up and slow down your tempo, but all the while you have to be able to maintain the rhythm. That’s what gets you to the point where — even in a shaky pocket or if there’s pressure and you have to make an adjustment — you’re still ready to throw with some sort of timing. And you don’t get all out of whack by losing rhythm in your footwork.”

Quarterbacks often are said to have a clock in their head. “What really what you’re doing with your feet is you’re kind of like out-sourcing that clock aspect to your feet,” Shutter said. “And making it so your upper half can be calm and looking downfield while your lower half is maintaining the timing and rhythm of it all.”

Sagapolutele also relies on a grip he picked up from an uncle, Lefa Lauti, a former Waipahu High quarterback. “He taught me about the hand placement on the ball,” said Sagapolutele, who learned the grip when he was 6. “It wasn’t exactly the same as his, but it was to where I was comfortable. … The way it comes off your hand, it should make the tip of your (index) finger hurt a little bit. And when you feel it and hear it ripping against the football, it’s satisfying.”

Sagapolutele also has made another adjustment, cutting his long hair. Growing up, he said, “my mom always made us have a buzz cut. When I finally got to high school, I wanted to experiment. I tried growing out my hair, and I loved it. But it was getting to the point where it was too hot for me. I was kind of sad when I had to cut it off.”

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