Yep, just got a few more old football books in today. I like to find them on Amazon in the used books for less than $10. You can find some good info in these old football books. This afternoon, I skimmed through How to Coach Winning Football by Otto D. Unruh published in 1960. Great …
Just received the book Coaching Football and the Split T Formation by James M Tatum and Warren K. Giese published in 1953. I really love these old football books. I read the first few chapters which are related to the history of football, coach’s responsibilities and common injuries with taping instructions. I am about to …
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“It is not where you line up, it is where you wind up.” John McKay USC Football Coach in his book Football Coaching talking about defense alignment.
I’ve been reading USC’s Coach John McKay’s book, Football Coaching. He says that he believes that football is a game of legs and the primary excercise should be running. I tend to agreee. If you have strong legs and a strong base then football is easier for that player. This off-season my youngest son is …
Last night I finished reading Handbook of Winning Football by Hall of Fame Coach George Allen. About 450 pages of football wisdom. It was published in 1975 but once you read it, you will realize why Coach Allen is a Hall of Fame football coach. Also if you are a Washington Redskins fan from that era you …
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I just started reading Frtitz Shurmer’s The Eagle Five-Linebacker Defense. This is a must have book simply for the description of outside linebacker / defensive end play. The play of the outside linebacker “starts with a good take off, or explosion, across the line of scrimmage on the snap.” They must “sprint across the line …
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Tom Bass in his book Youth Football Skills & Drills: A New Coach’s Guide says one youth football coach to 6 pee wee football players an ideal ratio of coaches.  I must agree with Coach Bass.  To really teach the youth football player you need multiple drill stations to keep the young little league football players interested. …
Another great addition to your youth football coaching library is Frank Beamers Complete Guide to Special Teams (American Football Coaches Ass). This is a great book on special teams. My copy is worn, highlighted and notes in different colors along the page edges. I spend a good amount of time on Special Teams in practice, because …
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One of the many defensive books in my youth football coaching library is Complete Guide to Installing the 44 Split Defense (Art & Science of Coaching) I am not big on the 44 defense but this book has some very good general defensive coaching information, coverage explanations, communication, linebacker play and a pretty good chapter on the …
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Yesterday, I received my copy of Vince Lombardi on Football and read the first 25 pages this morning. Absolutely amazing. Coach Lombardi goes into great detail about the Green Bay Packer Sweep by position. I can hear him speaking to me through the pages. Can’t wait to read more. Here’s a video so you can …