Full Description
The Football Coaching Bible features many of the game's most successful coaches. Each shares the special insight, advice, and strategies they've used to field championship-winning teams season after season.
The 27 chapter contributing coaches span six decades of the sport and reach into every corner of the United States. The impressive list of contributors:
Joe Paterno
Hayden Fry
Phil Fulmer
Dick Foster
Grant Teaff
Gene Stallings
Jim Tressel
R.C. Slocum
LaVell Edwards
Bobby Bowden
Jim Young
Frosty Westering
Mack Brown
Larry Kehres
Bill Snyder
Lou Holtz
Ken Sparks
Tom Osborne
Sonny Lubick
Mike Bellotti
Barry Alvarez
Fisher DeBerry
George Curry
Bo Schembechler
Joe Tiller
Frank Beamer
They cover every aspect of the game: coaching principles, program building, player motivation, practice sessions, individual skills, team tactics, offensive and defensive play-calling, and performance evaluation.
Developed by the American Football Coaches Association, this coaching guide establishes a new standard of excellence in the sport.
Contents
Part I. Professional Duties and Opportunities
Don Nehlen
Chapter 1. Responsibilities of a Coach
Grant Teaff
Chapter 2. Inner Drive and Motivation
Bo Schembechler with contributions from Rick Neuheisel and Jack Harbaugh
Chapter 3. Professional Conduct
Fisher DeBerry
Chapter 4. Career Decision Making
Jim Tressel
Part II. Coaching Principles and Priorities
Harold "Tubby" Raymond
Chapter 5. Keeping it Small
Joe Paterno
Chapter 6. Staying True to You
Bobby Bowden
Chapter 7. Leading Your Team
Tom Osborne
Chapter 8. Pursuing Your Vision
Lou Holtz
Part III. Program Building and Management
Bill Curry
Chapter 9. Building and Sustaining a Division I Program
Bill Snyder
Chapter 10. Building and Sustaining a Divisional College Program
Larry Kehres
Chapter 11. Building and Sustaining a Junior College Program
Dick Foster
Chapter 12. Building and Sustaining a High School Program
George Curry
Chapter 13. Promoting Your Program
Mack Brown
Part IV. Innovative and Effective Practice Sessions
Ron Schipper
Chapter 14. Planning and Conducting Productive Practices
Gene Stallings
Chapter 15. Maximizing the Ability of Players
Joe Tiller
Chapter 16. Conditioning for High Performance
Mike Bellotti
Chapter 17. Adjusting for Weather, Injuries, and Opponents
Hayden Fry
Part V. Individual Skills and Team Tactics
Dick Tomey
Chapter 18. The Running Game
Barry Alvarez
Chapter 19. The Passing Game
LaVell Edwards
Chapter 20. Run Defense
R.C. Slocum
Chapter 21. Pass Defense
Sonny Lubick
Chapter 22. The Kicking Game
Frank Beamer
Part VI. Game-Winning Strategies
Bill Mallory
Chapter 23. Scouting the Opposition
Phil Fulmer
Chapter 24. Getting the Competitive Mental Edge
Jim Young
Chapter 25. Offensive Play Calling in Key Game Situations
Frosty Westering
Chapter 26. Making Defensive Calls
Jerry Sandusky
Chapter 27. Evaluating Performance
Ken Sparks
