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5 reviews
American Football Coaches Association

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2002

Great book to get started!
I just finished my first year of coaching high school football and I wanted to read as much as I could before next season started. I found the bible. This book has everything you need if you want to be a coach at any level. Personally it was a great starting point to building my own philosophy on coaching and really made me look at all that goes into being called "coach". I recommend this ...

Crackback

17 reviews
John Coy

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2007

crackback. Must Read!!!!!!!!
Coy, John, Crackback, New York NY: Scholastic Inc., ©2005. Pages 204 How does pressure from the coaches, news, parents, and fans affect a high school student who plays sports? This book is about a kid name Miles Manning who is a starter at Wide Receiver for his varsity football team at 5'11'' and 155 pounds. He doesn't lift weights over the summer like rest of the guys, so he is ...

Coaching Youth Football (Baffled Parent's Guides)

6 reviews
Paul Pasqualoni, Jim McLaughlin, ...

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2002

Best book for Rookie Coaches. Very useful for veterans.
I've been coaching now for a couple of seasons and ran across this book. I decided to buy it, and a few others to add to my library. I feel like as a coach you can never learn too much, and this one seemed interesting. I bought 4 books that day, but read this one first. I should have read it last because it made the other 3 look and sound retarded. Worst yet, it made me look stupid for ...

Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood

74 reviews
Jeffrey Marx

Simon & Schuster, 2004

Must read for every dad and coach!
I had heard that this was an amazing book from so many people and I was definitely not disappointed - what a great story of what God can do through the life of one man wholly sold out to His glory! Marx is a journalist who grew up as the ball boy for the Baltimore Colts. One larger-than-life figure on that team of the 70s and 80s was Joe Ehrmann whose life took a radical turn when his younger ...

Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life

198 reviews
Tony Dungy, Nathan Whitaker

Tyndale, 2007

"Life is hard, but God is good"
The autobiography, "Quiet Strength," of Tony Dungy is appropriately subtitled "The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life." Dungy recounts his life from its beginnings to the present as the Coach of the world champion Indianapolis Colts. A man of proactive faith, Dungy has been able to climb many mountains, from being one of the first black quarterbacks in NCAA college football ...

Bleachers

438 reviews
John Grisham

Delta, 2007

A Great Story!
I picked up this book being very skeptical, not knowing what I was diving into because I had heard and read some pretty bad reviews on this book. I love John Grisham and keeping in mind that he is famous for his legal thrillers I didn't really know if I was going to like this book or not. Boy I have never been so glad to be wrong in my life. I read this book in 3 days wishing it wouldn't end. I ...

When Pride Still Mattered: A Life Of Vince Lombardi

141 reviews
David Maraniss

Simon & Schuster, 2000

A very engrossing read
I picked up this book after hearing a strong recommendation. I knew next to nothing about Vince Lombardi, other than that he was an excellent football coach. Very glad I bought the book as this was a particularly engrossing biography. The author was very thorough in his research and traces Lombardi's life in detail for his full nearly 60 years. He provides a lot of detail on Lombardi's ...

Youth Football Skills & Drills

3 reviews
Tom Bass

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2005

A must for Youth Football coaches
Got the book last week, read it over the week-end. First practice last night with the 8-9 year old team. I had prepared drills for the D-Line as I am D-Line coach. The defensive coordinator couldn't make it and there were only 11 kids at practice on defense because of vacations. I improvised with individual and group drills, that I picked up in the book, for 60 minutes. Kept the practice ...

Soccer Practice Games

12 reviews
Joe Luxbacher

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2003

Luxbacher's the Best!
I've read all of Luxbacher's soccer books. Judging by how he writes, he's one of the best youth coaches in America. I've incorporated many of Luxbacher's drills and small-sided games into my sons' teams' practices. Luxbacher and publisher Human Kinetics are the best in America!

A Fire to Win: The Life and Times of Woody Hayes

6 reviews
John Lombardo

St. Martin's Griffin, 2006

Amazing
The definative Hayes bio. No "idol worship" and no ax job. This the real Woody. Love him or hate him, he went 238-72 and won 5 National Titles his way. His kids got college degrees, Woody ABSOLUTELY made sure of that. Woody's discipline is what America needs today, now more than ever. I pulled an ALL NIGHTER the day I got this book, I just had to finish it.

101 Defensive Back Drills

4 reviews
Ron, Sr. Dickerson, James A. Peterson

Coaches Choice Books, 2000

101 reasons i liked 101 defensive back drills
Whether your a coach looking for some new drills to show your players, an offseason athlete looking for ways to train and improve yourself, or just a football fanatic who just loves the game and wants to know more about it,you'll want this book. 101 drills for defensive backs shows drills to improve your strength, speed, agility,and technique to become a better defensive back. There are various ...

Soccer Practice Games

The Winners Manual: For the Game of Life

2 reviews
Jim Tressel, Chris Fabry

Tyndale House Publishers, 2008

Leading By Example
This excellent game plan for the gridiron of life was 23 years in the making. Over that time period, coach Jim Tressel has utilized such a manual for his Youngstown State and Ohio State teams. And this book is the guide presented to players at the start of each season. The main source that inspired Tressel came from the home; his father, Lee, was a long-time head football coach and ...

Coaching Girls' Soccer: From the How-To's of the Game to Practical Real-World Advice--Your Definitive Guide ...

8 reviews
John Dewitt

Three Rivers Press, 2001

Must Have For All Coaches
This is a must have book for soccer coaches, especially coaches of girls soccer. I also recommend it for coaches of boys since 98% of the material translates over. The book not only details performing specific skills, tactics and team management, but also covers team and individual motivation and correction styles. This is where the book becomes a little more specific to females then males, ...

Football Coaching Strategies

8 reviews

Human Kinetics Publishers, 1995

WOW, THIS IS AWESOME
I just got a job coaching and thought that I would pick up a book to help me in learning the ins and outs of the game. I have found it here. Thi is one excelent book. I played some college ball and now am going to coach, but I have learned a ton of things that o would not know until you start researching the game. EXCELENT..

Coaching the 3-5-3 Defense

1 review
Thomas Cousins

Coaches Choice Books, 2007

Great Resource
I have been running this defense for some time, i bought the book hoping to find a new wrinkle. This book covers every aspect of the defense in depth this is an A to Z type book. Coaches wanting to implement this defense should purchase this book. I've got DVDs and other resources on this defense, but if i would have purchased this book from jump i know the dvds would not have been necessary. ...

The Junction Boys: How Ten Days in Hell with Bear Bryant Forged a Championship Team

60 reviews
Jim Dent

St. Martin's Griffin, 2000

Much better than the movie!
Excellent account of what playing football for Paul Bryant was like when he was possibly at his meanest. Frustrations from dealing with The University Of Kentucky's lack of support for their winning football program (which Bryant was responsible for) and the job of turning Texas A&M around at that time would have made ANYBODY a little edgy I think!! If you love football you will love this ...

Complete Linebacking

29 reviews
Lou Tepper

Human Kinetics Publishers, 1998

The book for you!
I do not take LineBacker lightly! This auther has "IT". Probably the ONLY book that you need on this position. It's better than I expected! Couldn't ask for more frome one man. This is the kind of stuff that is kept secret from you unless you are playing for someone who knows this stuff. Increase you entire football I.Q. NOW and get this book. HIGHLY recommended for young guys wanting to ...

Coaching Football For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))
The National Alliance of Youth Sports

For Dummies, 2006

Few experiences are more rewarding than coaching a youth football team. Your journey through the season will be packed with moments that make you smile and that you and your players will remember for the rest of your lives. But what if you’ve never coached before? No worries! Coaching Football For Dummies is the fun and easy way to tackle the basics of coaching youth football. This friendly guide shows you how to teach your ...

Offensive Football Strategies

5 reviews
American Football Coaches Association

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2000

Strategic is right
I've read quite a few books on the game of football. Not being a coach, I don't think most people would want to pick this up, but for those who love the game itself will find this an indispensible reference. The book is composed of short articles by college coaches which deal with one small apspect of offence or a certain type of attack at a time. Although the college game is much simpler than ...