Books for Football Coaches
 
 







  
The Physics of Football: Discover the Science of Bone-Crunching Hits, Soaring Field Goals, and Awe-Inspiring ...
Timothy Gay

Harper Paperbacks, 2005

Do you cringe when a linebacker flattens a quarterback? Hold your breath when a field goal sails toward the goalpost? Watch in amazement as a touchdown pass spirals down the field? Behind those big hits, long kicks, and sensational throws is a science that will give you a whole new perspective on the game of football. A combination of Stephen Hawking and Mike Ditka, physicist and football fan ...
  
  











  



  
Coaching Football Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series)3 reviews
Allan Trimble

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2005

One of the Most Usefull Books

+ Great General Book
+ What every coach should know about building and maintaining a football program

This isnt one of those x and o books but rather an inofrmational book. It details every single thing you could possibly use at any level. All around it's a great book!!!!!!
  
  











  



  
Developing a Successful Football Program: From A to Z and from X's to O's5 reviews
Mike Aruanno

Coaches Choice Books, 2003

Great Book!!!!

+ Very thorough
+ Proven system

This book is possibly one of the best youth football books out there. It is geared toward youth football but at the sametime is in depth. Where as a typical youth football book is extremely vanilla and extremely basic this book has in depth X's and O's but at the sametime can still be applied at ...
  
  











  



  
Coaching Football3 reviews
Tom Flores, Bob O'Connor

McGraw-Hill, 2005

A great place to start

+ Coaching Advice

If there is any such thing as a Coaching 101 class, this should be the textbook. A great book for youth and JV coaches as well as people who just want to learn more about the game. This text offers a great overview of nearly every aspect of football on and off the field. Not only does it ...
  
  











  



  
Winning the NFL Way: Leadership Lessons From Football's Top Head Coaches8 reviews
Bob Lamonte, Robert L. Shook

Collins, 2004

A Must Read Hybrid from Sports and Business Worlds

+ The NFL Way Analysis
+ Painfully Redundant, But Still Worth Reading
+ Winner
  
  











  



  
Coaching Football's Double Eagle Flex Defense
Ted Amorosi

Coaches Choice Books, 2004

Veteran defensive coach Ted Amorosi helps coaches, especially at the high school level, to tap the vast potential of the double eagle flex defense. Includes a complete playbook with 44 variations of the defense, 14 variations of both man and zone coverage, and six stunts to complement and enhance each pass coverage. More than 170 charts and diagrams illustrate the many facets of the double eagle ...
  
  











  



  
Coaching Football Technical And Tactical Skills1 review
Rob Ash

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2006

Coaching Football Technical and Tactical Skills

Great for anyone who wants to get in to coaching at any level. This book does a great job of keeping to basic fundamentals.
  
  











  



  
Youth Football Skills & Drills3 reviews
Tom Bass

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2005

A must for Youth Football coaches

+ Great book for more drill ideas
+ First time Coaches bible

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 ...
  
  











  



  
Football Offenses & Plays2 reviews
American Football Coaches Association

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2006

Some good stuff

It has some good stuff but there isn't anything in here about the West Coast Offense.
  
  











  



  
Coaching Football's Split 4-4 Defense5 reviews
Pete Noble, James A. Peterson

Coaches Choice Books, 2003

A Must Read for Defensive Coaches

+ In your face Defense
+ Good Base
+ Excellent for Highschool coaches
  
  











  



  
Coaching Youth Football (Betterway Coaching Kids Series)3 reviews
John Mccarthy

Betterway Books, 1995

Excellent for First Time Coach

+ All the Help a Parent needs

This is an excellent book for the first time coach. I was asked to coach a team after another coach bowed out after the first week of practice due to family crisis. I had not been involved in football for 20 years and was lost. This book saved me. Lots of good information, particularly on how to ...
  
  











  



  
Coaching Football's Zone Offense6 reviews
Stan Zweifel

Coaches Choice Books, 2004

First hand experience

+ Coaching Footballs Zone Offense
+ In depth and complete
+ Great job of breaking-down a good scheme.
  
  











  



  
The Football Coaching Bible5 reviews
American Football Coaches Association

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2002

Great book to get started!

+ Excellent Read for the Beginning or Experienced Coach
+ If you love football...
+ Super Book
  
  











  



  
Offensive Football Strategies5 reviews
American Football Coaches Association

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2000

Strategic is right

+ Solid info for all coaching levels
+ Tap Into the Great Minds of Football
+ Outstanding Aid For Intermediate Coaches
+ One of the Most Comprehensive Guides to Offensive Football
  
  











  



  
Developing Effective Pass Protection Schemes (Art & Science of Coaching)1 review
Stan Zweifel, B. Boll

Coaches Choice Books, 2000

Good Teaching Tool

I am a young coach, who doesn't have much experience with the offensive line. I bought this book hoping to gain some insight into pass pro. This book did just that and much more.
  
  











  



  
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.

+ Good beginning tool.
+ Very Helpfull for the Beginner

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 ...
  
  











  



  
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. ...
  
  











  



  
Gridiron Strategies1 review

L C Clark Publishing Co Inc

Quickly becoming a must have publication for serious coaches

This is a nice little magazine that I really have gotten used to looking forward too. Unlike other magazines that focus on the "personalities" of the sport, Gridiron Strategies focuses on the "how". Each issue has a little nugget of knowledge that the football coach can use or at least consider. ...
  
  











  



  
Coaching Football's Multiple Formations Offense
Joe W., Sr. Gilliam

Coaches Choice Books, 2006

The second edition of this best-selling work by Coach Joe Gilliam, Sr. offers step-by-step instructions on how to develop and execute a multiple formations offense. Explains how multiple formations will confuse the defense and offensive line run blocking techniques and rules. Also covers pass protection, running backs, receivers, quarterbacks, multiple formations running game, the passing game, ...
  
  











  



  
Coaching Youth Football (Coaching Youth)13 reviews
American Sport Education Program

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2005

Recommended!

+ Great book
+ Excellent Coaching Book!!
+ Fantastic resource for new coaches
  
  











  






   



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