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This comprehensive and detailed book contains the most popular and effective offensive philosophies, systems, formations and plays over the past 40 years. This collection of 73 articles by coaching strategists provides an education for coaches at the secondary school and collegiate levels and for serious students of the game. The coaches whose contributions appear in the book include Bob Devaney, Bear Bryant, John McKay, Joe Paterno, Tom Osborne, Marv Levy, Hayden Fry, LaVell Edwards, Steve Spurrier and many more. The book provides instructional points, experienced insights, and more than 700 X-and-O diagrams professionally rendered.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The contributors to this book are a who's who of college football coaches. There is so many different articles about so many different formations that you can't fail to pick up a few tips for your offense. It can be a bit dry so it's not the type of book that you can read from cover to cover but it is a valuable reference guide for any offensive coach.
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One of the Most Comprehensive Guides to Offensive Football
7 April 2000
Format:Paperback
This book is one of the most comprehensive guides to offense that I have ever encountered. It includes almost 750 diagrammed plays from some of the top names in football including Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne, as well as many other college and high school football coaches. This text would be a valuable addition to any coaches library. It will definitely add variety to any offense and add many new twists and schemes to any offense whether you have an option team or a passing based offense. I think it would be a very wise investment.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Strategic is right
2 Jun 2001
Format:Paperback
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 the NFL, the insights I've picked up by reading this book have completely changed the way I watch football, be it college, CFL, or NFL. If I move to a different location where I can join a high school coaching team, this book will be soon find the pages being worn out. Absolutely excellent!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Outstanding Aid For Intermediate Coaches
1 Dec 2002
Format:Paperback
AFCA and Human Kinetics have produced a gem of a book which will be of most help to intermediate coaches -- that is, those who have a few years' experience under their belts, and are looking for new ideas in offensive systems, or for new plays to run from within their favorite offensive system.
While the age of some of the articles may seem troubling, it can in fact be a real advantage. Football offenses are so subject to trends and cycles that anything which is not current can be successful because it comes as a surprise. A defensive analogy would be the 5-2 defense -- "America's defense" throughout the 70's and much of the 80's, but almost unknown in some regions today, and thus a valuable surprise weapon.
The same holds true on offense, and the riches this book displays are a real treasure trove -- the triple option (from the wishbone, I formation and split-back veer); the Wing-T; and various pass-oriented spread and one-back systems are all covered by some of the most prominent names in coaching from the last three decades.
This isn't the best place to start for beginning coaches, nor the modern state of the art for cutting-edge types, but for the rest of us it is an excellent place to begin the next stage of our never-ending quest for football knowledge.
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