On Coaching Football: A Resource and Guide for Coaches

Thomas A. Dean

Universal-Publishers, 2012 - Sports & Recreation - 264 pages

On Coaching Football: A Resource and Guide for Coaches is intended for coaches and aspiring coaches at any competitive level of football. The book is actually a checklist that a coaching staff can use to develop a football program. The reader will be exposed to a systematic, comprehensive, and flexible approach to the three facets of the game: offense, defense and special teams. This book is an indispensable part of any coach's library because it describes the year-round commitment that is required to establish and maintain a quality, success-oriented football program in a competitive playing environment. The reader is counseled on subjects that range from the job interview, to game day management, to off-field and on-field pre-season activities.

Contents

• Organization 1 1 The Administration: 1
• Other Governing Entities: 2
• The Employment Agreement: 3
• Competition and Scheduling: 4
• The Elements of the Football Program: 5
• A Coaching Staff Model: 6
• Hiring Assistant Coaches: 7
• The Depth Chart 8 The Varsity Squad xi: 8
• Developmental Football The Prevarsity Squads: 9
• Enrolling Eighth Graders TheRed Shirts: 10
• Using Depth Chart Information: 11
• Grading Player Execution and Squad Performance: 12
• The Game Plan Structure 13 Offensive Goals and Objectives: 13
• Run Offense: 14
• Pass Offense: 15
• Run Defense: 16
• Pass Defense: 17
• The 20 Special Teams Part IV Curriculum 19 The Mental Part of Football: 19
• Elements of Offense: 20
• An Overview of Defense: 21
• The Offensive LineDown Defensive Linemen Component: 22
• The Tight EndsEnd Linebackers Component: 23
• The QuarterbackSafeties: 24
• The Running BacksInside Linebackers Component: 25
• The Wide ReceiversCornerbacks Component: 26
• A Summary of Coaching Points for Each Component: 27
• Specialties Part V Game Plan Model: 28
• The Practice Design Format: 30
• Game Management 31 Pregame Countdown: 31
• Managing the Game: 32
• Steps in the Debriefing Process: 33
• Preseason Activities 34 The First Day After the Last Game of the Season: 34
• The Curriculum Agility Drills: 35
• Strength Development: 151
• Spring Practice Design: 208
• August Practice Design: 210
• Epilogue Acknowledgements Appendix Glossary 208 210: 213

Bibliographic information

• Title: On Coaching Football: A Resource and Guide for Coaches
• Author: Thomas A. Dean
• Publisher: Universal-Publishers, 2012
• ISBN: 1612330487, 9781612330488
• Length: 264 pages
• Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Football