The Football Coaching Bible

The Football Coaching Bible

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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
  • Jerry Sandusky
  • 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.

Customer Reviews

Great product. Numerous respectible Coaches offer input and strategies.

Reviewed by Reviewer, 2009-11-13

A great read for assistants or head coaches. Offers an awesome foundation for any coach.

Solid Reference Book

Reviewed by Devin Larsen, 2009-10-23

This is a solid text covering various topics on football. This is a book that every football coach should pick up. I like the idea of being taught basic concepts by some of the best coaches at the college level.

Good starter

Reviewed by A. Gaige, 2008-11-19

I'm probably like most who pick up this book in that I was looking into coaching for fun. My sons are going out for football and the team needs a coaching assistance. I thought maybe it was for me and I wanted to get more information. This is a good general reference but it it is important to point out each chapter is written by a different coach. This can be a good thing or bad thing depending on what you're looking for. For me I liked the different perspectives but the book as a whole wasn't as cohesive as it could have been. Good for begining coaches I think as well as coaches with some experience.

Excellent Read for the Beginning or Experienced Coach

Reviewed by Brandon A. Saiz, 2008-02-10

The Football Coaching Bible brings together a collection of articles and speeches by successful coaches from all levels. Whether you are looking for guidance on how to teach leadership, how to build (or re-build) a program from the ground up, or some talk on X's and O's, this book has it covered. Bill Snyder's chapter is particularly great, and has helped me to apply focus to my life in areas other than coaching. His story at K State is amazing.

This book does help a bit with basic nomenclature for brand new coaches. However it mostly assumes a basic understanding of certain things. The beginning coach may have to do some digging to find out exactly what some of the terms mean.

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Reviewed by Michael Kahale, 2007-10-31

Some good info in this book, however each chapter is written from one coach's perspective (passing game, rush "D", etc....) I would have liked more info on each area of the game rather than a detailed perspective of one.