Featured Books

Some of our favorite books that are available right now.  If you're looking to improve your football knowledge, these books will help you!  Whether you're coaching Youth Football, High School, or College Football - these are great resources to improve your team.


Coaching Football's 46 Defense

Rex Ryan has shown himself to be a defensive genius.  The 46 Bear Defense was created by his father, Buddy Ryan.  It was the defense that shut the New England Patriots down in Super Bowl XX.  This defense uses an aggressive style, and is effective in stopping the run as well as the pass.  Great for installing the 46 Bear Defense, but also includes lots of great ideas on defense in general.
Coaching Footballs Spread Offense
 
An invaluable guide on how to coach the spread offense a relatively simple attack to run, but a very complex one to defend. This comprehensive book features chapters on the zone drive, the trap option, the speed option, the play-action pass, the sprint-out pass, and special plays.


The Football Coaching Bible

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.
Coaching Football's Special Teams

An ideal resource for coaches who seek to take their special teams play to a higher level. Included are offensive and defensive kicking strategies, placekicking techniques, holding techniques, punting techniques, scouting techniques, and special teams drills. Kicking game rules for high school, college, and NFL are also included. Contains over 100 diagrams and illustrations.


Football's Eagle and Stack Defenses

Multiple formation and motion offenses of the modern football era present many defensive challenges. Football's Eagle & Stack Defenses will prepare teams and individual players to not only defend but also attack and dominate whatever offensive tactics an opponent might employ.

Author Ron Vanderlinden has been coach and architect of several of the most formidable defensive teams in the past 20 seasons. From the University of Colorado's national champions in 1990 to Northwestern's Big Ten title-winning team in 1995 to the revitalized, high-pursuit Penn State attack, Vanderlinden's well-drilled defensive players and units have enjoyed tremendous success.

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