Special Teams

If you want to have a winning football game, you have to remember the forgotten one-third of the game!  Here are some great resources on perfecting every part of the kicking game.

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.

Complete Guide to Special Teams (American Football Coaches Ass)

Win the all-important kicking game, every game! Complete Guide to Special Teams provides the tactical insights for gaining an advantage in every facet of the crucial third component of championship squads:

-Kickoffs

-Kickoff returns

-Extra points

-Two-point conversions

-Punts

-Punt returns

-Field goals

-Punt and field goal blocks

Special Teams: The Winning Edge

Coach Arbuckle breaks down every aspect of Special Teams in great detail.  If you want to study the kicking game, this is a great place to start.
Coaching Special Teams: By The Experts (Coaching by the Experts)

An invaluable resource on special teams play, featuring articles written by some of the game’s most renowned coaches, including Frank Beamer, Mike Bellotti, Johnny Majors, and Bobby Ross.

George Allen's Guide to Special Teams

Make your special teams first-rate—use the expertise of the father of special teams!

In 1968, George Allen was the first coach in history to hire a full-time special teams coach. Since then his approach to special teams has added a new dimension to football that has affected the game at every level.

Learn the secrets to a successful kicking game and more!