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FOOTBALL IS MORE THAN A GAME

FOOTBALL IS THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL

FOOTBALL IS THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE

HOW TO START BUILDING A WINNER

THE TYPE OF BOY = SUCCESS OR FAILURE

GOOD ORGANIZATION—A BIG FACTOR IN BUILDING WINNERS

CONCLUSION

ASSISTANT COACH: TYPE OF MAN

DIVISION OF COACHING DUTIES

CONCLUSION

DEFENSIVE OBJECTIVES

DEFENSIVE AXIOMS

OUR DEFENSIVE NUMBERING SYSTEM AND TERMINOLOGY

PLAYING OUR DEFENSIVE TECHNIQUES

OUR DEFENSIVE STANCE

OUR SURPRISE DEFENSE

OUR VICTORY DEFENSE

OUR GOAL LINE DEFENSE

A SPLIT-T DEFENSE

OUR DEFENSE VERSUS AN UNBALANCED LINE

ADJUSTMENTS VERSUS BACKS AND ENDS FLANKED

OUR DEFENSES VERSUS THE SINGLE WING OFFENSE

CONCLUSION

PASS DEFENSE OBJECTIVES

OUR FIVE-SPOKE PASS DEFENSE

OUR PASS COVERAGE

PASS DEFENSE BY POSITIONS

ADVANTAGES OF THE 5-SPOKE PASS DEFENSE

THE 4-SPOKE PASS DEFENSE

PREDETERMINED ROTATION

STUNTING IN THE DEFENSIVE SECONDARY

CONCLUSION

THE PUNTING GAME

OUR SPREAD PUNT FORMATION

OUR TIGHT PUNT FORMATION

OUR QUICK KICK FORMATION

OUR PUNT RETURN

OUR KICK-OFF AND ITS COVERAGE

OUR KICK-OFF RETURN

OUR ON-SIDE (SHORT) KICK

DEFENDING AGAINST AN ON-SIDE KICK

OUR EXTRA POINT AND FIELD GOAL PROTECTION

DEFENDING AGAINST A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT

CONCLUSION

BASIC PRINCIPLES AND REQUIREMENTS OF OFFENSIVE FOOTBALL

OUR OFFENSIVE TERMINOLOGY

OUR OFFENSIVE STANCE

OFFENSIVE LINE SPLITS

OUR SNAP COUNT

THE OFFENSIVE HUDDLE

THE QUARTERBACK’S TECHNIQUES

BALL CARRYING TECHNIQUES

OUR BLOCKING TECHNIQUES

NUMBERING THE DEFENSIVE ALIGNMENTS

ATTACKING THE DEFENSIVE ALIGNMENT

GOING WIDE

CONCLUSION

THE PASSER

PASS ROUTES

PASS RECEIVING

CONCLUSION

THREE TYPES OF QUARTERBACKS

FIELD POSITION

RECOGNIZING AND ATTACKING DEFENSES

THE QUARTERBACK’S GUIDE

CONCLUSION

OUT-OF-SEASON PLANNING

IN-SEASON PLANNING

GRADING THE GAME FILM

CONCLUSION

DRILLS FOR THE SECONDARY

DRILLS FOR THE DEFENSIVE ENDS

DRILLS FOR THE DEFENSIVE INTERIOR LINEMEN

DRILLS FOR THE LINEBACKERS

DEFENSIVE DRILLS FOR THE TEAM

CONCLUSION

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