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Football Skills & Drills Kindle Edition

by Tom Bass (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 50 ratings
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The best-selling guide on the essentials of the game is bigger, better, and more comprehensive than ever.

Solid blocking, sure tackling, proper footwork, precise routes, correct coverage angles, and synchronized body movements—these basic techniques are all essential to winning football. Football Skills & Drills is your guide to success, explaining how to teach key skills and consistent execution to players in offensive, defensive, and special-teams positions.You will benefit from the same techniques used by top college and professional teams, along with a complete arsenal of 114 drills. From quarterback rollouts for winning touchdowns to block-shedding maneuvers for drive-stopping sacks, Football Skills & Drills translates technical instruction into on-field application, depicting exactly how each pass, pattern, route, catch, block, tackle, and kick is performed.

Gridiron champions are made on the practice field. Football Skills & Drills serves as a great foundation in your quest for a title.

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    Skills & Drills
  2. Print length
    240 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publisher
    Human Kinetics
  6. Publication date
    November 9, 2011
  7. Reading age
    18 years and up
  8. File size
    10273 KB
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”Tom has always been regarded as one of the great minds in the game of football. Football coaches at all levels will find great benefit from his thoughts and principles.”

Pete Carroll

Head Football Coach

Seattle Seahawks

About the Author

Tom Bass coached with three NFL teams—the Cincinnati Bengals, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the San Diego Chargers—as well as at the collegiate level at San Jose State University and San Diego State University.

For the past ten years coach Bass has served as the technical writer and advisor for USA Football and was a major contributor to the content of USA Football’s new multilevel youth football age specific coaching certification program. He serves as the chairman of the technical committee for USA Football and hosts the "Let's Talk Football" Q&A column on their website www.USAFootball.com. Coach Bass also interacts with and advises football coaches, players, parents, and fans. Bass is the creator of Coach Bass Sport Maps, the author of a Nintendo game from NFL Properties named “NFL,” and several books. He is a longtime editor of the official Super Bowl Program. He has been a featured guest on numerous sports talk and interview shows on radio and television, including HBO, ABC Nightly News, and ESPN. Bass resides in Carlsbad, California.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0083WMYXI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Human Kinetics; 2nd edition (November 9, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 9, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 10273 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 50 ratings

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Tom Bass coached with three NFL teams—the Cincinnati Bengals, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the San Diego Chargers—as well as at the collegiate level at San Jose State University and San Diego State University.

For the past ten years coach Bass has served as the technical writer and advisor for USA Football and was a major contributor to the content of USA Football’s new multi-level youth football age specific coaching certification program. He serves as the chairman of the technical committee for USA Football and hosts the "Let's Talk Football" Q&A column on their website www.USAFootball.com. Coach Bass also interacts with and advises football coaches, players, parents, and fans.Bass is the creator of Coach Bass Sport Maps, the author of NFL Nintendo Game for NFL Properties, and several books. He is a longtime editor of the official Super Bowl Program. He has been a featured guest on numerous sports talk and interview shows on radio and television, including HBO, ABC Nightly News, and ESPN. Bass resides in Carlsbad, California.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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DickStanley
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational for a new player
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2012
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My 12-year-old middle school strong safety found the book engrossing from the first thumb-through, even enough to set aside the video games for a while. And he kept coming back to it, even after he broke his collarbone in a game. The injury hasn't changed his mind about trying out again next year and he regards the book as a valuable guide. If he continues playing through high school, I expect the book will continue to be consulted regularly. And if it falls apart from so much use, I'll be sure to buy him another one. Thanks, Coach Bass.
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Scott T.
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2017
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All aspects of each position are there, but the instructions for the drills are not very clear. The book is still great but not recommended for beginners.
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ANV Ohio
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2016
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my kids love this book. They say it's the best one.
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Dude_Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2013
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Teaches all positions on field, drills, stance, movement, etc. Very illustraded, helped a lot.
Livro muito bom e ilustrado, compreende todas as posicoes em campo.
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Lab Rat
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2015
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This was a gift to a friend. He likes it a lot.
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Steve J
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2015
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Great book!
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K. B
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017
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Informative if you want to coach baseball.
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Head Coach Larry Cisneros
5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible when it comes to Football Drills
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2012
Hi Coach Bass,

I have your 1st edition but I have to say your 2nd edition is better. I like the way you break down each position and illustrate the proper way each drill should be performed. I have coached youth football for 14 years and I still am learning the nuances of each position. Each year I start out teaching what I know based on my offensive and defensive schemes, but each year I have different types of players that force me to modify my schemes. With that said, I use your book as a resource guide to make sure I cover the proper technique when coaching my players and coaches.

As a head coach, your assistant coaches come with very different football backgrounds. Its nice to have your book available so we can use it in deciding which technique and drill is best for our team. Because in the end, I want my players to continue to playing football at the next level and by teaching them different techniques gives them a chance to succeed.

Thanks again!

Coach Larry
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Paul C
5.0 out of 5 stars with diagrams and step by step instructions making it easy to absorb
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2015
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This book breaks down each position fantastically, with diagrams and step by step instructions making it easy to absorb.
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francois poucet
4.0 out of 5 stars un bon pied a l'étrier
Reviewed in France on September 30, 2014
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Bien mais manque un peu de detail. C'est le risque puisque le livre traite tous les postes. A posséder pour démarrer le coaching mais a complèter par des ouvrages plus spécialisés
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Rory
4.0 out of 5 stars Review of Football skills
Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2013
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Good Reference book with good descriptions and figures. The break down of each position is well thought out. Good Read
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