The Football Coaching Bible (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1 edition (August 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736044116
• ISBN-13: 978-0736044110
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,467 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to get started!, December 22, 2003

By A Customer

I just finished my first year of coaching high school football and I wanted to read as much as I could before next season started. I found the bible. This book has everything you need if you want to be a coach at any level. Personally it was a great starting point to building my own philosophy on coaching and really made me look at all that goes into being called "coach". I recommend this book to anyone, whether it's your first or thirtieth year on the job, that wants to hear from the greats about the game. A fantastic read!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Book, June 15, 2005

By	RogerT "RogT" (San Clemente, CA) - See all my reviews

I really enjoyed this book quite a bit. My boy finished football season a while ago and I decided to get more involved for this upcoming season by coaching. The details and strageties were solid and very applicable. For someone like me that had an athletic backgroud but no coaching experience, I found the information quite useful.

I would call this a "cookbook" for new coaches. Something anyone can follow.

I would recommend this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read for the Beginning or Experienced Coach, February 10, 2008

By	Brandon A. Saiz "cgcook38" (Rockport, ME USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.