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Football's Best Offensive Playbook [Paperback]

Dwight "Dee" Hawkes (Author)
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September 9, 1994
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Every offensive playbook gives you Xs and Os that look good on paper. Football's Best Offensive Playbook goes the extra yard, providing precisely illustrated plays that are proven point-producers in games.

Many of football's greatest coaches—including Bobby Bowden, Tom Osborne, and Steve Spurrier—have contributed their expertise to the book. Each of the 100 plays comes with a clear, accurate diagram and coaching pointers that highlight key player positions and responsibilities. Many coaches list alternate formations, and most of the plays can be adapted to any offensive system. And since the book features contributions from coaches in the high school, college, and pro ranks, you'll find plays that work at all levels.

Football's Best Offensive Playbook is an excellent resource for:

- coaches looking to add to their playlists or develop new wrinkles for existing plays,
- players attempting to better understand offensive strategy and play selection, and
- students of the game trying to become more knowledgeable about what makes an offense click.

The book features a balance of running and passing plays organized by formation. Part I, ""Running Plays,"" features 44 inside, off-tackle, and outside plays from coaches who have established their teams as perennial title contenders through the ground game. Greats like Bob Reade (whose teams once won 63 straight games) at Augustana College, Illinois, and John McKissick (the winningest high school coach in the country) of Summerville High School, South Carolina, contribute some of their most successful plays.

Part II, ""Passing Plays,"" features 45 plays designed for modern controlled passing schemes, centered around precise timing and pinpoint accuracy. The plays are divided into play action and dropback passes. Contributing to this section are such notable passing architects as Dennis Erickson of perennial national championship contender University of Miami, Tom Coughlin of the NFL expansion Jacksonville Jaguars, and LaVell Edwards of Brigham Young, who has coached such great quarterbacks as Jim McMahon, Steve Young, and Ty Detmer.

Part III, ""Special Plays,"" features 13 gadgets designed to burn cheating defenses. Included are 5 reverses, 3 throwback passes, 3 PATs, and 2 trick plays.

A Play Finder index lists plays by type of run (power, speed, or deception), pass (yardage needed and drop-back or roll-out), and formation. The book also features a key to symbols used in the diagrams and a glossary of important terms.

Strengthen your playlist with help from many of the game's most successful coaches. Get Football's Best Offensive Playbook.

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"""What makes the book extra special are the coaches' insights and in-depth descriptions of each play. This kind of information is rarely shared outside of our clinics or team meetings. . . .This play book allows coaches, players, and fans alike to be students of the game."""
Dennis Erickson
Head Coach, Seattle Seahawks
"""Any offensive coach that wants to move the ball will benefit from this book. What you get are the best offensive plays, run by the most successful coaches in football. Each play includes the blocking rules that will handle any defense!"""
Don James
Retired Head Football Coach, University of Washington
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""What makes the book extra special are the coaches' insights and in-depth descriptions of each play. This kind of information is rarely shared outside of our clinics or team meetings. . . .This play book allows coaches, players, and fans alike to be students of the game.""
Dennis Erickson
Head Coach, Seattle Seahawks

""Any offensive coach that wants to move the ball will benefit from this book. What you get are the best offensive plays, run by the most successful coaches in football. Each play includes the blocking rules that will handle any defense!""
Don James
Retired Head Football Coach, University of Washington

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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics (September 9, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0873225740
  • ISBN-13: 978-0873225748
  • Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent look at offensive football plays., November 5, 1997
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I highly recommend this book for both offensive and defensive coaches. Dee Hawkes has persuaded many coaches of note to talk about the things they have always kept a closely guarded secret: the ins-and-outs of their favorite offensive plays. Detailed descriptions and diagrams accompany each play.

Fans of the game will find this book interesting and educational as they seek to understand more about offensive play and techniques. At least an intermediary knowledge of football is suggested for non-coaches.

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome offensive playbook!, August 26, 2000
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Bobby L Ratliff Jr (Greenacres, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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If you are looking for a comprehensive playbook this is it! It lists plays submitted from some of the best and well respected High School, College and Professional coaches in the nation. Not only does it diagram the X's and O's but also give detailed position by position responsibilities for each play against various defenses! Even if you don't implement these plays into your own offense, it is a fantastic reference book.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good intro book, March 20, 2004
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John (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book expecting to get a football playbook. Well, I got some football plays, but not a full playbook. If you're new to football then this book would be for you. I got what I was looking for in [...] . They offer a pretty solid offensive and defensive playbook. If you are a rookie then get this book, but for us veterans the [...] or equivalant is more our speed...
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