AFCA's Offensive Football Drills [Paperback]

American Football Coaches Association (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 18, 1997

Whether your team likes to run the ball, pass, or mix it up, AFCA's Offensive Football Drills can help you improve team and individual performance. The book features the best drills used by many of the country's top college and high school offensive teams. Choose from 75 individual and team drills to hone your players' offensive skills.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"A great practice tool. Offensive players can improve their performance tremendously if they work on the drills in this book."

Phil Fulmer Head Football Coach University of Tennessee

"In order to play great football, you must have a sound fundamental base. The depth and variety of your drills will ultimately determine that foundation. AFCA’s Offensive Football Drills will allow your team to develop a foundation that can lead only to victories."

Tyrone Willingham Head Football Coach

Stanford University

About the Author

Since its establishment in 1922, the American Football Coaches Association has striven to provide a forum for the discussion and study of all matters pertaining to football and coaching and to maintain the highest possible standards in football and the coaching profession. These objectives, first declared by founders Alonzo Stagg, John Heisman, and others, have been instrumental in the AFCA's becoming the effective and highly respected organization it is today.

The AFCA now has more than 10,000 members, including coaches from Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan, and Russia. Through annual publications and several newsletters, the association keeps members informed of the most current rules changes and proposals, proper coaching methods, innovations in techniques, insights in coaching philosophy, and business conducted by the board of trustees and AFCA committees. A convention is held each January to give members a special opportunity to exchange ideas and recognize outstanding achievement.

The association promotes safety in the sport and establishes strong ethical and moral codes that govern all aspects of football coaching. In addition, the AFCA is involved in numerous programs that ensure the integrity of the coaching profession and enhance the development of the game. It works closely with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the National Football League, the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, Pop Warner, and other organizations involved in the game of football. Indeed, one of the goals of the association is to build a strong coalition—TEAM AFCA—of football coaches who will speak out with a unified voice on issues that affect the sport and profession.

The AFCA is the team of the football coaching profession. All current and former football coaches or administrators involved with football are encouraged to join. For more information about becoming a member of the American Football Coaches Association, please log on to the AFCA Web site (www.afca.com) or contact them at the following address:

American Football Coaches Association
100 Legends Lane
Waco, TX 76706
[phone]

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics (December 18, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880115262
• ISBN-13: 978-0880115261
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #74 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Coaching > Football (American)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Limited, February 13, 2001

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Karen L. Hunter (Sherman Oaks, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AFCA's Offensive Football Drills (Paperback)

This book does have some good information in it, but it is pretty limited in scope. There are a handful of drills for linemen, a handful for running backs, a handful for quarterbacks, etc. It's not a comprehensive training or practice manual by any means. Also, I did not find any continuity to the way the drills were presented; they are dumped here in one big chunk, for the reader to glean what nuggets he or she can find. Most of the drills involve a full squad with equipment; if you're working with a short squad or looking for off-season drills without pads and tackling dummies, there's not a lot in here for you.

It's a suitable book on the subject but I sure wish there was more here.

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT, May 22, 2000

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J aleman (Austin, TX.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AFCA's Offensive Football Drills (Paperback)

Great book. This book provided me with many great ideas and perspectives on how to best prepare your players for war in the trenches.