Developing an Offensive Game Plan (The Art & Science of Coaching Series) (Paperback)

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Provides a basic overview of the steps involved in setting up and implementing an offensive game plan. Covers how to focus your package into a weekly game plan and practice format. Also covers how much offense to use, base offense, third down, pre-red zone, red zone, and much more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 102 pages
• Publisher: Coaches Choice; DVD Video edition (March 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585184071
• ISBN-13: 978-1585184071
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #393,730 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book that helps you implement your philosophy, August 6, 1999

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This review is from: Developing an Offensive Game (Art & Science of Coaching) (Hardcover)

Coach Billick's book does not tell you what the best offense is. He shows you how to best implement your offensive philosophy so you can practice what you are going to use in a game. His percentage charts are very valuble, explaining everything from the importance of positive yardage on first down to the need to create explosive plays. Great for offensive coordinators and helpful for those that coach defense.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Advanced, but Utterly Essential, March 9, 2003

By	Edmond E. Seay III (Brussels, Belgium) - See all my reviews

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A word of warning: This is not the best place to start for beginning coaches looking to plan and organize an offense. A youth football coach just starting out should probably look to other sources of information, notably Derek Wade and other youth football coaching guide authors.

On the other hand, anyone coaching high school or higher levels MUST have this book. This is how to build an offense from the ground floor up, written by someone at the top of the game's very highest level.

Coach Billick shows you how to determine how much offense (i.e., how many plays and of what type) you will need to achieve offensive excellence during a football season. Then he "deconstructs" that season, taking it apart level by level until you can see how much offense you will need PER QUARTER.

Billick provides a masterly explanation of "situational" coaching. He shows how to take the plays you have determined are necessary, and practice them against the exact situations and defenses that you will actually need them for in games.

You end up with a "3rd and short" offense, a "coming-out zone" offense -- in short, with the entire contents of the "call sheet" you will use during a game, all constructed in a precise and logical manner. This will save you from the greatest sin a coach can commit during your precious few hours of practice -- wasting time.

Again, this isn't for everyone, and probably not for most beginners, but it is utterly essential.

Highest recommendation.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very solid information that will help you organize, April 22, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Developing an Offensive Game (Art & Science of Coaching) (Hardcover)

Coach Billick has done a strong job of putting together information on the organization and structure of an offense. While much of the info may not seem revolutionary, it will likely help any coach crystalize some of his thinking and organize what he does on a week-by-week basis in a MUCH more efficient manner. He deals with everything from the size and scope your offense should encompass to installation to weekly schedules to staff organization. You're sure to pick up some pretty solid ideas..