The "Football Coaching Bible" features many of the game's most successful coaches. Each shares the special insight, advice, and strategies they've used to field championship-winning teams season after season.

The 27 chapter contributing coaches span six decades of the sport and reach into every corner of the United States. The impressive list of contributors:

-Joe Paterno

-Hayden Fry

-Phil Fulmer

-Dick Foster

-Grant Teaff

-Gene Stallings

-Jim Tressel

-R.C. Slocum

-LaVell Edwards

-Bobby Bowden

-Jim Young

-Frosty Westering

-Mack Brown

-Larry Kehres

-Bill Snyder

-Lou Holtz

-Ken Sparks

-Tom Osborne

-Sonny Lubick

-Mike Bellotti

-Barry Alvarez

-Fisher DeBerry

-George Curry

-Bo Schembechler

-Joe Tiller

-Frank Beamer
They cover every aspect of the game: coaching principles, program building, player motivation, practice sessions, individual skills, team tactics, offensive and defensive play-calling, and performance evaluation.

Developed by the American Football Coaches Association, this coaching guide establishes a new standard of excellence in the sport.

They say that defense wins championships. If so, this book is your formula for winning a title with a solid defensive football team.

"Defensive Football Strategies" is a complete collection of tactics, teachings, and insights from some of the best defensive minds in the game. Readers will find winning strategies from 90 top coaches--legends of both the past and the present--including Bob Stoops of the University of Oklahoma, Bo Schembechler of the University of Michigan, Charlie McBride of the University of Nebraska, and R.C. Slocum of Texas A & M.

Inside are 73 detailed presentations on many of football's most successful defensive systems used during the past 40 years. With the help of 600 X-and-O diagrams, the book covers these areas:

- Philosophies, fronts, and schemes
- Run defenses
- Pass defenses
- Formation and down-and-distance adjustments
- Goal line defenses

"Defensive Football Strategies" was developed in cooperation with the American Football Coaches Association. It's an expert resource that coaches can use to build a defense that will win it all.

In "Football Coaching Strategies" you'll find 349 detailed diagrams showing a variety of offensive attacks, defensive packages, and special team tactics--accompanied by useful advice from the experts.

Best of all, the coaches are the recognized experts in the topics they cover. For example, read how these coaches explain game strategies and underlying principles:

- Running game--Tom Osborne, John McKay, and Darrell Royal- Passing game--Bill Walsh, Steve Spurrier, and LaVell Edwards- Defense--Dick Tomey, Barry Alvarez, Dave Wannstedt, and Jerry Sandusky- Kicking game--Spike Dykes and John Cooper- Philosophy, motivation, and management--Eddie Robinson and Joe Paterno

"Football Coaching Strategies" blends the invaluable lessons of the past with the best thinking in today's game. With it, you'll find the key elements for a winning game plan--on and off the field. It's the one book that every serious football coach, player, and fan will treasure.