Football for the Utterly Confused

Flores, Tom, O'Connor, Bob

ISBN 10: 0071628584 / ISBN 13: 9780071628587

Published by McGraw-Hill Education, 2009

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Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Football for the Utterly Confused
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071628584
• ISBN 13: 9780071628587
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

“There is something here for anyone who wants to coach or have a better understanding of the game. . . . It fills the gaps in many areas that aficionados may not even think about.”
--Jon Gruden, Super Bowl winning coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

If you're new to football or share the couch with a die-hard fan, this is the book that tackles your toughest questions about what's happening on the field.

Football for the Utterly Confused provides in-depth coverage of the rules, the positions, the scoring, the jargon, and the players on each side of the ball. Don't just walk by while others talk about last night's game. Join the fun with what you learn in this play-by-play guide.

Let these Utterly Simple icons guide you!

• What to Watch For
• Clues you in to key points in the game and on the field
• From the Playbook
• Defines all the terms you'll need to know to talk the talk
• Historically Speaking
• Puts all the details of how the game works in context, with stories of the greatest coaches, players, and games ever played

About the Authors

TOM FLORES is the head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders, as well as the former head coach and general manager of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. He is one of only two men who have won Super Bowls as a player, assistant coach, and head coach, and his five Super Bowl rings are more than any other person has earned.

BOB O’CONNOR has coached football for nearly 50 years, from junior high school to university to European professional teams. He is an honorary member lifetime member of The American Football Coaches Association and has coached alongside two Super Bowl coaches. He is a professor at Pierce College in Los Angeles and the author of more than 20 books on health and physical education.