Complete Guide To Special Teams

Foreword: Frank Beamer Win the all-important kicking game, every game! Complete Guide to Special Teams provides the tactical insights for gaining an advantage in every facet of the crucial third component of championship squads:
- Kickoffs
- Kickoff returns
- Extra points
- Two-point conversions
- Punts
- Punt returns
- Field goals
- Punt and field goal blocks
In addition, this comprehensive guide presents detailed technique instruction for kickers, punters, long snappers, field goal and extra point kickers and holders, kickoff and punt returners, and other specialized positions related to the kicking game. Chapters on the development of special team units and players highlight the best practice drills and key teaching points for success.
Complete Guide to Special Teams is the authoritative resource on the kicking game for coaches and players. Created by the American Football Coaches Association, this guide could spell the difference in the outcome of several games each season.
In COMPLETE GUIDE TO SPECIAL TEAMS, the AFCA assembled 16 of the nation's top coaches to share the technical expertise and tactical approaches they have used in developing championship- level special teams players and units. This comprehensive guide presents detailed technique instruction for kickers, punters, long snappers, field goal and extra point kickers and holders, kickoff and punt returners, and other specialized positions related to the kicking game. Chapters on the development of special team units and players highlight the best practice drills and key teaching points for success. The authoritative resource on the kicking game, COMPLETE GUIDE TO SPECIAL TEAMS could spell the difference in the outcome of several games each season.
Table of Contents Part I Tactics
Chapter 1. Punts Robin Ross, University of Oregon Chapter 2. Kickoffs Greg McMahon, University of Illinois Chapter 3. Punt Returns John Harbaugh, Philadelphia Eagles Chapter 4. Kickoff Returns Dave Ungerer, University of Alabama Chapter 5. Extra Points and Field Goals Lester Erb and Ronald Aiken, University of Iowa Chapter 6. Two-Point Conversions Urban Meyer, University of Utah Chapter 7. Punt and Field Goal Blocks Bud Foster, Virginia Tech Chapter 8. Developing Special Teams Units Mike Sabock, Northern Illinois University
Part II Techniques Chapter 9. Punting Jeff Hays Chapter 10. Kicking Off Joe Robinson, University of Arizona Chapter 11. Kicking Extra Points and Field Goals Brian Polian, University of Central Florida Chapter 12. Long Snapping Bill Legg, Purdue University Chapter 13. Holding for Kicks Steve Kidd, Rice University Chapter 14. Returning Punts and Kickoffs Bill Lynch, DePauw University Chapter 15. Developing Special Teams Players Joe DeForest, Oklahoma State University |