Play calling is one of the most important parts of having a successful offense. Every team has a playbook, but how do you use those plays in the right situations to maximize your offensive production?This book covers topics including: -The difference between P & 10 and 1st & 10-The Trinity of Game Planning (Matchups, Leverage, & Grass) and how they make preparation easier.-Scripting your openers-Calling plays in the Red Zone-Specific plays for Specific Down & Distances-And more!This book is a one-of-a-kind look at the processes and patterns behind Rich Hargitt's game planning and play calling tendencies, as well as the specific plays Coach Hargitt likes in each situation.

A collection of articles previously published in the AFCA's proceedings from its annual meetings and its annual summer manual.

Developing dominating offensive linemen is Rick Trickett’s specialty. His accomplishments speak for themselves: 4 first-round draft selections, 20 NFL players, 13 All-Americans, and more than 30 all-conference selections. Now with Complete Offensive Line, he’s created the most in-depth guide ever on offensive line play. Today’s linemen must have skill, strength, power, quickness, agility, and intelligence to excel at the position. That is why Complete Offensive Line presents it all—from footwork and hand positioning to pulling and cutbacks. In this one-of-a-kind guide, Trickett takes you onto the practice field and into the trenches to learn these skills, among others: • Pass protection • Run blocking • Man and zone blocking • Combination blocks • Blitz pickup • Recognition of defensive sets such as 4-3, 3-4, and stack • Strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities against any defensive set • Techniques and schemes for formations such as spread, option, and the run and shoot With XX of the most effective drills, skill evaluation, line play assessments, scheme suggestions, and unparalleled coaching advice from one of the best in the game, Complete Offensive Line is simply the definitive book on football’s most demanding position.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. “Enchanting . . . Willy Wonka meets The Matrix.”—USA Today • “As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates.”—Entertainment Weekly A world at stake. A quest for the ultimate prize. Are you ready? In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune—and control of the OASIS itself. Then Wade cracks the first clue. Suddenly he’s beset by rivals who’ll kill to take this prize. The race is on—and the only way to survive is to win. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly • San Francisco Chronicle • Village Voice • Chicago Sun-Times • iO9 • The AV Club “Delightful . . . the grown-up’s Harry Potter.”—HuffPost “An addictive read . . . part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart.”—CNN “A most excellent ride . . . Cline stuffs his novel with a cornucopia of pop culture, as if to wink to the reader.”—Boston Globe “Ridiculously fun and large-hearted . . . Cline is that rare writer who can translate his own dorky enthusiasms into prose that’s both hilarious and compassionate.”—NPR “[A] fantastic page-turner . . . starts out like a simple bit of fun and winds up feeling like a rich and plausible picture of future friendships in a world not too distant from our own.”—iO9

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The thrilling sequel to the beloved worldwide bestseller Ready Player One, the near-future adventure that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg film. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST • “The game is on again. . . . A great mix of exciting fantasy and threatening fact.”—The Wall Street Journal AN UNEXPECTED QUEST. TWO WORLDS AT STAKE. ARE YOU READY? Days after winning OASIS founder James Halliday’s contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden within Halliday’s vaults, waiting for his heir to find, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous—and addictive—than even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest—a last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who’ll kill millions to get what he wants. Wade’s life and the future of the OASIS are again at stake, but this time the fate of humanity also hangs in the balance. Lovingly nostalgic and wildly original as only Ernest Cline could conceive it, Ready Player Two takes us on another imaginative, fun, action-packed adventure through his beloved virtual universe, and jolts us thrillingly into the future once again.

The Gun T RPO system is now available for coaches wishing to see Coach Simpson's offense. His playbook will provide the following for coaches wishing to see how the offense works: Formations and tags. Be as simple or complex as you want with simple tags.Motions and shifts. Confuse the defense by moving players pre-snap.Buck Sweep - All the flavors of buck sweep vs. any front the defense wants to throw out. Strong Belly - Coach Simpson's unique simple way to run strong belly will adapt to any front.Strong Belly Read - Making one blocking scheme into many is the goal of the Gun T RPO system.Jet Sweep/Quick Belly/Quick Belly Read - All 3 plays run with the same blocking rules and little adjustments.Counter Game - How to run a traditional wing-t counter and mix it with the RPO game.Passing game in the Gun T RPO systemHeavy SetAnd more...Review from Coachtube about the Gun T RPO System: "Coach Simpson's Gun T Offensive Overview is an excellent offensive resource. This course provides the foundation of Coach Simpson's offensive philosophy. Coach believes in the monikers that "Less is More" and the "Rule of 3", which both were evident in the explanation of the offense. His explanations were clear and concise, and the presentations were easy to follow." - Todd Knipp"This is absolutely amazing. Coach Simpson does an excellent job of explaining his system. Whether your a young coach or an experienced coach this is must see. You can easily see why he is a successful coach. His detail an organization is on point and I cannot wait to learn more from Coach Simpson." - Mike Kloes"I've been following coach Simpson for a while now and it's very clear to me that even though I may not be a HC, we have similar philosophies. If you are a Wing T guy looking for ways to "Modernize" your offense, or a Spread guy looking for an effective and efficient run game this is the offense you should be looking at!" - Coach Sheffer"The course by Coach Simpson was quite helpful. As the new Head Coach of a small school - the Gun T system is going to help us be successful right away. Being a spread coach for the last 8-9 years, this system easily blends the best of both worlds of spread and wing-." -Mike Wilson"Coach Simpson's Gun-T Offense is dynamic and efficient. This course gets into the foundation of building blocks of the Gun-T offense and what you are trying to do offensively to be as successful as possible." - Austin Pink"Amazing detail on numerous variations of attaching RPO's to your Bucksweep. Keeps it simple yet extremely informative. Great Job Coach Simpson, you made me a believer! Highly recommend!" - Mike Turso"Coach Simpson does a awesome job explaining his system, and he does it a way that people like myself who are not familiar with RPO's can understand!" - Coach Coleman

Technology is changing football. In the history of the game, it has never been easier to gather scheme and strategy information. Top secret plays, game plans, and play call sheets that were once reserved for coaches at the highest-level can easily be found on the internet. Analytics and algorithms fed into super machines are challenging the thought process of traditional game plan and play calling theory. However, the surge of information that is meant to help human decision making is harming it. Dub Maddox continues the journey from Headset to Helmet and Adapt or Die. In What is Open? he shows coaches and players simple game planning and play calling process that accelerates answers in finding “open.” In this Book You Will Learn How to… • Identify key frames of reference that read the reality of space advantage • Structure mental models that develop an intuition of open space • Utilize a verbal brevity code that accelerates communication of open space • Implement three core run and pass scheme strategies that every play should possess • Include different personnel and formations to increase structural strain on a defense • Implement progression platforms that sequence plays into a storyboard format • Advance the ability to game plan an opponent using the R4 grid • Apply concept grids into a work_ow that becomes the R4 play call sheet • Assign an organized practice script that covers every play and situation in a game • Create a championship culture that can empathize and empower any level of coach

Coach Renner has called plays for 30 years, 23 years as a head coach. He finished his 30-year coaching career with a consecutive game touchdown scoring streak of 141 games, a span of 13-years. During that time his offenses averaged 31.1 points per game and 6+ wins per season. These things were achieved at four different high schools in two different states. And, all four teams became winning playoff teams. Coach Renner used the same method of reading a football defense to call his plays during those 13-years. In this book, How to Read a Football Defense, Coach Renner explains the process of dividing the defense into three parts to read the best area to attack. He uses over 75 diagrams and pictures to show you the common defensive alignments that you must know to be able to read a defense. He explains the role your choice of formations has on how the defense aligns and how that contributes to easily reading the defense. Coach Renner gives you a clear and concise order of how to read a defense to determine the best run or pass play to attack a defender. He details how to read the defensive line, the linebackers, the corners, and the safeties. He gives you specific alignment clues that tell you when to expect a linebacker blitz, a corner blitz or a safety blitz. He also explains how to determine the first level, second level and third level of the defense and what changes in those give you indicators of stunts and blitzes. When you finish reading Coach Renner's book you will have a good understanding of how to simplify reading a football defense. It will make you feel comfortable reading, calling and designing plays on game day that take advantage of a defender's and a defensive alignment.

During his nearly 30 years at Sports Illustrated, Paul Zimmerman—known to readers as “Dr. Z”—rose to fame as one of the top writers in football history. The follow up to Zimmerman’s 1971 classic The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pro Football, The New Thinking Man’s Guide to Pro Football builds on the timeless insights of his original work. Filled with personal anecdotes from Zimmerman’s years covering football, this book offers a fascinating insight into the sport that will appeal to any fan that wants a deeper understanding and appreciation for the game. More than a generation later, Zimmerman’s work is as applicable today as when the updated edition came out in the late 1980s. This widely-acclaimed guide covers: Positions Tactics Football scouting Broadcasting Minor leagues Time strategies Great players and top moments

Imagine sitting in a room with the greatest football coaches in modern history. The topic: Leadership. This book is your own personal clinic with the unprecedented chance to pick the brains of the living legends on how to run a championship level program. Part 1 is an Interview Q & A that covers topics like: - Bill Parcells on Developing a Coaching Philosophy - Jimmy Johnson on Creating a Winning Environment - Lou Holtz on Keys to Great Leadership - Urban Meyer on Turning Around a Program Part 2 is How to Run Great Practices. Examples: - Pete Carroll's Days of the Week Practice Focus - Prepare Your Team for Sudden Change - Recover from Losses Quickly - Mental Game Keys for Quarterbacks Part 3 is Coaching Plans on Leadership, Motivation and Team Building. Examples: - Nick Saban's 4 Most Important Coaching Lessons - Locker Room Motivational Methods - Bill Walsh's Ten Keys to Sustain Success after a Championship Parts 4 and 5 give you practical coaching idea to make an impact on your team immediately and over the course of a season. All 66 concise chapters give you action steps that will get your team more W's.