As a coach, it is often cause for concern to see your athletes performing skills well in practice but struggling in the game. Coaching Football Technical and Tactical Skills focuses on the situational decisions players and coaches make that often determine the outcome of games. Written by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) in conjunction with Rob Ash, the head football coach at Montana State University, this book allows players to gain valuable gamelike playing experience in practice by putting them in key tactical situations like the scramble, man-to-man and zone pass coverage, and onside kick.

Each skill is clearly described, and nearly 150 photos are used to further help you understand and implement the techniques in specific situations. Included are quick tips on how to detect and correct errors, cues athletes need to be aware of in various tactical situations, and key information your athletes need to know to make the appropriate decisions on the field. Skills are cross-referenced to show how they relate to each other and to enable you to plan practice situations quickly. Eight detailed practice plans incorporating gamelike situations and a season plan are included to help you get the most out of each practice.

Endorsed by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Coaching Football Technical and Tactical Skills serves as a companion resource for ASEP’s Coaching Football Technical and Tactical Skills online course, which, along with Coaching Principles and Sport First Aid courses and CPR certification, makes up the curriculum for ASEP’s Bronze Level coaching certification program. Numerous state high school associations, colleges and universities, national sport organizations, and national governing bodies of Olympic sports use the Bronze Level in whole or in part to qualify coaches. The Bronze Level prepares coaches for all aspects of coaching and is a recognized and respected credential for all who earn it.

Part I Teaching and Evaluating

Chapter 1. Teaching Sport Skills
Chapter 2. Evaluating Technical and Tactical Skills

Part II Teaching Technical Skills

Chapter 3. Offensive Technical Skills
Chapter 4. Defensive Technical Skills
Chapter 5. Special Teams Technical Skills

Part III Teaching Tactical Skills

Chapter 6. Offensive Tactical Skills
Chapter 7. Defensive Tactical Skills
Chapter 8. Special Teams Technical Skills

Part IV Planning for Teaching

Chapter 9. Season Plans
Chapter 10. Practice Plans

Part V Game Coaching

Chapter 11. Preparing for Games
Chapter 12. During and After the Game