The most complete special teams handbook from a coaching legend DESCRIPTION Make your special teams first-rateuse the expertise of the father of special teams! George Allen's approach to special teams has added a new dimension to football that has permeated the game at every levelfrom the NFL to Pop Warner, the strategic importance of special teams is a given these days. Now Allen and coauthor Joe Pacelli have put together an unprecedented book that shows you the plays, strategies, and drills you need to produce first-rate special teams. This fully illustrated book reveals everything coaches need to know about kickoffs, kick returns, punts, punt returns, extra points, and "gadget" plays for every special teams situation. First, you'll get an inside look at the importance, scope, objectives, and elements of a successful kicking game. Allen explains coaching requirements, player motivation, and how statistics can help you prepare. Next you'll find detailed analyses of punting, field goal defense, kickoffs, and points-after-touchdown. Situations covered include fake punts and punt prevents, onside kicks, automatic conversions, fake field goals, and free kicks. A section featuring 27 drills also gives you essential tools for producing smart, tough, and effective special teams players. George Allen's Guide to Special Teams is entertaining as well as informative. Allen vividly describes many coaching experiences to bring his points home. He concludes each chapter with "George Allen's Best," his profiles of the best special teams players, and concludes the book with his version of a "Special Teams Hall of Fame." The book also features valuable appendixes including 20 scouting charts, 8 player handouts, special teams rules, and more. Learn all about special teams from the coach who made them a force to be reckoned with. No matter level you coach at, George Allen's Guide to Special Teams will remain valuable year after year. It's one of the best additions you can make to your coaching library. AUDIENCE How-to for football coaches at all levels
CONTENTS Chapter 1. One Third of Your Season
Importance of the Kicking Game Scope of the Kicking Game Elements of a Successful Kicking Game Special Teams Coordinator Special Teams Players Recognition of Special Teams Chapter 2. Inside the Kicking Game
Kicking Game Goals Kicking Team Musts Basic Coaching Requirements Motivating the Special Teams Player Statistics Chapter 3. Punting
The Really Good Punter Important Punt Team Rules Punt Formations Protection and Coverage Fake Punts Punting Game Checklist George Allen's Best Chapter 4. Punt Defense
Important Punt Defense Rules Punt Returns and Rushes Punt Blocks Punt Prevents George Allen's Best Chapter 5. Kickoff
The Leadership Squad Kickoff Rules and Principles Fundamental Elements of Coverage Onside Kickoff Organization After a Safety George Allen's Best Chapter 6. Kickoff Return
General Information Kickoff Returns Automatic Conversions Kickoff Defenses George Allen's Best Chapter 7. Point-After-Touchdown and Field Goal
General Information Point-After-Touchdown Protection Field Goal Protection and Coverage Fake Field Goal and Automatic Free Kick George Allen's Best Chapter 8. Point-After-Touchdown and Field Goal Defense
General Information Maximum Rush Field Goal Block Field Goal Prevent Field Goal Return George Allen's Best Chapter 9. Special Teams Drills
Punting Drills Punt Receiving Drills Placekicking Drills Kicks Without a Called Return Kickoff and Kickoff Return Drills Chapter 10. Special Teams Hall of Fame
Appendix A. What Coaches Say About the Kicking Game
Appendix B. Players' Handouts
Appendix C. Scouting Charts
Appendix D. Special Team Rules
Appendix E. George Allen's Professional Football Coaching Record
ABOUT THE AUTHOR George Allen was a head coach in the NFL and the USFL for 14 years. In both leagues he took unsuccessful teams and turned them around. During his pro football career his teams never placed lower than third in their divisions. He is the only coach to take four different teams to the playoffs, including one to the Super Bowl and one to the Championship Game. He won 70.5% of his gamesthe highest percentage of anyone who has coached more than 10 years in the pros. A leading football innovator, Allen hired the first special teams coach, was the first to develop situation substitution, and introduced weight training for football in 1948 while at Morningside College. Allen has also been an innovator off the fieldhe wrote the best-selling Encyclopedia of Football Drills in 1951 and initiated the first drug education program for athletes in 1966. In addition, he chaired the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports from 1981 to 1988, developed the Soviet Youth Fitness Test Exchange Program, and is now chairman of the National Fitness Foundation. Allen and his wife, Etty, have four grown children. He enjoys 5- and 10K races, mini-triathlons, marathons, bikeathons, swimming, and weightlifting in his leisure time. Joseph G. Pacelli is the author of Building Your High School Football Program: In Pursuit of Excellence. He coached football for 12 years at the junior high, high school, and college levels. Joe is a sport consultant to the Big Bear High School football program in Big Bear City, CA. WORDS OF PRAISE "To my knowledge there has never been a more thorough or comprehensive book on the kicking game than this. I was impressed with many things in the book, but I was particularly delighted with its coaching points. George not only tells you what to do but how to do it. It is a book I will not only use now but will refer to quite often during the remainder of my coaching career." Lou Holtz
Head Football Coach, University of Notre Dame
"Nobody is more qualified to write about special teams than George Allen. His influence has not only changed the concept of professional football but has carried down through the collegiate and high school levels to the little leagues. No coach at any level can afford to be without this book if he wants to win." Bill Walsh
Former Head Coach, San Francisco 49ers
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