Coaching Youth Football by Coach Reed

If you are a youth football coach or thinking about coaching a team, you must purchase Coach John T Reeds Coaching Youth Football book.  This is a must have book for your youth football coaching library.  Coach Reed is a little gruff and gritty, but his common sense no-nonsense approach is great.  I personally loved this book, and I know some do not like him.  If you are old school and or a very disciplined focused individual, you will love Coach Reeds books.  I highly recommend this book to youth football coaches.

Coaching Football's 46 Defense book by Ryan and Walker

One of the defensive football books that I read this summer was Coaching Footballs 46 Defense by Rex Ryan and Jeff Walker.  This football coaching book is a must have for our coaching library.  I love Rex Ryan.  I watched him speak on one of the COOL clinic DVDs three years ago and recently on HBOs Hard Knocks with the New York Jets.  He is a coach I wish I would have had the opportunity to play for and would die for an internship opportunity with him and the Jets.  Ok, so let me dream.  :)

Buddy Ryan's 46 Defense gained exposure with the 1985 Championship Chicago Bears.  And because the defense is so widely identified with the Bears, it is sometimes known as the "Bear."  The Defense focuses on the run so its great for all football levels even youth football teams where the run is king.

I highly recommend this book.

Footballs secrets in The Official Lombardi Playbook

I am currently reading The Official Vince Lombardi Playbook by Phil Barber.  This is a great book about one of football's Hall of Fame coaches, that includes actual hand written plays and notes from Lombardi along with interviews from some of Lombardi's top players.

For youth football coaches, Lombardi emphasized perfection, drills and repetition.  One of the main points of success for Lombardi's Packer Sweep was the endless repetition; 30 minutes sweep time per practice and at least 30 reps weekly in practice on just the sweep play.  Lombardi focused on the sweep to set up other plays, like the off-tackle trap and full back cut back.  Remember youth football coaches, your play calling should not be random offensive plays but a series of plays to set up the next play, like a chess game.

Lombardi liked to keep things simple.  Lombardi once said "Football is two things.  Its blocking and tackling.  I don't care anything about formations or new offenses or tricks on defense.  You block and tackle better than the team you are playing, you win."

Youth Football Defensive Football Drills - Great football drills book

I am the defensive coordinator this season for the Keller Raiders Select youth football club in Keller Texas, and I am reading a ton of defensive books this season.  Every month I buy one or two used football defensive books that are less than $10 on Amazon. I keep a few books by the TV, and when I get bored with a game like today's Cowboys game against the Vikings, I thumb through one of the books for some youth football coaching ideas.

One of the books that has been instrumental in my defensive practices, and one that I carry in my football backpack is AFCAs Defensive Football Drills by the American Football Coaches Association with a forward by Grant Teaff.  For just $5 you really need to give up a six pack or latte and get a great defensive football coaching book.