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Complete Linebacking
Learn from a legend. Lou Tepper, coach to more than 20 NFL linebackers, including 3 Butkus Award winners, has created the most in-depth book ever written on football's most important defensive position.
In "Complete Linebacking," players and coaches receive a clinic on fundamentals, presnap keys, and techniques used by inside and outside linebackers in specific defenses, including the 32, 31, 52, 51, and 33. Coverage includes 4 key linebacker diagnostic tests, 44 drills to improve linebacking skills, presnap communication, relaying defense signals from the sideline, and special practice and game grading systems to evaluate and maximize performance.
The authoritative guide on playing the position, "Complete Linebacking" is a must-have for any linebacker, head coach, or defensive coach in today's fast-paced, ever-evolving game.
In "Complete Linebacking," players and coaches receive a clinic on fundamentals, presnap keys, and techniques used by inside and outside linebackers in specific defenses, including the 32, 31, 52, 51, and 33. Coverage includes 4 key linebacker diagnostic tests, 44 drills to improve linebacking skills, presnap communication, relaying defense signals from the sideline, and special practice and game grading systems to evaluate and maximize performance.
The authoritative guide on playing the position, "Complete Linebacking" is a must-have for any linebacker, head coach, or defensive coach in today's fast-paced, ever-evolving game.
280 pages, Paperback
First published February 20, 1998
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March 17, 2019
A super helpful book for not only learning more nuances about tackling, shedding, and coverage techniques, but also the common gap-read and key-reads made by different LB assignments. Definitely the most thorough read I've found of the subject so far, and it increased my football knowledge immensely.
The one addition I wish was more prevalent would be to give more examples of how each LB type (30, 31, 32, 51/52, hawk, mike, etc.) actually fit into common defenses. This book primarily just focused on the author's speciality, the 3-3 along with some 4 man fronts, but I would've liked a deeper dive into what defenses these roles are most prevalent in respectively.
The one addition I wish was more prevalent would be to give more examples of how each LB type (30, 31, 32, 51/52, hawk, mike, etc.) actually fit into common defenses. This book primarily just focused on the author's speciality, the 3-3 along with some 4 man fronts, but I would've liked a deeper dive into what defenses these roles are most prevalent in respectively.
November 25, 2017
I never played or coached linebacker. But for the 2017 season was assigned the position of "Linebacker Coach" for our high school football team. The information found in this book is outstanding. I can't imagine how this season would have gone if I didn't buy this book. Lou Tepper not only knows football, he knows how to communicate his knowledge. Drills, gameplay, fundamentals - it's all here.
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January 25, 2011Solid info on basic linebacker play. Author does a nice job not getting bogged down with terminology.
May 15, 2013
This is a very well written book. The author give the reader a lot of good information.
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