Complete Linebacking

by Lou Tepper

Complete Linebacking is the most comprehensive instructional resource for anyone playing or coaching the position. From skills and drills to game preparation and strategy, the book instructs linebackers and coaches on defending today s high-speed offensive systems and ensuring proper positioning on any given play."

Genres: Football, Sports

281 pages, ebook

First published February 20, 1998

Reviews

[Matt Davenport · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Jeff DeRosa · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Steven]

Solid info on basic linebacker play. Author does a nice job not getting bogged down with terminology.

[Trey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very well written book. The author give the reader a lot of good information.