These books have had a powerful influence on my coaching career; most of them are out of print so you have get them either on EBay or a garage sale etc. But these are well worth the search. Good ideas are never out-dated.
- The Split Line T Offense by Jake Gaither. This was my early indoctrination to the use of line splits. Later I adopted “Smart Splitsâ€, but legendary Florida A & M Coach Gaither was the source of this idea.
- Triple Option Football by Homer Rice. This book influenced me to combine the triple option and the passing game. This concept led to my book; The Explosive Multi-Bone Attack.
- Hotline to Victory by Woody Hayes. A great football text book. This book covers every aspect of the game in detail.
- Bobby Dodd on Football by Bobby Dodd. I discovered the secrets of “The Drive Series†in this book. Coach Dodd also goes into the “Belly Series.
- The Wishbone T Offense by Pepper Rogers and Homer Smith. A tremendous book about the ‘Bone. This is the most detailed book I have ever read on the Triple Option.
- The Run and Shoot Offense by Tiger Ellison. A book that was ahead of its time. I got the idea of combining the boot with the 3 step drop from this book.
- The Delaware Wing T by Tubby Raymond and Ted Kempski. I really got the ideas of sequence football and flank control from Tubby & Ted.
- Lombadi on Football by Vince Lombardi. I didn’t get X & O ideas from this 2 volume book but I got ideas about teaching and the importance of details in execution.
- The Winning Edge by Bill Walsh. Wow what a book – you could read this book ten times and STILL learn something new. A must read.
That’s your mission – find these books & start reading.