Simplicity Is Good
The idea behind this book is very sound in that when designing a football offense it is very easy to try and put too much in the play book. The Simple Six asserts that a coach should have six plays that form the core of your offense. Six plays that you can run any time any place on the field that your players know and understand. The plays diagrammed in the book are based on the I-formation, but the author makes it clear that the plays are shown as guidelines, and that your own Simple Six can be based on any football offense. The plays follow a logical progression, and the plays all look similar to the defense at least at the beginning of the plays. In a nutshell, this book helped prepare me to be an Offensive Coordinator and eliminate superfluous plays from the offense I coach.
A very good investment.
Great for lower level coaches
As a former varsity coach now coaching the lower levels, this book contained good insights for building an offense that works without either being too simplistic or unneccesarily complicated. Especially helpful was the section on goal line offense. I wish there were more detailed diagrams, and more on practice organization, but this is a solid read nevertheless. If I were a head coach, it would be required reading for the Freshman and Sophomore staffs.
The real deal!
If your a football coach looking for the holly grail of coaching Don Schnake breaks it down to what is most important. There is more how-to and common sense in this one book than in my entire coaching library.
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