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Title: Football's Eagle and Stack Defenses
ISBN: 0736072535
Author:
Ron Vanderlinden
Publicate Date: 2008-06-13
Publish: 2008-06-13
List Price: $19.95
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Essential Read for Football Coaches
I've always leaned toward offensive drill and theory books, and I have dabbled with reading special teams books as well. This off-season I have dedicated to learning a little more about football from the "bad guys'" perspective and bought "Football's Eagle & Stack Defenses" by Ron Vanderlinden.
Well I must say, I'm close to wrapping the book up and it is one of the BEST FOOTBALL BOOKS PERIOD. It is EXTREMELY THOROUGH, and covers everything about the Eagle & stack fronts, Coverage adjustments, Stunts, and run fits vs. popular runs.
There are also sections describing in detail the characteristics required to play the positons, game planning, individual read/drills by position, fundamental techniques for all 11, and goal line modifications.
Many diagrams but no filler pages. Literally 229 pages of great information.
The biggest advantage this book has over many books I've read is that it delves into the theroy; the reason behind the calls, stunts, adjutments IN DETAIL. If you want to learn about a solid defensive system, this book is necessary.
I now consider this book a must read, and possibly held in "FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE BIBLE" status.
And I'm not even a Penn State fan...
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2: Best Defensive Book I've Ever Read
This book is by far the best defensive oriented book that I have ever read. I am a JV defensive line coach, and even though we run a completely different scheme, we applied several of these concepts successfully to our team and it worked incredibly well.
This book is seriously something you grab and review from time to time as your Co-Defensive Coordinator. If you don't want to rely on the offense to dictate your strength of formation all the time and want something that has proven to be successful, I would highly, highly recommend this book.
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3: Must read for defensive coaches of all levels
I purchased this book on the eagle and stack defenses and found it to be very informative. It reads easily and I will be using alot of the schemes in this book in my defensive package.
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4: Good Addition to your Defensive Library
Coach Vanderlinden describes his Eagle and Stack concepts in great detail in a book that is both entertaining and informative. I found this to be an easy to read description of solid defensive concepts that could be applicable to almost all levels of football. The book gives thorough descriptions of each positions responsibilities including alignment and assigment. There are numerous helpful diagrams and illustrations that round out each chapter. Coach Vanderlinden does a decent job of explaining the process of how he pairs coverages with his fronts and pressures. It is possible that this book could be used as a stand alone playbook for a high school football team.
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5: The Best Football Schematics Book I've Read
As a young coach and an avid reader I am always looking for new football books on the market. I picked up Coach Vanderlinden's book and couldn't put it down until I had absorbed everything in it. Coach Vanderlinden does an excellent job of teaching the intricate details and complexities of the Eagle & Stack Defenses in a simple language that any coach can understand. The detail included in this book is exceptional. It really is a must read for every coach from the high school level to the BCS. Offensive coaches would benefit from reading the book to gain a better understanding of the manner in which Eagle & Stack defenses choose to attack, and Defensive coaches will learn the not only the schematics, but the thought process behind using all of the calls in certain situations. Reading the book is like being able to sit in on a staff meeting at Penn State surrounded by coaches with 20+ years of experience at the highest level.
Brian Fleury
Defensive Coordinator
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
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