Coaching Football's Split 4-4 Defense (Art & Science of Coaching) - Softcover

Pete Noble; James A. Peterson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1571670912 ISBN 13: 9781571670915

Publisher: Sports Publishing, 1997

Synopsis

The updated second edition of this classic work on how to install the split 4-4 defense. The book features special sections on the formation and motion adjustments for the defensive line, linebackers, and defensive backs. Contains dozens of illustrations and diagrams, as well as the keys and reactions for each front and coverage.

About this title

About the Author:

Pete Noble is the head football coach at Monterey High School in Monterey, California, a position he assumed in 2003. This is his second stint with the Toreadors, having previously coached MHS from 1985-1994. In his first tour at Monterey, he led the Toreadors to a Central Coast Section Division II title in 1993. He has been a head coach four times in a coaching career that has spanned more than three decades. Noble has also served as the head football coach at Gonzales High School in Gonzales, California and at Encinal High School in Alameda, California. Seven times he has been recognized with Coach of the Year honors. He resides in Monterey with his wife, Cathy, and their two children daughter, Jamie, and son, Garin.

James A. Peterson, Ph.D., FACSM, is a sports medicine consultant and freelance writer who has authored or co-authored over 83 books and more than 200 published articles on a variety of coaching- and health-related subjects. Among the books he has co-authored is Bill Walsh: Finding the Winning Edge with Bill Walsh and Brian Billick. A 1966 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, he is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. Jim was a faculty member at the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1971-1990. From 1990 to 1995, he served as the director of sports medicine for StairMaster Sports/Medical Products, Inc. Since 1997, he has been a contributing editor to ACSM s Health & Fitness Journal ( Take 10 column). He has appeared on several national television shows, including ABC s Good Morning America, the CBS Evening News, and ABC s Nightline. Since 1992, he has served as a fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation®. Jim and his wife, Sue, reside in Monterey, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sports Publishing
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1571670912
• ISBN 13: 9781571670915
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 143