Coaching Defensive Line Play - Softcover

Kenny Ratledge

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1606791370 ISBN 13: 9781606791370

Publisher: Coaches Choice, 2011

Synopsis

Coaching Defensive Line Play explores all the key factors involved in successful defensive line play, from philosophy of line play to mental and physical qualifications, intangibles, alignments, fundamentals, defeating blocking schemes, executing stunts, and more. The book also features an extensive array of drills that coaches can use to develop the essential skills and techniques of their defensive linemen. The book is designed to serve as a resource for coaches, teams, and players at all competitive levels.

About this title

About the Author

Kenny Ratledge is the defensive coordinator at Sevier County High School (6A) in Sevierville, Tennessee. Ratledge has had numerous football articles published in national publications as well as authoring four books, Attacking Football s Wing-T, Football s Attacking 46, Coaching Football s Special Teams, and Developing a Defensive Game Plan. A defensive coordinator for 30 years, Ratledge has coached defensive line, inside linebackers, outside linebackers, secondary, offensive line, and special teams. His Sevier County team won the state 5A championship in 1999, setting a state record with four interceptions in the championship game. Sevier County was also the 2009 and 2010 Inter-Mountain Athletic Conference champion. A graduate of the University of Tennessee (BS, MS), Ratledge earned an Ed.S. degree from Lincoln Memorial University. He has also attained a professional teaching rating of Career Ladder Level III (highest level). In 2002, Ratledge was named the AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year.

Edition details

• Publisher: Coaches Choice
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606791370
• ISBN 13: 9781606791370
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168