Top 25 football skills, tips, and tricks

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Title:

Top 25 football skills, tips, and tricks

Author:

Torres, John Albert, author.

Series:

Top 25 sports skills, tips, and tricks.

Summary:

"Discusses football skills, including the proper techniques for passing, rushing, receiving, blocking, and tackling and provides tips for offense, defense, and special teams, including drills and tricks from the pros"--Provided by publisher.

General Note:

Includes index.

Physical Description:

48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject Term:

Football -- Training -- Juvenile literature.

Football -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

Enslow Publishers,

Publication Date:

2012

ISBN:

9780766038585

Publication Information:

Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2012.

Call Number:

J 796.332 TORRES

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Would your readers like to throw a football like all-pro quarterback Peyton Manning? Or would you rather learn to slash through defenders like superstar running back Adrian Peterson? It takes a lot of hard work and practice to reach the professional ranks, but even the greatest players have to learn the basics first. Readers will learn the skills they'll need to play the many positions in football, and find out some fun tips and tricks from the pros.

Author Notes

John Albert Torres, an award-winning journalist living in Florida, has covered international news and has reported from other countries. He is the author of many books for young people.

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Gr 4-6-This series covers techniques needed to become successful in each featured sport. It's assumed that readers are familiar with the games as rules and regulations are not emphasized. The tips flow naturally from one to 25. For example, Baseball begins by covering equipment and the proper batting stance and ends with the advice to "keep your head in the game" and "Be alert." Gymnastics, Basketball, and Football start with introductory pages, while Baseball, Hockey, and Soccer have only a couple of sentences and feel more abrupt in style. Text is intermixed with action photographs that often decorate rather than elucidate the precision moves that are necessary. This set will have difficulty competing with the plethora of sports skills titles, such as those in the "Skills in Motion" series (Rosen Central), which emphasize techniques using slow-motion photographs. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Passing and Receiving	p. 5
1 Gripping the Football	p. 6
2 The Proper Throwing Stance	p. 8
3 How to Fling the Pigskin	p. 10
4 Catching the Football	p. 11
5 Running After the Catch	p. 12
Rushing	p. 14
6 The Exchange	p. 15
7 Protecting the Ball	p. 16
8 Running to "Daylight,"	p. 18
9 Running Vision	p. 20
10 More than Just a Runner	p. 21
Line Play	p. 22
11 Run Blocking	p. 23
12 Blocking for the Trap	p. 24
13 Pass Blocking	p. 26
14 Defensive line	p. 28
15 Patience on Defense	p. 29
Defense end Special Teams	p. 30
16 How to Tackle	p. 30
17 Linebackers	p. 32
18 Pass Coverage	p. 34
19 Punting and Special Teams Coverage	p. 36
20 Kicking Field Goals	p. 38
Fun Tricks and Training	p. 40
21 Agility Drills	p. 40
22 Conditioning	p. 42
23 Terrible 20s	p. 43
24 Two-Hand Touch	p. 44
25 Fun Plays	p. 45
Glossary	p. 46
Further Reading (Books and Internet Addresses)	p. 47
Index	p. 48

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