Football Fundamentals: Rules, Concepts, and Strategy (2019-2020 Season)

Book Synopsis: “This is the best guide I’ve seen so far.” - Russ Pirozek, Fanbase Press

This is the expanded, detailed, comprehensive edition of the beginner's guide - Football Fundamentals: A Crash Course Guide to the Basics. Whether you just want to know the basic rules, or really get into the nitty-gritty and learn about bubble screens, zone coverage, and flea flickers (???), this guide has you thoroughly covered. Football fans of all levels of knowledge are welcome. Football Fundamentals: Rules, Concepts & Strategy starts at the very beginning, and builds on itself, developing your football knowledge to that of any seasoned fan. This complete guide contains five extra bonus chapters, and chapters from the basic version are much more detailed and have been expanded.

Football concepts explained in plain English

All aspects of football are condensed here into ten concise and easy-to-read chapters, with a glossary at the end for reference. When you finish, it will be you who does the explaining! For people of all ages and levels of knowledge, this is your roadmap to becoming a football guru.

Fully illustrated and with diagrams

At just about 100 pages and packed with over THIRTY colorful pictures and diagrams, Football Fundamentals: Rules, Concepts & Strategy will prepare even complete newbies for the season. In just an hour or two, get caught up in the game that everyone loves and find out what you’ve been missing. Freshly updated for the 2018-2019 season!

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION TO FOOTBALL

• The Appeal of Football

II. FOOTBALL SEASON

• The Playoffs, the Super Bowl, and Immortality
• Getting to the NFL
• The NFL Draft
• The Roster

III. FUNDAMENTALS AND SCORING

• The Flow of a Football Game
• The Field
• Other Areas of the Football Field
• Yardage
• Scoring
• The Game Clock
• Kickoff
• The Ball Carrier
• Clock Management
• Play Clock

IV. OFFENSIVE POSITIONS

• Quarterbacks
• Offensive Line
• Receivers
• Running Backs
• Summing Up the Offense

V. DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

• Defensive Tackles and Ends
• Linebackers
• Defensive Backs
• Special Teams
• Punting and Punt Returning
• Summing Up the Defense

VI. OFFENSIVE STRATEGY

• Plays
• Offensive Formations
• Offensive Schemes
• Passing Plays
• Running Plays
• Trick Plays
• Quarterback Techniques

VII. DEFENSIVE STRATEGY

• The D-Line: Gaps and Techniques
• Pass Defense
• Coverage Shells
• Defensive Formations
• The Blitz
• Other Notes on Strategy

VIII. OFFICIALS AND PENALTIES

• Common Penalties and Consequences
• Challenging Plays

IX. FANTASY FOOTBALL

• What is Fantasy Football?
• The Fantasy Football Season
• Managing a Fantasy Roster
• Variations on Fantasy Football and Other Sports
• Daily Fantasy Sports

X. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

XI. GLOSSARY