Football for Dummies.
| Author/creator | Long, Howie |
| Other author | Czarnecki, John. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 6th ed. |
| Publication Info | Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2019. |
| Description | 1 online resource (403 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Contents | Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part 1 Getting Started with Football; Chapter 1 America's Greatest Game; Why Football Is the Best; Who's Playing Football; How Football Began; Camp defines the rules; Grange helps spread the popularity of pro ball; How the Football Season Is Set Up Today; How Television Helped Increase Football's Popularity; Why Millions Cheer Each Year for College Football; What Makes the Super Bowl Number One |
| Contents | Chapter 2 Meet Me on the Gridiron the Big Picture: Stadiums; Getting Down to Business: The Field; Field dimensions; The marks on the field; The playing surface; Goalposts and other on-the-field equipment; Looking at That Funny-Shaped Ball; Meeting the Cast of Characters; What Football Uniforms Are All About; The jersey; Helmets and face masks; Pads; Shoes and cleats; Chapter 3 Them's the Rules (And Regulations); The Ins and Outs of the Game Clock; The Coin Toss and Kickoff; Downs Plus Yardage Equals Excitement; Scoring Points; Touchdowns; Extra points and two-point conversions; Field goals |
| Contents | Safeties the Role of the Officials; Referee; Umpire; Head linesman; Line judge; Back judge; Field judge; Side judge; Familiarizing Yourself with Referee Signals; Penalties and Other Violations; Looking at 5-yard penalties; Surveying 10-yard penalties; Recognizing 15-yard penalties; Identifying specific pass-play penalties; Disputing a Call: The Instant Replay Challenge System; Part 2 Go, Offense!; Chapter 4 The Quarterback, Football's MVP; Taking a Look at the Quarterback's Job; Determining What a Quarterback Needs to Succeed; Arm strength; Accuracy; Competitiveness; Intelligence; Mobility |
| Contents | Release size; Vision; Quarterbacking Fundamentals; Settling into the stance; Dropping back; Handing off; Getting a grip; Reading a Defense; Cover one; Cover two; Cover three; Cover four; Calling Plays and Audibilizing; Acing Quarterback Math; Chapter 5 The Passing Game; Getting to Know the Passing Game; Recognizing the Role of Receivers; Achieving the proper stance; Lining up correctly; Catching the ball; Beating man-to-man coverage; Defining Important Passing Terms; Looking at Passing Patterns; Getting into the Shotgun Formation; Chapter 6 Hitting the Ground Running |
| Contents | An Overview of the GrGame meetingeting the Men Who Play the Ground Game; The halfback, a team's principal ball carrier; The fullback, protector of the halfback; Exploring Running Back Fundamentals; The basic skills; The job description; The stances; The number one priority; Lining Up: The Formations; Split-back formation; I formation; Offset I formation; Walking through the Basic Running Plays; Blast or dive; Counter; Draw; Off-tackle; Pitch; Reverse; Slant; Sweep; Fly sweep; Stretch; Trap; Veer; Run-pass option; Chapter 7 The Offensive Line at Work in the Trenches; Looking Down the Line |
| General note | Centers |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Long, Howie. Football for Dummies. Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, ©2019 9781119553007 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781119552994 |
| ISBN | 1119552990 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |