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Title: Football's West Coast Offense by Frank Henderson, Mel Olson, La Vell Edwards ISBN: 0-88011-662-5 Publisher: Human Kinetics Pub Pub. Date: September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.56 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good book, but...
Comment: Warning to HS coaches...
The West Coast Offense, like any other offense, requires a certain type of athlete at certain positions. Just as the wishbone quickly degenerates without a power fullback to draw 4 - 5 defenders at the point of attack (Bear Bryant's recommendation, not mine!), the WCO requires a QB who is accurate within a given range (in the HS environment, 30 - 50 yards accurately and consistently) and mobile, receivers who have the native speed to force DBs into a 10 - 15 yard cushion and are capable of executing the occasional deep route. You run the WCO at your own risk if you lack those athletes, with predictable results.
Defensive coaches run 6 - 7 man blitzes, DBs congregate in the short zones (since they conveniently aren't forced to worry about the bomb), and unless your QB is exceptionally mobile (think young Joe Montana, Peyton Manning, etc.), you can count on him taking a pounding w/multiple interceptions, rushed throws, and sacks. Furthermore, most HS QBs lack the experience and maturity to avoid locking onto primary targets, which means that if the DBs hang in the short zones, you'll increase the opportunity for blitzing lineman/linebackers to take out the QB w/delayed throws.
Offensive lineman generally have an easier time in the WCO, since they are not forced to try to move defensive lineman/linebackers through drive blocking, but instead become amateur sumo wrestlers (another warning: Pro and College lineman routinely get away with blatant holds that will result in penalties at the HS level, so if you are counting on using WCO blocking techniques like the pros, think again).
The primary attraction of the WCO at the HS level is that many districts are composed of teams running offenses from the 1970s (the wishbone being the main example), and you may find success simply because your opponents aren't preparing to defend against a WCO every week.
Rating: 5
Summary: Football's West Coast Offense
Comment: This book is a must read for anyone interested in learning about the West Coast offense. It goes over every essential part of this difficult-to-learn offense and gives helpful insight into the strategy. As a quarterback, it helped me a great deal in understanding the offense and my role in it. I highly recommend this book to anyone that is serious about football and learning this offense.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good info.
Comment: In terms of best book, this is not. But it is a must read. The small chapter on how his protection works is different from Ron Jenkins The multiple West Coast Offense.(Which is a better book). But this book will increase your knowledge about the west coast offense, you can implement the offense with this book, so it's not a bad book.
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Title: Coaching the Multiple West Coast Offense by Ron Jenkins ISBN: 1585187399 Publisher: Coaches Choice Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Developing an Offensive Game Plan (The Art & Science of Coaching Series) by Brian Billick, Joe Theismann ISBN: 1585184071 Publisher: Coaches Choice Pub. Date: March, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Footballs Quick Passing Game: More Advanced Routes (The Art & Science of Coaching Series) by Andrew Coverdale, Dan Robinson ISBN: 1585181943 Publisher: Coaches Choice Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Coaching Football's Zone Offense (The Art & Science of Coaching) by Stan Zweifel, Brian Borland, Bob Berezowitz ISBN: 1585181978 Publisher: Coaches Choice Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Bunch Attack: Using Compressed Formations in the Passing Game by Andrew Coverdale, Dan Robinson, Brian Billick ISBN: 1585181781 Publisher: Coaches Choice Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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