The Perfect Pass

The Perfect Pass
Author: S. C. Gwynne
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2016-09-20
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1501116215

An “excellent sports history” (Publishers Weekly) in the tradition of Michael Lewis’s Moneyball, award-winning historian S.C. Gwynne tells the incredible story of how two unknown coaches revolutionized American football at every level, from high school to the NFL. Hal Mumme spent fourteen mostly losing seasons coaching football before inventing a potent passing offense that would soon shock players, delight fans, and terrify opposing coaches. It all began at a tiny, overlooked college called Iowa Wesleyan, where Mumme was head coach and Mike Leach, a lawyer who had never played college football, was hired as his offensive line coach. In the cornfields of Iowa these two mad inventors, drawn together by a shared disregard for conventionalism and a love for Jimmy Buffett, began to engineer the purest, most extreme passing game in the 145-year history of football. Implementing their “Air Raid” offense, their teams—at Iowa Wesleyan and later at Valdosta State and the University of Kentucky—played blazingly fast—faster than any team ever had before, and they routinely beat teams with far more talented athletes. And Mumme and Leach did it all without even a playbook. “A superb treat for all gridiron fans” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), The Perfect Pass S.C. Gwynne explores Mumme’s leading role in changing football from a run-dominated sport to a pass-dominated one, the game that tens of millions of Americans now watch every fall weekend. Whether you’re a casual or ravenous football fan, this is “a rousing tale of innovation” (Booklist), and “Gwynne’s book ably relates the story of that innovation and the successes of the man who devised it” (New York Journal of Books).

Forward Pass

Forward Pass
Author: Philip L. Brooks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-09-18
Genre: Football
ISBN: 9781594162169

"How it came to be that an upstart Notre Dame team took a revolutionary style of football on the road against Army, Penn State, and Texas, and transformed a deadly game into America's favorite sport"--Cover.

The Perfect Pass

The Perfect Pass
Author: Ed Weenk
Publisher: Libros de Cabecera
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2013-02-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 8494239708

The objective of the book is to provide some simple and easy to understand reflections that anyone in an organisation can apply in a reasonably short timeframe, allowing them quickly to get a good understanding of the big picture of an organisation and the direction it wants to go. Having established this broader vision, we can then evaluate if it’s actually fit for getting there in the best possible way, in terms of internal alignment and coherence of people, infrastructure and processes. In short, I honestly believe that this is a great Bedside Book, in the multiple meaning of the term. It is a book that opens issues, rather than close them and I also think that it is one of those books that you keep near your desk just to review it from time to time, to reread a passage or refresh certain reflections. Carmelo Canales Abaitua, Management Consultant and partner of Libros de Cabecera.

Thou Shall Not Pass

Thou Shall Not Pass
Author: Leo Moynihan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2021-02-18
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1472972937

NOMINATED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2022 'Superbly insightful' - FourFourTwo 'Hugely enjoyable.' - Henry Winter, Chief Football writer, The Times 'A brilliant read.' - Jamie Carragher ------ Complex, overlooked and misunderstood, football's centre-halves rarely take centre-stage. Leo Moynihan's long overdue celebration of this much-maligned position explores the unique mindset and last-ditch, bone-crunching tackles of the traditionally bruising hard man, hell-bent on destroying glory. Football is often romanticised as 'The Beautiful Game'. If that's true, then the game's centre-half might be considered the unsightly pimple on the end of its otherwise perfectly formed nose. The stopper is the last line of defence, the big man with small ideas, the lump who lumps it. Thou Shall Not Pass (from a command England captain Terry Butcher shouted before every match) celebrates the football position where brutal characters are loved for their hard-hitting tackles and bruising mentality, and yet laughed at for their apparent lack of skill. Covering the long and illustrious history of the centre-half, Thou Shall Not Pass takes the reader into the muddy penalty area frequented by our protagonists, into their domain. The places they head the ball, the places where they tackle, the places in which they will stop at nothing to stop a forward. What makes a defender approach the game the way they do? What makes them different from those whose sole purpose is flair? Featuring exclusive interviews – including those with Virgil van Dijk, Jamie Carragher, Terry Butcher, Mark Lawrenson, Darren Moore, Steph Houghton, Tony Adams, Frank Leboeuf and Dion Dublin – and packed with rich and highly entertaining anecdotes, the book explores all aspects of the position and investigates the mentality of those who ply their trade there.

VIP Pass to a Pro Football Game Day

VIP Pass to a Pro Football Game Day
Author: Clay Latimer
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2010-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1429654619

"Describes various activities and people who work behind the scenes during a National Football League game"--Provided by publisher.

Acid

Acid
Author: Emma Pass
Publisher: Ember
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2015-04-14
Genre: England
ISBN: 0385372426

Originally published in the U.K. in 2013 by Corgi Books.

Swing Your Sword

Swing Your Sword
Author: Mike Leach
Publisher: Diversion Books
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2011-07-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0983337187

Newly-minted Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach tells his captivating story––from rural Wyoming to law school to the upper echelons of the SEC. SWING YOUR SWORD is the first ever book by one of the most fascinating and successful coaches in sports today. A maverick who took an unlikely path to coaching through law school, Mike Leach talks about his unorthodox approach to coaching and the choices that have brought him success throughout his career. A lover of the game who started creating formations and drawing his own plays as a kid, Leach took his Texas Tech Red Raiders to numerous bowl games, achieving the #2 slot in national rankings and being voted 2008 Coach of the Year before being unceremoniously fired at the end of the 2009 season. The scandalous nature of his dismissal created a media frenzy and began a personal battle between Leach and his accusers that remains unresolved.

Pass Joints Not Judgment

Pass Joints Not Judgment
Author: Asa H Lee
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2019-05-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781099910753

In the perfect 6x9 size and 100 pages, this cannabis inspired notebook makes the perfect gift for the recreational or medicinal marijuana user in your life whether they prefer the flower, edible, or oil, this journal is great for all your note taking journaling needs and more! STAY AMAZING AND KEEP BLAZING

Back to Pass

Back to Pass
Author: Lisa M. Bolt Simons
Publisher: Choose to Win
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781940647272

The reader is the main character in this interactive football adventure for ages 9 to 13; they make choices that affect the story and collect points to upgrade their football skills in order to win the big game at story's end