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A play I invented and put ino my Contrarian book just appeared on YouTube at http://www.faniq.com/blog/Video-Bethel-College-Over-The-Shoulder-NoLook-Touchdown-Pass-Blog-32616. See “Fake reach corner pass” on pages 97and 98. Indeed, Here is the subhead under the play diagram on page 98:
On ESPN
If this goes for a touchdown, it will probably be on ESPN. Even if it fails, it will be written up in the local newspapers and ill bethe talk of your league. Good. You want opponents to fear that you might do anything at any time.
Note that the book came out in 2008. My son called me to tell me the play was on ESPN on 11/20/09.
Your books on football coaching are fantastic. I've had them for 5 years now and still learn things each time they're read. Great antidote to the nonsense that passes as coaching these days. Thanks!
Thank you very much. I bought John’s coaching, single wing, GAM defense, and contrarian offense books and my teams have gone:
2005 3-4-2
2006 4-4-1 (purchased Johns books here)
2007 7-2
2008 8-1
Today I am ordering two more copies of your Single Wing book for my other offensive coaches -- there is simply too much good, insightful information in there for them not to read it first hand . . . and I need them on the same page.
Again, thank you for the excellent publicatoins. I have all the other football books now, some in multiple copies.
thomas.mccallister@comcast.net
John T. Reed’s latest book,The Contrarian Edge for Football Offense...dissertation on football strategy at all levels, and a fun read for any fan. His main message can be summed up as “Do the unexpected,” but the devilshness is in the details. As John says, “It’s not just being different. It’s how you are different.” More than just another coach with a typewriter, Reed is an entertaining writer who knows how to explain his coaching clearly and with an ever-present sense of humor. Even if you don’t agree with all of John’s ideas, you’ll find your own ideas challenged.
Bob Carroll, Executive Director, Professional Football Researcher’s Association, Editor of The Coffin Corner, co-author of The Hidden Game of Football: The Next Edition, Pro Football: When the Grass Was Real, Total Football: the Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League, Total 49ers, Football Legends of All Time, The Football Abstract
I have your books on single wing offence, air-gap defence, youth football and contrarian football... excellent stuff! In our spring league in Victoria, British Columbia Canada, we took a team that was 2-11 last year and finished 8-3, with pretty much the exact same players.
Keep up the good work!
Dave Wong
Dear Jack,
Contrarian Offense is fantastic. In fact, when I receive your "Clock Management" book, I will own all of your football coaching books. I have coached defense exclusively for the past three years, and your contrarian philosophies on the defensive side of the ball have served us well. This past year we had the third ranked scoring defense out of thirty teams at the Junior Varsity level (11-13 years old) in our league. We were ranked first in scoring defense until we suffered a bad loss in the playoffs. The eventual champion beat us 8-6.
They scored at least 25 points on every other opponent. Our defense looked very different than the 4-4's most other teams were running. We used a combination of Gap-Air-Mirror, 9-1-1, and 8-1-2 (two safeties). We were under-sized, (5 defensive starters will continue to play JV football this coming season) our linebacker (70 tackles) had only played defensive tackle previously, our safety (50 tackles) had never played football at all...
Jack, I enjoy reading your books and your ideas really work!
Bob Hughes
Asst. Coach
Bothell Cougars Varsity
Greater Eastside Junior Football Association
John Reed has done it again. A giant in the self-publishing arena, his latest coaching book joins many others plus his books on real estate, succeeding, and self-publishing. In it he parses all the rules of football and finds misconcpetions that can be exploited. He also examines conentional wisdom and shows how taking “the road less traveled” can make a big difference in the won and lost column. Everything from a no-huddle hurry up offense to an excruciating slow-down strategy plus five (possibly different) receivers on every play and the forgotten art of the lateral pass.
Julian Olejniczak, Editor, Assembly (West Point Association of Graduates alumni magazine)
Coach,
I've been reading through "The Contrarian Edge for Football Offense" and it has got my head spinning.
Sam Thorngren, Head Coach
Butte County High School
Arco, Idaho
John,
I am writing this e-mail just to say that I have found that the philosophies and schemes outlined in your football books DO work. I have coached youth football for 11 years. I own all of your football books, and everything you have written is practical and applicable at the youth level. I have not necessarily followed everything verbatim as you outline it in your various books, but sometimes I have tweaked things here and there to fit our personnel. We have never won a championship, but we have been to the playoffs every year except one, and that year we had 14 first year players on a squad of 28. Our teams have beaten vastly athletically superior teams many times over the years. I think that you are 100% accurate in your analysis of the capabilities and limitations of the typical youth football team. I look forward to the next book you publish.
Bob Hughes
Shoreline WA
Hi Coach Reed-
I have enjoyed your books over the years and have used the no huddle (with your play calling board) for three years. I'll never go back, the improved conditioning and amount of plays we run are a big advantage. I will try it without a cadence this year at the varsity level.
Thanks and keep up the great work,
Dylan Shelley
Jack
I thought your book was great. Thanks. It is an intense read, though, the points just keep on coming without a break. I didn't disagree with any of it.
Pete Palmer
Co-Author,The Hidden Game of Football, ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia, The Hidden Game of Baseball, Total Baseball, Baseball Encyclopedia