Copyright by John T. Reed
Symbols
      3-4  4, 26
      3-5  10
      4-3  4
      4-3 with quarters  47
      4-4  9, 10, 35, 36, 218
      4-4-3 defense  187
      5-1  76, 78, 79
      5-2  6, 10
      5-3  8, 45
      5-3- defense  55
      5-4-2  13, 29
      6-0  76, 79
      8-2-1  21
      10-1  21
      11-man offense  11, 200
      24 lead  70
      26 power play  144, 157, 158
      34 dive  35
      40-second  play clock  107
      49ers  13, 15, 25, 91, 94, 146, 193, 201, 220
      50-50 run-pass balance  36
      100 Greatest Touchdowns in the History of the NFL  95
      110%, players give  34
      A
      A-11  53, 152, 209, 210, 212, 214
      above-the-waist cross-body block  149
      academic prestige  191
      academic standards  191
      Acalanes High School, CA  29
      ace  11
      across the body  93
      ACT 24  132
      ACT 27  162
      adjustment  5, 10, 12, 20
      adult-onset Type II diabetes  140
      advance fumbles  206
      Aesop’s fable  48
      AFCA  25, 217, 218, 220
      Afghanistan  191
      AFL  17, 20
      against air  103
      Against the Grain  6
      A gap  76, 79
      Age of Anxiety  24
      aggressiveness  3
      Air Force  15
      Alabama  14
      Aldrich, John F.  12, 26, 56, 105, 106, 220
      Alias (TV show)  170
      alignment  5, 11, 26, 30, 31
      All American  33
      all-around football players  123
      all-audible offense  176
      Allen, George  216, 217
      alley  153
      Alley Oop pass  91
      all-state  123
      aluminum lawn chair  82
      Amador Valley High School  83
      ambidextrous  13, 92, 93
      ambiguous strength  37
      American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)  217, 218, 220
      American Football Monthly  213
      American Revolution  27
      anaerobic  18
      angles  153, 154
      announcer  6
      anti-contrarian coaches  2
      Arena Football Leagues  20, 22
      Arizona  44
      Arkansas  104
      Armed and Dangerous  26
      arm-pit handoff  103, 104
      Army  11, 14, 15, 18, 32, 33, 92, 191, 217, 218, 220
      Army-Navy Game MVP  123
      Army Ranger School  151
      Army’s Lonesome End  52
      artificial turf  99
      Art of Place-Kicking and Punting, The  217
      assignment football  9, 12
      assumptions  9, 10, 39, 85
      Auburn  104, 110
      audacity  29
      Auden, W.H.  24
      audible  45, 47, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 176, 177, 197
      B
      B-29  9
      back-numbering system  63, 69
      back pedal  99
      back position numbering  70
      backward over your head with two hands  97
      backward pass  11, 12, 52, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 79, 94, 99, 101, 181, 182, 206
      backward swing pass  46
      bad-ball drill  90
      bad cards  30
      bad snap  72, 211
      Bahr, author  217
      balance  11, 13, 16
      balanced formation  37, 75
      Ballard, Emory  13, 20
      ballast  139, 143
      ball-carrying performance  148
      ball control  145
      ball-exchange techniques  12
      ball movement  109, 110
      ball-placing time  175, 177
      ball security  102, 105
      ball-stripping  151
      banana route  118
      Bandon High School, Oregon  15
      Baron, Dr. Sherry  140
      baseball  19, 31, 32, 140, 143, 168, 212, 213, 219, 221
      baseball pitching  47
      base block  36
      “Base” call  47, 48
      base defense  47, 48, 172, 173, 174, 176
      baserunning  168
      basic principle of defense  35, 187
      basic principle of offense  1, 2, 35, 187
      basic research  24
      basketball  8, 13, 22, 31, 127
      Battle of the Bands  143
      Bay of Pigs  23
      BCS national championship  6
      Beane, Billy  18, 19
      Bear 46  9, 211
      Bears  14
      Beautiful Mind  170
      behind-the-back pass  12, 96
      Belichick, Bill  194
      Bellevue High School  11, 36
      Bellevue, WA  11, 122, 187, 188
      below-the-waist cross-body block  149
      below-waist blocking  206
      bench route  132, 162
      bend-don’t-break defense  10
      Bengals  15, 176, 177, 179
      Berkeley, CA  211
      Bertero, Bert  213
      best practice  89, 215
      between-the-legs play  103
      Bible, Dana  177
      Big Jake  27, 28, 30
      big play  169
      Bills  15, 26, 176, 179, 217
      blame the players  7
      blast  169, 173
      Blind Side  217
      blitz  3, 10, 29, 36, 122, 165, 171, 193, 200, 201
      blitzing linebackers  193
      Blitzkrieg  142
      block below the waist  43, 54
      blocking back  55, 56, 57, 65, 121, 143
      blocking contest  143
      blocking progression  36, 37
      blocking rules  184
      blocking surface  134
      block in the back  43, 54, 137
      blood clot  17
      blood-oxygen  18
      Bloomfield, CA, High School  15
      Blount, Joe  56
      blue chip  17, 18
      bluffing  28, 29, 30
      boarding high schools  191
      body fat percentage  139
      body mass index  139
      body-shape-related health problems  139
      Boise State  6, 7, 104, 204
      bomb  30
      Book, The  96
      boot  102
      Bootlegger’s Boy  13, 25, 217
      Borges, Al  161
      born-not-made abilities  194
      bother  6, 15, 43
      both ways  20, 122
      bounce pass  94
      Bowden, Bobby  172, 216
      Bowden, Terry  110
      box  36
      boxing  130
      Bradshaw, Terry  90
      brainstorming  12, 34, 172
      Brandenburger, Adam  28, 218
      brand new offense  6
      Brando, Marlon  1, 216
      break points  116, 117, 118
      breathing  152
      B’rer Rabbit  30
      Brooks  33
      Brooks, Philip L.  33
      brother-in-lawing  34, 146, 147
      Brown, Paul  127, 216
      Browns  94, 124
      brush block  144
      Bryan, Kurt  53, 211, 212
      Bryant, Bear  216
      bubble  47, 162, 166
      buck lateral  102, 103
      buck-lateral pitch run-pass option  56
      buck-lateral play  12, 55, 56, 57, 65
      buck-lateral series  55
      Buffalo Bills  15, 161, 162, 176, 217
      Building a Champion  25, 217
      bull rush  143
      Burman, Cody  132
      Burnsed, Floyd  35
      Business Cycles  24
      Butzer, Barry  25
      BYU  191
      C
      CA  123, 141, 151, 159, 209
      Caballero, author  139
      cadence  10, 31, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 176, 177, 184
      Caldwell, Jr., Charles  56, 127
      California High School, San Ramon, CA  177, 178
      Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA  143
      Cal (Univ. of California, Berkeley)  95, 96
      Campolindo High School, CA  185
      Camp, Walter  187, 216
      Canadian Football League  20, 22
      Capital I formation  6, 7, 64, 67
      car dealer  171
      cardiovascular disease  140
      Carpenter, Bill  52
      Carroll, Bob  219
      Carson, Charles “Spud”  13
      Castro Valley, CA  43
      catalog  4, 34
      catchable  206
      center of mass  66
      C gap  79
      chains  175
      change in approach  210
      change in the rules  11
      change of possession  183, 206
      changing speeds  32
      character  193, 194
      check down  47
      checkmate  128
      check routes  197, 201
      Check with Dan test  123
      check-with-me play  61, 69
      Chicago  33
      Chicago Bears  14, 20, 62
      Chinese Bandits (Paul Dietzel’s)  18, 29, 30
      Chinese Communists  29
      Chin, Richie  211
      chip block  144
      chip shot  124
      chop block  146, 147
      Christensen, Dave  139
      Cincinnati Bengals  15, 176
      Clark, Dwight  201
      Cleveland  127
      clinics  221
      clip  43, 54, 131, 136, 137, 205
      clock, human play  176
      clock management  218
      clock management book  199
      clock management rule  200
      clock tendencies  169
      Clovis East High School, Fresno, CA  15
      coachability  193
      Coaching Freshman & Junior Varsity High School Football  34, 141, 167
      coaching from sideline  205, 207
      Coaching Management magazine  6
      Coaching Offensive Linemen  139
      coaching staff politics  167
      Cochems, Eddie  14, 33, 206
      codes  13, 30, 31
      Cold War  29, 171
      collective bargaining agreement  19
      CollegeFootballNews.com  17
      College Park High School, CA  9
      Columbia University, NY  140, 193, 198, 199
      comeback  117
      comfort zone  213
      Common Sense  27
      community athletic profile  192
      compacted 10-man line  46
      compaction  42, 42–50, 42–50
      competent officials  213
      competing  2, 17, 28
      complaint  5, 212, 213
      complement  35
      Complete Quarterbacking  116
      complex adaptive systems  167
      complexity  34, 164, 168
      Concord, CA  15
      conditioning  176, 177
      confuse  37, 39
      consensus  2
      consistency  32
      contact  127, 128, 134, 138, 145, 146, 147, 149
      contact football camp  5
      contain  65, 71, 72, 73, 78, 79, 130, 133, 154, 200
      contain man  36, 37, 43
      contain rush  36
      contrarian advantage  5, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 19, 24
      contrarian formations  37
      contrarianism  1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34
      cooperating  28
      Co-opetition  28
      Cornell University  8
      cornerback  8, 16, 21, 69, 77, 131, 132, 145, 154, 159
      corner cut  116
      corner pass  97
      corner route  162
      CO School of Mines  191
      counter  8, 14, 39, 129, 145, 146, 154, 157, 158
      cover 1  5, 29
      cover 3  45
      covered up  51, 58
      covered-up wide-outs  46
      crackback block  10, 131, 133, 134, 138, 205
      Crazy Jake  28
      crazy play calling  173
      Cream of the Crop  192
      Creatine  140
      creative destruction  24, 209
      Creighton University  93
      Crisis, The (Thomas Paine)  27
      Crisler, Fritz  129
      Crossan, Dave  141
      cross block  36, 129
      cross-body block  148, 149
      crossing route  117, 131, 155
      Crowley, Jim  127
      Cubs  19
      cupped-hand technique  134, 135
      curl  94
      curve ball  32
      cut-back  129
      cycle  67, 73
      D
      Dallas Cowboys  201, 207
      Danville, CA  141
      Davis, Al  26
      Davis, Mouse  15
      Davis, Vernon  193
      daylight  197, 198, 199
      D-Day invasion  30
      deaf students  21, 191
      death penalty  191
      deaths  33
      debate tactic  2
      deceptive plays  65, 68, 103
      decision-making process  28, 203, 204
      decoy  14, 60, 69, 71, 88, 129, 145, 146
      deeper bench  18
      deep reverse  10, 145
      defense  35, 36, 37
      defense fatigue  18
      defensive backs  39
      defensive coordinator  3, 5, 7, 9, 19, 29
      defensive end  9, 36, 65, 66, 72, 103, 106, 130, 131, 145, 146, 154, 198, 199, 200
      defensive formation  37
      defensive huddle  37
      defensive lineman  41, 43, 44, 47, 49, 50
      defensive mind-set  10
      defensive play book  9
      defensive tackles  37
      defensive-two-point touchdowns  204
      deflected snap  84
      dehydrated  140, 176
      De La Salle High School  3, 4, 11, 15, 25, 29, 36, 92, 122, 132, 140, 141, 187, 188
      delayed-release block  46, 80, 88, 91
      delay factor  112
      delay penalty  175
      delegating  168
      depth  65, 73
      depth chart  210
      depth of break  116
      desperation  21
      Diabetes  140
      diagram  181, 182, 183, 184, 185
      dietary supplement  140
      Dietzel, Paul  18
      dime  169
      Directory of Surprise Plays for Winning Football  27
      direct snap  11, 44, 64, 65, 67, 78, 81, 103, 153
      direct-snap double-wing  64, 65, 67, 120, 192
      dirty fighting  151
      disqualification  149
      distraction drill  83
      dive back  199
      dive play  55, 56, 57, 69, 134, 137, 145
      diversity  191
      Division I-A  15, 140
      Division III  143
      dominant arm  92, 93, 97
      Dorais, Gus  33
      Dorsey, Ken  94, 124
      double slot  179, 193
      double-slot passing formation  11, 72
      double-team block  145, 146, 182
      double-teaming  44
      double-tight-end formation  63, 72, 75, 78
      double-tight-end full-house backfield  47, 211
      double-tight wishbone  11
      double-whistle drill  119
      double-wing  5, 10, 11, 15, 44, 63, 64, 67, 81, 102, 120, 153, 155, 179
      double-wing scissors play  56
      down-and-distance  169
      downfield blocking  137, 148
      downfield lateral  197, 199
      draft  5, 17, 18, 19, 20, 32, 122, 191, 192, 194, 195
      draw play  104, 129, 141, 167, 169, 178, 193, 194
      draw type option  199
      dribbling  92
      drop  16, 30, 99
      drop-back pass  137, 143, 145, 202, 206
      drop-back quarterback  123, 124, 209, 210
      drop, even-numbered  99
      duration of the block  145
      dynasties  14
      E
      Edison, Thomas  210
      Eidson, Terry  3
      ejected  149
      elbow  136, 149
      eligible jersey numbers  209
      Ellison, Glenn “Tiger”  15, 21, 44, 133, 198, 220
      empty backfield  169
      empty-hand fake  104
      empty sets  6
      end line  201
      end-of-first-half  111
      end-over-end  33, 90, 91, 92, 206, 207
      England  62
      entrepreneurial business world  24
      entrepreneurs  24
      ESPN  17, 98
      European players  20
      European semi-pro leagues  15, 20
      even-numbered steps  16
      expected value  204
      extreme situations  20, 21, 163
      eye-focus  106
      eyes  55
      eye shields  39
      eyes of the quarterback  39
      F
      facts  2, 27
      fake  133, 141, 145, 146
      fake crack tailback pass  133
      fake-dive  102
      fake injuries  15
      fake misdirection  159
      fake punt  103, 141
      fake reverse  99, 159
      fakes  12, 19, 121, 146
      fake scrimmage kick  10, 11
      fake sweep  98
      false key  3, 4, 38, 39
      false move  3
      false read  65
      false start  49, 109, 110, 111
      false-start penalties  10, 109
      fashionable  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 22, 27, 28, 30, 33
      fast ball  32
      fat  54, 62
      Father of the Split T  13
      Father of the Veer Offense  29
      fatigue  176
      fatigue management  18
      Faurot, Don  13, 26, 216, 219
      Favre, Brett  92
      fear of being criticized  24
      field goal  67, 70
      field-goal formation  76
      field-goal range  173
      field position  169, 203
      FieldTurf  181
      fight through the helmet  3
      film  3, 4, 9, 14, 16, 31, 34
      final game-winning play  104
      final play of the game  82, 94, 95, 96
      finance  2
      financial aid  191
      finesse  25
      finesse play  167
      fire drill  72, 202
      first back out  39
      First Book of Trick and Special Plays  103, 106, 112
      first color  197, 201
      first sound  10
      first step  3, 4
      first string  11, 12, 17, 18, 31
      first-string defender  165
      fit-and-freeze  156, 182
      five-seam football  90
      five-step  99, 100
      flanker  131, 133, 142, 145, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167
      flanker crackback  131
      flat-line backfield  73
      flicker  12, 101, 102, 106
      flip-flopping defense  76, 77, 78
      Flores, Tom  54, 218, 219, 221
      Florida  4, 6, 15, 19, 21, 44, 61, 220
      Florida State  172
      flow  39, 157, 158
      Flutie, Doug  91, 192
      flying wedge  23
      fly offense  83
      fly to the ball  119
      Football Clock Management  16, 94, 96, 108, 111, 151, 175, 176, 177, 185, 203, 218
      Football Offense and Plays  25, 218
      Football Physics  109
      Football Rules Committee  147
      Football’s 44 Stack Defense  9, 218, 219
      Football: Secrets of the Split T Formation  13, 26, 219
      football smart  162
      Football: the Violent Chess Match  54
      Football Think Tank Web site  24, 34
      Foothill High School, CA  55, 82, 141, 184
      formation tendencies  3, 169
      Fort Monmouth, NJ  36, 199
      forward handoff  101, 205
      forward pass  14, 15, 22, 32, 33, 205, 206
      Forward Pass: The play that saved football  33
      Fosbury, Dick  8
      Fosbury Flop  8
      four-cycle formation  67, 73
      four cycles  67
      Four Horsemen  127
      four-minute drill  177
      four-point stance  37, 178
      four-seam football  90
      Fouts, Dan  99
      Fox and the Grapes  48
      Fox, Justin  7
      Frazier, Tommie  17
      freak-out factor  27
      free agent  18, 122, 191
      free-blocking zone  42, 43, 136, 137, 146, 147, 148
      free-kick  41, 42
      free safety  29, 68, 69, 131, 144
      freeze play  48, 49, 110, 111
      fresh  17, 26
      freshman  11
      Fresno, CA  15
      Fresno Relays  8
      friendly-side flanker  163, 165, 166
      from-the-back handoff  104
      Frost, Robert  27
      Fry, Hayden  25
      fullback  12
      full-house  71, 72
      full-house I  7
      fumble  95, 96, 101, 105
      fumblerooski  54, 104, 105, 206
      funerals  140
      funny-looking players  18
      G
      Gallaudet University  21, 191
      game film  147, 150
      game plan  38, 182
      games  1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 29, 30, 37, 38, 173, 174, 176, 177, 183, 184
      game situation  88
      game theory  28, 170, 171
      Game Theory and Business Strategy: Mixed Strategies in American Football  170
      gap-8  47, 173, 211
      Gap-Air-Mirror defense  211
      Gap-Air-Mirror Defense book  9, 21, 66, 88
      gap responsibility  37, 38
      Garcia, Jeff  91
      Garrard, David  200
      Gay, Timothy  109
      genius  20, 24, 217
      get-off  109, 111
      Gifford, Frank  91
      Gillman, Sid  216
      Gingery, Aaron  87, 181
      Gipp, George  14, 33
      girth  139, 143
      goal-line defense  21
      goal post  206
      Gogolak, Pete  8, 20
      good “cards”  30
      goose-and-go  166, 167, 177
      go route  116, 118
      grades  34
      Graham, Otto  85, 91, 94
      Granada High School, CA  ii, 70, 85, 87, 141, 159, 181, 184
      Green Bay Packers  131
      Green Bay Packer sweep  61, 142, 199, 200
      ground-ball snap  105
      Groundhog Day  4
      guards  110
      Guide to Special Teams  217, 218
      Guinea pig  20, 24
      Guskiewicz, Dr. Kevin  140
      H
      habits  3, 9, 27
      Halas, George  14, 216
      halftime  178
      Hall of Fame  29
      hand-eye coordination  13
      handoffs  12, 147
      handoff to an interior lineman  11
      hand signals  21
      hand-to-hand combat  151
      hard count  12, 176
      Harlem Globetrotters  97
      Harper, Jesse  33
      Harvard Business School  203
      Harvard University  ii, 24, 28, 127
      hash marks  20, 175, 177, 206
      hash position  39, 76, 169
      hash tendencies  169
      hat on a hat  122
      Hawaii  15, 198
      Hayes, Woody  27, 47, 87, 216, 218, 219, 220
      head coach  211, 212
      healthy spare arm  92
      heart attack  138, 140
      heat stroke  138
      Heisman, John  94, 118, 219
      Heisman Trophy  17, 91, 92, 94, 124, 192, 219
      herd  7, 23
      hidden-ball trick  103
      Hidden Game of Football  219
      high blood pressure  140
      high jumper  8, 13
      Highlander offense  210
      high-low block  146
      high-percentage passes  10
      high-repetition skills  12
      high-reps skill  12, 82, 106, 198, 215
      high school seniors  17
      Hillsboro High School  15
      hitch  116, 117
      holding  67, 82, 141, 147, 151, 152
      hole and back numbering system  116
      Holmes, Tony  204
      Holtz, Lou  51, 145, 218
      hook-and-ladder  94
      hook pass  94, 96, 97
      hook-shot pass  12, 96, 97
      hopping around looking concerned  150
      hot  51, 61
      hot pass  3, 164, 193, 197, 200, 201
      Houston veer option  15, 25, 141
      Houston Veer T Offense  220
      How to Kick the Football  219
      huddle  8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 31, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 161, 162, 164, 167, 176, 177, 181, 184, 185, 205, 206
      human play clock  176, 177
      hurry-up  107, 111, 175, 176, 177, 178
      hurry up snap  17
      Hurst, Mike  132
      hypertension  140
      I
      I formation  57, 63, 64, 67, 70, 71, 72, 97
      Illinois  124
      imitation  23
      inadvertent block  136
      incomplete grade  152
      incomplete pass  111, 178, 203, 204, 205
      inconsistency  32
      independent decisions  23
      indirect snap  11, 15, 44
      indirect-snap double-wing  64, 120
      indirect-snap offense  153
      ineligbly-numbered quarterback  52
      ineligible  12
      ineligible receivers  51, 54, 57, 62
      ineligible receivers downfield  137, 164, 167
      ineligibles  137, 138
      influence blocking  3
      Information Cascades  23
      initial plays script  174
      injured-defender tendencies  169
      injury  ii, 127
      injury timeouts  183
      innovation  1, 8, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 209, 210, 211, 220
      inside-breaking cuts  16
      inside foot back  16
      inside handoff  73
      inside linebacker  35
      inside release  145
      inside-tight-slot  68
      inside trap  141, 153, 154, 155
      instant replay  150
      intangibles  194
      intellectually-dishonest debate tactic  2
      intentional grounding  206
      intentional safeties  82
      interception  204
      interference  128, 130, 137, 164
      interim exchange technique  104
      interior linemen  46, 210
      International Association of Athletic Federations  109
      Internet  217
      in the alley  131, 132
      intra-squad scrimmage  5
      invention  21
      Iowa State  204
      Iraq  191
      Irish  14
      Ivy League  20, 123, 128, 140, 151, 163, 191, 193, 194, 219
      J
      Jaguars, Jacksonville  200
      James, Bill  219
      jersey, football, color  135, 138
      jersey number  51, 81, 209, 212
      job description  37
      job security  20
      Johnson, Eric  193
      Jones, June  15
      Journal  of the American Medical Association  139
      ju jitsu  151
      Ju Jitsu  2, 3, 4, 14, 38, 157
      jump-ball situations  193
      jump pass  91, 92
      junior colleges  191
      junior varsity football  11, 75
      K
      Kansas City Chiefs  25
      keep away  99
      keeper  46, 69, 121
      Keep Hope Alive play  94, 203
      Keep It Simple, Stupid  69, 182
      Kelly, Jim  15, 26, 161, 162, 168, 176
      Kennedy, Geoff  132
      Kent State  21
      Keuffel, Ken  82, 91
      Keynes, John Maynard  23, 26
      keys  1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 34, 38, 39, 83, 105, 106, 115, 118, 130, 131, 154, 157, 173, 181, 183, 187, 194
      K-gun offense  15, 26, 161
      kick  181, 182, 183
      kickoff team  146, 183
      kick-out block  37
      Kinko’s pads  184
      KISS  182, 183, 185
      Knute Rockne All-American  33
      Korean War  29
      Krychev, Chris  132
      L
      lactic acid build-up  18
      Ladouceur, Bob  3, 15, 25, 187
      Lafayette, CA  151
      Landri, Derek  141
      Landry, Tom  95, 127, 216
      Laney College  3
      large-split rule  43, 44, 146
      Las Lomas High School  214
      last play of the first half  95, 98
      last play of the game  96, 98, 99
      lateral  94, 95, 96, 99, 199, 200, 203, 205, 206
      laterals, long-distance  96
      Layden, Elmer  127, 128
      Leach, Mike  6, 15, 44
      lead  69, 70, 73, 176, 178
      lead blocker  199, 201
      lead play  144, 162
      league champion  7, 8
      leaving-the-pocket drills  201
      legal liability  139
      Levy, Marv  26, 161, 216, 220
      Lewis, Michael  217, 219
      liberal arts  191
      Liberty High School  176
      Lincoln, Abraham  24
      line assignments  183
      linebacker  3, 4, 5, 8, 30, 218
      line calls  11, 182
      line depth  41
      line of scrimmage  11, 12, 21, 22
      line splits  10, 37, 41, 42, 43, 44, 134, 137, 199
      Little League baseball  30, 31, 90
      live ball  58
      live lead call  162
      liver  140
      Livermore, CA  70, 85, 87, 159
      Livermore High School, CA  103, 141, 159
      loaf  121
      lob-type snap  82
      log block  197, 200
      logic  2, 11
      Lolich, Mickey  92
      Lombardi, Vince  16, 131, 199, 216, 219, 220, 221
      Lombardi (Vince) on Football  219
      Lonesome End  32
      lonesome polecat  44, 76, 84, 133, 146
      lonesome tackle  52
      long jumper  13
      long pass  10
      long run  10
      long side  8, 25
      long snap  8, 10, 12, 44, 47, 48, 56, 58, 78, 79, 81, 82, 211
      long-term investor  26
      look-in  117
      loss plays  145
      Lott, Ronnie  220
      LSU  18
      M
      Madden, John  67, 141, 184, 216, 218, 220
      Madden, Mike  141, 142
      Maginot Line  142, 143
      Major League Baseball  19
      make a needed block  71
      Malebuff, Barry  28, 218
      malpractice  1, 215
      Malzahn, Gus  6
      manage fatigue  18
      man bump pass coverage  21
      man coverage  11, 12, 14, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 51, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 118, 122
      Man in the Mirror  140
      Mannie, Ken  141
      Manning, Peyton  92, 93, 123, 162
      man pass coverage  39, 46, 57, 71, 97, 118, 122, 131, 145, 154, 155, 211
      Markbreit, Jerry  104
      Markham, Don  15, 44
      Markham Rule  15
      Marquess, Mark  89, 94
      martial arts  151
      mating call  5, 30, 45, 48, 141, 170, 213
      Mauboussin, Miachel J.  171
      maximum-compaction  137
      maximum slowdown  175, 176, 177, 178, 179
      Maxwell Trophy  124
      maze  13, 153, 154, 155
      Mazeroski, Bill  84
      McCraw, Thomas K.  24, 220
      McKay, John  65
      McKeller, Keith “Killer”  15
      McKittrick, Bobb  146
      Mero, Laslo  28, 219
      Mesa High School, AZ  149
      Mesa’s Power Football: Football’s Winningest Offense  149
      messenger  184, 185
      Meyer, L.R. “Dutch”  220
      Meyer, Urban  4, 6, 7, 15, 43, 44, 61, 216
      Miami  14
      Miami of Florida University  124
      Miami University  94
      Michigan  129, 141
      middle linebacker  37, 38, 39
      military academy  191
      Miller, Don  127, 128
      Miller, Mark  151, 152
      Miller, Ray  32, 47
      minimum line split  42
      minimum-play player  133
      Miramonte High School, CA  ii, 5, 9, 35, 43, 55, 85, 103, 118, 123, 143, 144, 145
      mirror flow  158
      misalign  37
      misaligned defenders  165
      misdirection  146, 154, 157, 158, 159, 193, 194
      misinformation  30
      mismatch  52
      Miss America  139
      mix it up  47, 179
      mnemonic  166
      Modern Football  129
      Modern Single-Wing Football  56
      modular play-naming system  70, 181, 182, 184
      module  181, 182, 183, 184
      Monday Night Football  16, 91, 204
      Moneyball  18, 19, 219
      money managers  7
      Montana, Joe  91, 176, 201, 217
      Montana’s (Joe) Art and Magic of Quarterbacking  91
      Monte Vista High School, CA  ii, 82, 83, 104, 132, 141, 162, 181, 201
      Moore, G.A.  21
      Moral Calculations  28, 219
      moral courage  20, 21, 167
      moral cowards  7
      Moreau Catholic High School, CA  29
      More Than You Know  171
      Morganstern, author  28
      most dangerous defender  130, 197, 201
      mother of invention  21
      motion  10, 12, 14, 22, 37, 66, 71, 81, 82, 83, 84, 107, 108, 113, 119, 123, 130, 131, 154, 161, 175, 178, 179, 183
      motion back  113, 183
      motion schedule  113
      move the pocket  143
      muff  58, 59, 60
      multi-cycle  67, 82
      multiple breaks  193
      multiple I  5
      multiple shifts  78, 108
      multiple snappers  77
      Muñoz, Anthony  109
      Murphy, Tim  15
      Murray, Bill  4
      muscle-memory  13
      muscles  49
      MVP  17
      N
      naked boot  121
      Namath, Joe  87, 99, 199
      narrow splits  44
      Nash, John  170
      nasty split  37, 43, 44, 72, 78, 146
      national championship  6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 25, 124, 127, 128, 141
      National College Athletic Association (NCAA)  220
      National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)  147, 211, 219
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health  140
      Navy  15, 92, 127, 217, 218
      Nazis  30
      NCAA  ii, 13, 14, 19, 33, 34, 220
      Nebraska  14, 17
      necessity  1, 21
      need-to-know  166, 167
      Nelson, David  216
      NESCAC  191
      neutral zone, expanded  138
      New Financial Order  210
      New York City  140
      New York Giants  8, 95, 127
      NFL  4, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 138, 139, 140, 141, 147, 148, 149, 203, 204, 219, 220
      NFL competition committee  52
      NFLPA  19
      NFL Players Association  140
      NFL’s Official Encyclopedic History of Professional Football  14
      nickel  169
      nickel package  123
      Niners  124, 193
      no arms  51
      no-back  179
      no-back formation  21, 57, 63, 69, 71
      no-huddle  108, 111, 176, 177
      no-huddle offense  8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 31, 37
      non-competitive football plays  34
      non-contrarian  1, 5, 7, 11
      non-dominant hand  92
      non-dominant side hand  98
      non-league games  5
      Nor-Cal 2008 football Clinic  61
      Normandy, France  30
      North Coast Section championship  85, 181, 211
      Northgate High School, CA  123
      north-south  154
      Northwestern  213
      nose  37, 77, 79
      not accounted for  122
      not invented here syndrome  48
      Notre Dame  14, 22, 33, 51, 128, 141, 192, 213, 218, 220
      Notre Dame box  22
      Notre Dame shift  206
      not run that play at all  30
      novelty  26
      nukes  29
      NUMB3RS  170
      number one draft pick  143
      O
      Oak Grove, CA, youth football  182
      Oakland Athletics  19
      Oakland Coliseum  85
      Oakland Raiders  47
      obesity  139, 140, 143
      O’Brien, Parry  8
      O’Brien, Pat  14, 33
      obsolete  64
      O’Connor, Bob  54, 218, 219, 220, 221
      odd defense  184
      odd-numbered steps  16, 99
      off balance  112
      offensive coordinator  6, 32, 161, 166, 211
      offensive line body type  138
      offensive lineman  37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 49, 50, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 81, 92, 102, 129, 141
      Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book  205
      official’s timeout  175
      offset I  63
      off-speed pitch  32
      off-tackle  8, 19, 20, 36, 37, 65, 69, 72, 73, 157, 199, 200
      off-tackle jump pass  91
      Ohio State  6, 7, 27, 47, 87, 124
      Okie (5-4-2) defense  75
      Oklahoma  13, 14, 29, 122, 197
      old-fashioned  4
      Olson, Drew  219
      Olympic gold medal  8
      Olympics  8
      one-back  63, 66, 199
      one-knee  48, 49, 112
      on-field coach  162
      on schedule  174
      On the Waterfront  216
      open a hole  153
      open-hand blocking  135
      open mind  207
      operations research  203, 204
      opinion  2, 27
      opposite-from-habit response  9
      optimum percentage  28
      option  4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 25, 27, 29, 32, 38, 44, 47, 55, 56, 57, 61, 72, 83, 87, 88, 92, 94, 95, 101, 102, 105, 119, 120, 121, 123, 129, 134, 141, 145, 174, 183, 188, 191, 193, 195, 197, 198, 199, 206, 209, 210
      option pitch  61
      orchestra  141, 143
      Orinda, CA  9
      outnumber  8, 69
      out of bounds  111, 178, 203, 204, 205
      out-of-fashion  6
      out of rhythm  112
      outside-foot-back  16
      outside the box  134, 151
      overlap  42, 42–50, 42–50
      overtime  183, 206
      Owens, R.C.  91
      oxygen  18
      P
      pace graph  108
      Paine, Thomas  27
      Palmer, Pete  219
      pancake  142
      paranoia  171, 172, 174, 184
      paranoid schizophrenics  183
      parent meetings  205
      parity  7, 19
      Parseghian, Ara  213
      Pas De Calais, France  30
      pass blocking  155
      pass coverages  10
      pass drop  70
      passes to the flat  36
      passing situations  169, 170
      passing technique  89, 92
      passing tree  183
      pass interference  59, 205
      pass-interference restrictions  59
      passive recruiting  192
      pass option  57
      pass reads  12
      pass routes  39
      pass rush  37, 43
      pass to the quarterback  11
      P.A.T.  34, 76, 82, 183, 203, 206
      Paterno, Joe  216, 220
      patterns  173
      Pavlovian  13
      pawn  54
      peelback block  10, 132, 133, 134, 138
      penalties  10, 183
      Penn  199
      Penn State  139
      Perry, William “The Refrigerator”  62
      personal protector  67, 103
      personnel  161
      personnel mismatches  61
      personnel weaknesses  9
      Peterson, Chris  6, 7
      Peterson, James  139
      philosophy  1, 25
      pick  169
      picking up blitzers  147
      Piedmont High School, CA  53, 152, 209, 210, 211, 212, 214
      Piedmont’s A-11 offense  209, 215
      Piedmont’s A-11 offense  213
      pitchback  9, 198, 199
      pitches  12
      pitch key  199
      Pittsburgh  127
      Pittsburgh Steelers  4
      place kick  8, 20, 67, 110
      planned fumble  105
      planned loose football  54
      platooning  21, 163, 206
      play action  193
      play-action bench pass  178
      play-action pass  166
      play book  35, 182
      play calling  2
      play-calling tendencies  172, 173
      play choice  18
      play clock  161, 175, 176, 177, 179, 205
      play-design  18
      playing both ways  206
      playing time  191
      play-naming system  70, 71
      play-numbering system  69
      playoffs  8
      Pleasanton, CA  83
      point  3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 31, 32
      point of attack  3, 8, 38
      poker  170
      political power  21, 22
      politics  210
      Pomona College, CA  143
      popularity  215
      Pop Warner  14, 15, 188, 220
      Pop Warner national championship  182
      Portland State  15
      position clinics  221
      position rules  37
      possession  101
      post  116, 117
      post-catch blocking  155
      post corner  116
      power  183
      power I  71, 72, 119, 169, 179
      power inside running formation  72
      power off-tackle  72
      power running game  193, 194
      power sweep  73
      practice routine  2, 25
      practice time  19, 26, 27, 31
      Predator (movie)  31
      predictable  169, 170
      pre-game warm-up  29, 30, 133
      pre-season  5, 9, 12, 16, 28, 29, 30, 173
      pre-season scrimmages  5, 9, 173
      pre-snap motion  22, 106, 154
      pre-snap read  161, 164, 165, 166
      Princeton University  14, 56, 127
      Principles of Football  94, 118
      probability  204
      process-oriented  149
      progression  165, 166
      pro-I  4, 179
      pro left  169
      Prophet of Innovation  1, 24, 220
      pro set  75, 76
      pro-style offense  17, 193
      protected while he passes  71
      protection  51, 76
      pseudo coaches  215
      public address announcer  6
      Puerto Rican  56
      pull down and run  200
      pull guards  142
      pulling their punches  34
      punt  10, 12, 22, 23, 34, 63, 64, 65, 67, 72, 82, 109, 110, 141, 148, 165, 170
      pursuit  96
      Q
      QB going off duty  11
      quads right  179
      quarterback  3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 30, 32
      quarterback draw  11, 121, 200
      quarterback keeper  11, 121
      quarterback sneak  79, 121
      quarterback throwback  121
      quarterback-under-center  4, 8, 14, 15, 32, 44, 48
      quick blockers  79
      quick-hitting capability  73
      quick-hitting running play  79
      quick kick  67, 81
      quick passing game  12
      quick receiver  60, 65, 66, 71, 72, 79
      quick release  94
      quintuple threat  123
      R
      Raiders  26
      rain  219
      random  28, 171, 172, 173, 174
      random-duration script  112
      random numbers  172
      random play calling  184
      rational  7, 23
      Rawlings  90
      razzle-dazzle  48
      reach  36, 37, 65, 66, 71, 72, 73, 78, 89, 91, 97
      reach block  65, 66, 71, 72, 73, 130
      reaction time  4, 13, 14, 26, 109, 110
      read  3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 25, 28, 38, 217, 219
      read-and-react football  9
      Read, Don  116
      Reade, Bob  218
      ready-to-play signal  31, 47, 48, 70, 78, 107, 108, 111, 112, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179
      Reagan, Ronald  14, 33
      receive a handoff going sideways  71
      receive a toss  71
      recruiting  2, 5, 15, 17, 18, 19, 27, 122, 178
      recruiting, high school  191
      Redskins  14, 19
      Reed, Dan  ii, 3
      Rees, Trevor  21
      release  8, 16
      release point  91, 92
      religious orientation  191
      repetitions in practice  25
      replacement pass route  38, 61
      replacement route  201
      report  52, 53
      reps skill  61, 62, 85, 198
      reputation  5, 23, 27, 28
      reserve receiver  210
      responsibility  149, 150
      Responsibility Return  150
      rest  108, 112, 175, 176, 177
      resting type formation  112
      results-oriented  149
      reverse  132, 145, 146, 172
      reverse engineer  9
      reverse pass  11
      reverse-pivot  72, 166
      reverse-psychology  30
      Reyes, Dennis  92
      rhythm  8, 99, 112, 176
      rhythmic cadence  109
      Right Kind of Heroes, The  220
      Riverboat Gambler defense  21
      Road Less Traveled  27
      Robinson, Bradbury  33
      Rockne, Knute  14, 22, 33, 90, 127, 128, 216, 219
      roll-out pass  106
      Romer, Dr. David  23
      roster-size limits  19
      Rothlisberger, Ben  200
      route break depths  116
      route numbering  116
      route recognition  116
      route-recognition drills  16, 39
      route tree  39, 67, 116
      rubber  212
      Rubinstein, author  139
      rub routes  193
      rugby  94, 99, 199
      rule book  17, 21, 22
      rules  1, 11, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 34, 216
      rules changes  205, 206, 207
      rules committee  33
      run-and-shoot  15, 20, 21, 44, 133, 164, 198, 199
      running interference  128
      running with the herd  7
      run-oriented offense  16
      run-pass balance  33, 35, 36, 172
      run-pass option  10, 12, 72, 102, 197, 199
      run to daylight  131, 197, 199
      run to set up the pass  36
      rushing  13, 15
      S
      sack  36
      safety  6, 8, 23, 29, 82
      Saint Mary’s High School  213
      Saints  193
      Samurai blocking  152
      Samurai football  151
      samuraifootball@yahoo.com  152
      San Diego State  18
      San Jose State  55
      San Ramon Bears, CA  ii
      San Ramon Valley, CA  177, 201
      San Ramon Valley High School, CA  31
      schemes  2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18
      Schiller, Robert  210
      scholarships  191
      Schumpeter, Joseph  1, 24, 209
      scissors  12, 102, 103
      Scorpion  168
      scout defense  132, 142, 147, 164, 182
      scout film  167
      scouting  ii, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16, 27, 30, 31, 80, 130
      scouting report  88
      scout offense  184, 198
      scout report  157, 161
      scout team  62, 82, 83, 100, 118, 132, 176, 199, 202, 213
      scramble  12, 25, 28, 30, 36, 201, 202
      scramble drill  201
      scramble route  201, 202
      screen  127, 129, 131, 137, 155, 169
      screen pass  3, 12, 30, 46, 58
      scrimmage  5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22, 24, 28, 29, 30
      scrimmage kick  46, 51, 52, 53, 58, 60, 65, 67, 72, 73, 81, 84, 108, 109, 110, 152, 209, 212
      Scripps Howard News Service  139, 140
      Scripps Howard study  139
      script  174
      Seahawks  166
      second step  8, 16
      second string  18, 31
      second-string defenders  165
      secrecy  28
      Seifert, George  13
      semi-pro  15, 20
      sequences  13
      service academies  15, 18, 191
      seven-step  99, 100
      shades  165
      Shannon, Bob  220
      sharper-than-right-angle cuts  118
      Shaughnessy, Clark  14
      shift  37, 45, 53, 60, 66, 71, 72, 107, 108, 112, 113, 161, 178, 179, 205, 206, 209
      shift gears  10, 12, 32
      shorter receivers  193
      short passes  61
      short punt  10, 22, 44, 56, 64, 67, 103, 120, 192
      short-side  8
      shotgun  4, 6, 10, 44, 57, 58, 67, 81, 82, 83, 85, 108, 109, 110, 143, 169
      shot putters  8
      shoulder blocking  138
      shovel pass  73, 94, 103, 137
      shoving matches  143
      show business  17
      showing what you have  28
      shuffle  38, 201
      sidearm  91
      side-armed throwers  91
      sideline conferences  184
      sight adjustment  10, 12, 20, 164, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201
      silent  10
      silent audible  163, 165, 166, 167
      silent ‘cadence’  108
      Simonton, Tom  9, 10, 27, 30, 31, 218, 219
      simplicity  182
      Simplified Single Wing Football  91
      single-wing  4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 17, 22, 25, 26, 38, 44, 45, 47, 55, 56, 57, 64, 65, 67, 72, 73, 78, 81, 82, 83, 91, 101, 102, 103, 105, 120, 121, 122, 127, 143, 153, 159, 164, 170, 173, 179, 189, 192, 211
      Single Wing Offense with the Spinning Fullback  26, 56, 220
      Single Wing Symposium  6
      six eligible receivers  57
      skill positions  142
      skinny post  117
      slant  16, 47
      slant route  116
      sled  138
      slide technique  36
      slot  123, 169, 170
      slotbacks  71, 144
      slowdown  111, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179
      smart bombs  171
      Smith, Adam  220
      Smorgasbord Offense for Winning High School Football  56
      SMU  191
      snap count  109, 110, 111, 177
      snapper  75, 76, 77, 78, 79
      sneak  166, 178
      soccer  ii
      soccer-style kick  8, 20
      social proof  23
      soft touch  82
      sound  1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 19, 25, 28, 32
      South Carolina  6, 19
      Soviet government  9, 19, 29, 30
      special teams  19, 26
      special teams tendencies  169
      speed  8, 11, 12, 13, 18, 31
      speed cut  116
      speed differential  109
      speed option  120
      spending limits  19
      spike  70, 185, 206
      spin  12
      spinning fullback  12, 105
      spiral pass  33, 206, 207
      split backs  63, 71, 145, 169
      split end  58, 59, 60, 61, 164
      split flow  39
      splits  134, 137, 146
      split-T  13, 26, 122, 197, 219
      Sports Illustrated  4
      Sports Illustrated for Kids  211
      Sports Illustrated Winning Football Offense  99
      spread  4, 10, 15, 220
      spread offense  4, 44, 134, 145
      spread option  4, 61, 152, 199, 209
      spring practice  3, 12, 16, 171
      sprint  109, 193
      sprint draw  10, 104
      Spurrier, Steve  19
      squeeze the off-tackle hole  37, 66, 200
      stage father  17
      Stagg, Amos Alonzo  33, 54, 216
      stamina  13, 176, 178
      stance  42, 44, 49, 50, 137
      Stanford University  ii, 14, 89, 95, 96
      Statue of Liberty play  7, 104, 204
      Staubach, Roger  92, 207
      stay home  158
      Steelers  127, 200
      stemming  162
      steroids  140
      Stewart, Kordell  124
      St. Louis University  14, 33, 206
      Storey, Edward  219
      Stowers, Tim  25
      strategic-thinking advantage  23
      strategy  1, 4, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34
      streak route  118, 167
      strength  1, 2, 3, 13, 14, 26, 75, 76, 77, 78
      strength against strength  2, 35, 187
      strength against weakness  1, 2, 35, 187
      strength calls  37
      strengths and weaknesses  2, 3
      strength that changes  37
      strong  63, 70, 71
      Stuhldreher, Harry  127
      stunt  11, 31, 37, 112, 174, 176, 182, 183
      substitute  18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 31, 37, 112, 113, 175, 183
      sumo wrestling  143, 144, 194
      Super Bowl  7, 15, 16, 19, 146, 176, 179
      super power off-tackle  120
      Surowiecki, James  23, 168, 221
      surprise  26, 27, 29, 45, 108, 111, 169, 171, 175, 178
      surprise punt  65
      Survivor  170
      sustained blocks  129, 145, 146
      Sutton, Bob  11
      sweep  8, 36, 37, 66, 69, 70, 72, 73, 77, 79, 87, 130, 131, 133, 137, 142, 154, 169, 173, 199, 200, 211
      swimming  109
      swinging gate  44, 76, 84, 146, 179
      swing-pass  58
      switch hitters  92, 93
      switch throwing  93
      Switzer, Barry  13, 25, 122, 216, 217
      systemic recruiting advantages  194
      T
      Tackle Around play  106
      tackle eligible  106
      tackles  37, 110
      tactics  1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34
      tailback  3, 8, 12, 17
      tailback at guard  141
      tailback pass  72, 98, 131, 133
      tailback underhand pass  98
      take-a-knee play  34
      take-away  203
      take-away returns  95
      take what they give you  161
      talent  7, 12, 18, 202
      Tarkenton, Fran  91, 202
      Taylor, Aaron  141
      Taylor, John  15
      Taylor, Lawrence  109
      teacher  24
      technique  2, 4, 8, 12, 18, 22, 24, 25, 31, 133, 134, 135, 138, 146, 148, 149, 150, 151
      tee ball  93
      Tellian, Ted  123
      tempo  2, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 31, 37, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 213
      tendencies  3, 30, 169, 172, 173
      tendency reports  172
      Tengler, Chip  132
      tentative  4
      Texas  204
      Texas high school football  21
      Texas Tech  4, 6, 15, 44
      T formation  4, 14, 19, 32, 63, 64, 67, 119, 121, 206
      The Book  96, 173, 174
      The Catch  201
      Theder, Roger  138, 201
      Theisman, Joe  91
      Theory of Games and Economic Behavior  28
      The Right Kind of Heroes  220
      think-through  155
      Thorn, John  219
      threat  27
      three-cycle formation  67, 73
      three-point stance  80, 112, 137, 177, 178
      three-step  99, 100
      three-step slant  16
      throwback pass  57
      throw hot  200
      throwing lane  97
      throwing up  18
      tight bunch  169
      tight end  51, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 110, 115, 117, 129, 130, 137, 141, 142, 144, 145, 146, 192, 193, 200, 201, 210
      tight reverse  103
      tight-slot  68
      timeout  45, 47, 59, 70, 107, 111, 166, 175, 183, 184, 185
      timeout, official’s  175
      timeout, TV/radio  183
      timing  12, 13, 16, 28, 48, 49, 83, 99, 100, 105, 129, 130, 131, 153, 154, 182, 201
      timing pass  206
      tip off  44, 61, 64, 70, 165, 167
      tired  17, 18, 108, 111, 112
      Tittle, Y.A.  91
      toe-punch  8
      toss  142
      toss sweep  36, 130
      touchback  205
      T Quarterback  85, 91, 94
      track meet  19, 109, 143
      trade  122, 191, 192
      transitions  4
      trap  3, 10, 69, 129, 138, 141, 142, 153, 154, 155, 157, 166, 178, 182, 183, 193, 194
      trap block  36
      trenches  142, 147, 201
      Trenchzilla  142
      triangle  157
      trick play  10, 15, 27, 29, 185, 188
      triple-option  4, 13, 15, 25, 27, 197, 209
      triple threat  123
      trips  179
      trust  199, 200
      Tulsa  6
      turnover  94, 95, 96, 98, 105, 199, 200, 203, 204
      TV football  64
      TV/radio timeout  183
      tweeners  18, 192
      twins left  169, 170
      twist at the waist  106
      two-against-one fast break  94
      two-back I  5
      two-back pro set  7
      two-cycle  67
      two-gap responsibility  38
      two-handed chest pass  94, 97
      two-handed lateral pass  94
      two-handed throws  97
      two-minute drill  112, 185
      two-minute warning  183
      two-on-one fast break  8
      two-play formations  70
      two-point conversion  92, 94, 96, 98, 199, 200, 203, 204, 205, 206
      two-point defensive touchdowns  92, 98, 199, 203, 204, 206
      two-point stance  10, 16, 80, 177, 178
      two quarterbacks  7
      U
      UCLA  161
      Ultimate Fighting  151
      unbalanced line  6, 8, 10, 25, 72, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 105, 159, 179
      uncovered-friendly-side-flanker pass  167
      underhand forward pass  98, 131
      undernutrition  139
      uneven split  43, 44
      unexpected alignment  11, 27, 30, 31
      unexpected blocks  154
      unexpected positions  154
      unfamiliarity  26
      uniformity  19
      unions  19
      unique  6, 8, 19
      University of Akron  141
      University of Iowa  25
      University of Maryland  7
      University of Missouri  13
      University of Texas  13
      Univ. of California, Berkeley  95
      unlimited substitution  19, 20, 21, 122, 163, 205, 206
      unpredictable  28
      unsound alignment  21, 24, 25, 45, 46, 60, 161
      unusual  6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 26, 27
      U. of MD  64
      upback  44, 61, 103, 105
      USC  14, 65
      U.S. Naval Academy  123
      Utah  4, 15, 44, 61
      V
      variation  22, 29, 32
      varsity  ii
      varsity high school head coach  24
      varying  2, 11
      veer  15, 25
      Venditte, Pat  93
      Ventura, Jesse  31
      versatility  123
      vertical stem  117
      V formation  71, 72
      Vick, Michael  124
      video  220
      Vietnam  15, 29
      Virgin Islands  56
      VMI  191
      von Neumann, author  28
      W
      waist-to-hip ratio  139
      wake-up call  110, 111, 167
      walk-through  10, 155
      Walnut Creek, CA  123
      Walsh, Bill  25, 188, 193, 194, 216, 217
      WarGames  170
      Warner, Pop  14, 188, 216
      warp speed  108, 111, 162, 164, 167, 176, 177
      warp-speed no-huddle  8, 18, 31, 32, 37, 47, 70, 108, 176
      watch everything  171, 172
      Waterfront, The  1
      weak  63
      weakness  1, 2, 3, 25
      wear-them-out slowdown  178
      Web site  220
      wedge  47, 56, 57, 67, 68, 91, 105
      weight limit  139
      weight training  152
      West Coast offense  4, 188, 219
      Western roll  8
      West Point  ii, 29, 92, 142, 151, 191
      WFL  21
      wheel route  58
      whole-game no-huddle  15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 176, 178
      whole-game slowdown  177, 178
      whole league  4
      wideout  132, 133
      wide play  36, 129
      wide-play defense  36
      wide receiver  1, 12, 16, 19, 39, 109, 110, 115, 116, 123, 148, 164
      wide side of the field  36
      wife  ii
      Wilkinson, Bud  13, 29, 99, 122, 197, 216, 219
      Willamette University  83
      Williams College, MA  191
      wind sprints  177
      wing  63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 72, 73
      wingback  12, 59, 60, 103, 105, 154
      wing-I  78
      wing reverse  102
      wing-T  5, 9, 25, 63, 67, 103, 218
      Winning Offense  197
      Winning Single Wing Football  26, 82
      Wisdom of Crowds  23, 168, 221
      wishbone  11, 13, 14, 15, 20, 25, 64, 122
      World Football League  21
      World Health Organization  139
      world records  8
      World Series  19
      World War I  142
      World War II  9, 20, 206
      World War III  29
      Worsley, Roger  149
      wrist coach  11, 162, 166, 184
      wrong way  3, 4
      wrong-way play  105, 121, 173, 189
      www2.owen.vanderbilt.edu/Mike.Shor/courses/game-theory/docs/lecture05/Football.html  170
      www.abaa-booknet.com  217
      www.abe.com  217
      www.bibliofind.com  217
      www.bmi-calculator.net  139
      www.bowker.com/bop/home/index.html  217
      www.CollegeFootballNews.com  17
      www.condellpark.com/kd/reactiontime.htm  109
      www.ESPN.com  17
      www.graphpad.com/quickcalcs/randomN1.cfm  172
      www.johntreed.com  23, 215
      www.johntreed.com/debate.html  2
      www.johntreed.com footballthinktank.html  24
      www.johntreed.com/season.html  220
      www.johntreed.com/YBC.html  32
      www.momentummedia.com/articles/cm/cm1504/againstthegrain.htm  6
      www.momentummedia.com/cm.htm  6
      www.piedmont.k12.ca.us/phs/  209
      www.wikipedia.org  48
      www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhFnneoT3Fo  104
      Wyatt, Hugh  5, 6, 20, 44, 218
      Wyatt, Patrick  103, 106, 112
      Wyche, Sam  177
      X
      X’s and O’s  10
      Y
      Yale  14, 47, 64, 65, 127, 193, 210
      Yankees  19, 127
      yards after catch  155
      Yeoman, Bill  29, 216, 220, 221
      Yesalis, Charlie  139
      Young, Jim  11
      Youth Baseball Coaching  31, 89, 93, 104, 221
      You Tube  104
      Z
      zero line splits  44, 159
      zone blocking  10, 39
      zone defenders  155
      zone pass coverage  13, 29, 39, 122, 145, 154, 155, 174
    zone play  4, 5, 12, 197, 198