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Football for the Utterly Confused

by Tom Flores

A field guide to football’s rules, roles, and vocabulary

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A field guide to football’s rules, roles, and vocabulary

Football for the Utterly Confused organizes the game into its essential moving parts: rules, scoring, player positions, on-field terminology, and what each side of the ball is doing. Its play-by-play orientation is paired with recurring features that point out key developments to watch, define football language, and place aspects of the sport in historical context through notable coaches, players, and games. The book is built as a practical reference for following what happens during a game and gaining the vocabulary to discuss it with more confidence.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • People new to watching football
  • Fans who want a clearer grasp of rules, positions, and scoring
  • Aspiring coaches seeking an introductory overview of the game

Themes

Football fundamentalsRules and scoringPlayer positionsSports terminologyFootball history

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Book overview

"There is something here for anyone who wants to coach or have a better understanding of the game. . . . It fills the gaps in many areas that aficionados may not even think about."
--Jon Gruden, Super Bowl winning coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

If you're new to football or share the couch with a die-hard fan, this is the book that tackles your toughest questions about what's happening on the field.

Football for the Utterly Confused provides in-depth coverage of the rules, the positions, the scoring, the jargon, and the players on each side of the ball. Don't just walk by while others talk about last night's game. Join the fun with what you learn in this play-by-play guide.

Let these Utterly Simple icons guide you!

  • What to Watch For
  • Clues you in to key points in the game and on the field
  • From the Playbook
  • Defines all the terms you'll need to know to talk the talk
  • Historically Speaking
  • Puts all the details of how the game works in context, with stories of the greatest coaches, players, and games ever played
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