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The two franchises, the Patriots and Ravens, interesting to note, have two of the best home records this decade. This is excellent. Only the Indianapolis Colts rival such a record over the past 10 years. I was just in awe because, in addition to having somewhat of an ability to relate to Coach Steve Belichick because he was a coach at my alma mater (USNA), but because of how well his son, Bill, and his lifelong friend, Ernie, have utilized the basic methodology to create one of the greatest franchises of our time. It is interesting to know that Ozzie Newsome, GM of the Baltimore Ravens, is a disciple of many of Steve's methodologies. And Bill Polian, the Colts president. Very, very good friends with Steve.
wonderful book ,Iwould recommendit to any coach as a foundation for scouting at any level
This is a very good resource for an often overlooked part of coaching at the lower levels especially, scouting. Explains clearly what can be done to be more prepared for an opponent.
I have an old copy that I keep in my football library. This book was one of the first that I know of that attempted to codify some of the thinking and thought processes that go into scouting football. Steve Belichick was a master at this skill and always found small ways to give his teams an advantage. Scouting the offense9. How to recognize the defense6.
Today teams of course exchange game film, input data into a computer database and study that content instead of exchanging visits. 2008Since I wrote this review I see the book has fortunately been re-published and is now available for a reasonable price. The basic things they watch for however are still the same although the exact formations and play types change every decade of course. Preparations for scouting3. Since the media mentioned this book it has become a hard to find commodity and has become something of a collectors item. The final report11. I see I also accidentally referred to Steve's son Bill as "Brian" in one location but correctly as Bill in two other locations. His skills were passed onto his son Bill who developed an even keener eye for scouting opponents tendencies, strengths, and weaknesses.
Steve was a noted scout and coach in his own right back several decades ago. A case for specialization in scouting2. The author is Steve Belichick the father of Bill Belichick the head coach of the New England Patriots. A senior moment to which some of you can probably relate.I corrected it above.Here is the table of contents for those interested:1.
None the less the original questions and points of study that are outlined in this book were influential in their hey day and still of relevance today in concept. defense examples include a wide tackle six, split six, stacked 6-2, 5-3, and an eagle 5-4 type of alignment. Offense examples include T formations and Winged T alignments) but the basic thought process is still relevant even today. This book caused quite a stir back in 2004 or 2005 when it was mentioned in the media. What is expected of the scout4. Worksheet forms and terminology5. Scouting the defense7. Defensive analysis8.
Self-scouting and post game analysis12. Originally teams were allowed a certain number of visits in order to scout the opposition. Tip offsTwo other older books I am aware of on scouting are George Allen's work "How to Scout Football" published in 1953 when he was still with Whittier College and Robert MacKenzie's book "Football Scouting" from 1955. The schemes and diagrams are somewhat outdated (e.g. Reading this book will give you a good sense of the details that coaches zeroed in on back then and what Steve probably taught Bill as a young man many years ago.EDIT NOTE Nov. Offensive analysis10. Keep in mind the terminology and examples in all these books are dated now by four or five decades.
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