The Shelf · Player Side of Sport
American Football Books
Books from The Shelf connected to American Football.
Filters (1)
Showing 1–8 of 8 books
-
American Football
The Essential Smart Football
Before every NFL offense adopted the same vocabulary about spacing and mismatches, Chris B. Brown was explaining how football ideas travelled between coaches. The…
-
American Football
The Leadership Secrets of Nick Saban
Nick Saban's Alabama program became synonymous with sustained college football success. John Talty's The Leadership Secrets of Nick Saban looks past the results to…
-
American Football
Win Forever
Pete Carroll's Win Forever describes a coaching philosophy built around competition, energy and personal growth. Its most interesting question is whether a recognizable culture…
-
American Football
Season of Life
Season of Life follows a football programme that asks a different question of its players: what kind of people are they becoming? Jeffrey Marx…
-
American Football
Meat Market
Meat Market follows a college football recruiting operation closely enough to show that building a roster begins long before a coach calls a play…
-
American Football
The Dynasty
The New England Patriots' long period of success depended on three people with distinct sources of authority: Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.…
-
American Football
Next Man Up
Next Man Up takes a familiar football phrase and examines the organisation required to make it true. John Feinstein follows the Baltimore Ravens through…
-
American Football
The Education of a Coach
The Education of a Coach treats Bill Belichick's football knowledge as something learned over time rather than an inexplicable gift. David Halberstam's interest is…
About American Football
Looking to learn more about a career or work involving American football? You’ve come to the right place.
What is this sport about?
American football is a great sport and is extremely popular. Particularly in North America, there are many ways the sport pervades culture from a gym activity in school to high school to college and university to professional to international.
h3>Why do we have a section dedicated to this sport?
It is actually one of the most popular sports in the world but is also one of the most competitive.
Through powerful interviews with people working in football in various roles, we let you discover the answers to your questions from successful people.
On this page, you will find out how to get a career in football and how to get started in a job and building a career involving American football.
So, what’s next?
You can also access content from sport pros working for American football organizations on the business side of sport.
Or just go ahead and click out of this pop-up. In doing so, you will discover how work and careers on the player side of American football look.
