--- product_id: 1274480 title: "The Essential Smart Football" price: "€ 17.43" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1274480-the-essential-smart-football store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # The Essential Smart Football **Price:** € 17.43 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Essential Smart Football - **How much does it cost?** € 17.43 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1274480-the-essential-smart-football) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Essential Smart Football [Brown, Chris B.] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Essential Smart Football Review: Speak the language of football - This is the perfect book to go beyond basic football cliches. It breaks down trends, formations, and schemes in a way that even the most casual fan could understand. If you every wanted to talk like a coach, but the standard X's & O's books are too heavy, this is the only book you need. Well written and well researched, it's as good as any sports book I own. Mr. Brown searches high and low to credit innovation and to breakdown what we watch on our couches. Review: Too short, but still required reading - I came to SmartFootball.com somewhat late to the game, but have been an avid reader since. When I found out that Chris Brown was putting putting out a book of "best of" combined with new material, I was very excited to see the result. I have not been disappointed. The book will be especially enjoyable to those who are unfamiliar with or new to the site. I had read only two of the older articles, but even there I found new insights after re-reading them. I suspect that even if you are familiar with all of the older content, the book is still going to be a must have based on the new content alone. My only minor complaint is that I wish some of the articles had been longer, and the older ones expanded on further. Several times I felt like I was getting into the meat of the essay only to find it ending on the next page. Despite that, I would consider this to be required reading for anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the strategy of football, at any level. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #64,948 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #19 in Football Coaching (Books) #83 in Football (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (825) | | Dimensions | 5.5 x 0.39 x 8.5 inches | | Edition | 4.10.2012 | | ISBN-10 | 1470125595 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1470125592 | | Item Weight | 8 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 154 pages | | Publication date | May 10, 2012 | | Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | ## Images ![The Essential Smart Football - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61KPGEHCaIL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Speak the language of football *by M***K on February 26, 2013* This is the perfect book to go beyond basic football cliches. It breaks down trends, formations, and schemes in a way that even the most casual fan could understand. If you every wanted to talk like a coach, but the standard X's & O's books are too heavy, this is the only book you need. Well written and well researched, it's as good as any sports book I own. Mr. Brown searches high and low to credit innovation and to breakdown what we watch on our couches. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Too short, but still required reading *by D***Z on May 30, 2012* I came to SmartFootball.com somewhat late to the game, but have been an avid reader since. When I found out that Chris Brown was putting putting out a book of "best of" combined with new material, I was very excited to see the result. I have not been disappointed. The book will be especially enjoyable to those who are unfamiliar with or new to the site. I had read only two of the older articles, but even there I found new insights after re-reading them. I suspect that even if you are familiar with all of the older content, the book is still going to be a must have based on the new content alone. My only minor complaint is that I wish some of the articles had been longer, and the older ones expanded on further. Several times I felt like I was getting into the meat of the essay only to find it ending on the next page. Despite that, I would consider this to be required reading for anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the strategy of football, at any level. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Always on the Cutting Edge of the Game *by C***R on May 19, 2012* Over the last 5 years, Chris Brown's site Smartfootball.com has influenced the way I see (and coach) the game of football more than any other source...and I consult a lot of sources! I read 20+ books a year on football coaching, strategy, and management. Brown stays on top of the game, breaking down the newest strategies and noting why they emerged and where they evolved from. This book contains the best articles from his website all in one book. The best leaders and teachers are great simplifiers and Chris Brown makes the complex seem simple. I'm a high school head football coach and love studying the game. I have a lot of the cornerstone books like Bill Walsh's Finding the Winning Edge, Woody Hayes's Hotline to Victory, "Tiger" Ellison's Run & Shoot, Homer Smith's manuals, and Lou Holtz's The Grass is Greener. I recommend Chris Brown's book and site in the same sentence with those essential texts. All of them will change the way you see the game. The material on Urban Meyer and the Spread Offense traces the roots of the offense and the power of the "true" option as opposed to the "read" option. The chapter on the Patriots's use of "Joker" players like Gronkowski and Hernandez to create uncertainty in the defense with versatile players is essential reading -- it ties into Woody Hayes's idea of building your offense to beat the top 3 teams on your schedule (in this case the Jets, for Belichick). If you run the Spread and haven't read Brown's ideas on "Constraint" plays, you are missing out. The chapter on the No Huddle Offense and how it gives Tom Brady (of all QBs) simpler defensive structures to attack is also outstanding. The bottom line is that this is a fantastic football book from one of the best writers on football today. Buy this book and visit Brown's site and you'll be a better coach. 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