The linebacker position is more challenging than ever, whether a player is taking on a 320-pound lineman or covering a speedy receiver. In Complete Linebacking, Lou Tepper tells and shows how to excel at one of the game`s most demanding positions. Tepper has coached three Butkus Award winners-Alfred Williams, Dana Howard, and Kevin Hardy-plus one Butkus runner-up and 20 linebackers who have gone on to play in the NFL. In his 30 years of college coaching, Tepper`s defenses have consistently been top-ranked nationally. The book describes in depth and illustrates clearly the fundamentals, pre-snap keys, and techniques used by any inside or outside linebacker in a specific defense. A special teaching section explains how to prepare quality practices and meetings to maximize learning and performance. Complete Linebacking provides full coverage for coaching and playing the position, including: • the qualities needed to play linebacker; • fundamental skills for all linebackers, regardless of the team`s scheme; • keys to look for in an offense for clues about the upcoming play before the ball is snapped; • tips for teaching the linebacker position in team meetings and practices; and • a grading system to evaluate performance. The book also includes four key linebacker ability tests and 33 drills to measure and improve position-specific skills. More than 200 diagrams and photographs illustrate Tepper`s detailed explanations. No other book has ever addressed this subject in such depth. Complete Linebacking is an essential book for every coach`s library.