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ERICSON  \n# How to Be a GoodFootball Player\n\nNSavoi  \n# 申ow to Be aGood\n\nFootball Playertips on blocking,tackling,and handling the ball  \nby CLARE and FRANK GAULT·Illustrated by DICK ERICSON  \nSCHOLASTIC INC.New York Toronto London Auckland Sydney  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part,or stored in a retrieval system,ortransmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without written permission of the publisher.For information regarding permission,write to Scholastic Inc.,730 Broadway,New York,NY 10003.  \nISBN 0-590-04841-4  \nCopyright ◎ 1973 by Clare S.Gault and Frank M.Gault.All rights reserved.Published by ScholsticInc.  \n789/8  \n23222120191817161514  \nFor the men of Watchung who give their timeto teach boys.  \nContents  \nGetting in shape to play football page 9Your equipment...18  \nTips on Blocking pages 19-40  \nThe shoulder block….24 The reach block...33Pass-blocking…36 Open-field blocking…38  \n# Tips on Tackling pages 41-54\n\nGoing after the ballcarrier...45 Using yourhands...47 Bringing down the ballearrier...51Keeping your eyes on the target.….54  \n# Tips on Handling the Football pages 55-62\n\nThe snap from center...57 Hand-offs...58 Hold-ing the football...60 Following a blocker...61Pass-catching…62  \nWorking together as a team is an importantpart of football.When a play starts,every mem-ber of each team has his own special job to do.Some players block.Some handle the football.Others tackle.This book is about some of thespecial jobs a football player needs to know.","cbCaie7WjK6me6qt","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie7WjK6me6qt","pdf",1198338,68,"English","# Getting in shape to play football\n# Your equipment\n# Tips on Blocking\n## The shoulder block\n## The reach block\n## Pass-blocking\n## Open-field blocking\n# Tips on Tackling\n## Going after the ballcarrier\n## Using your hands\n## Bringing down the ballcarrier\n## Keeping your eyes on the target\n# 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