Complete Conditioning for Football - Pat Ivey and Josh Stoner

Complete Conditioning for Football

by Patrick Ivey and Josh Stoner

NEW, 264 pages plus DVD

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About Complete Conditioning for Football

Today’s players are bigger, stronger, and faster than ever before. A focused conditioning program has become essential to on-the-field success. Complete Conditioning for Footballfeatures a comprehensive training approach that builds players’ abilities as well as the football-specific skills their positions require.

In this special book and DVD package, authors Pat Ivey and Josh Stoner explain and demonstrate the very same exercises and drills they use to develop speed, power, strength, and agility with the game’s premier collegiate and professional players. Their programs will help you

- generate explosive power to move your opponent off the line of scrimmage;
- increase first-step, reactionary, and closing speed;
- improve arm and shoulder strength for longer, more accurate passes; and
- maximize agility and leg strength to hold blocks and break or avoid tackles.

In addition, the approximately 60-minute DVD takes you onto the gridiron and into the gym to demonstrate the most effective exercises and drills for your position, skill set, and goals. 

With physical assessment tests, nutrition advice, and seasonal workouts, Complete Conditioning for Football is your guide to maximizing your talents and becoming a perennial all-pro.

About Pat Ivey

Pat Ivey has been the associate athletic director for athletic performance at the University of Missouri since 2011, after serving the previous seven years as the school’s assistant athletic for athletic performance and director of strength and conditioning. During his tenure at Missouri, he has helped produce multiple first-round draft picks. He was also the director of strength and conditioning at the University of Tulsa from 2002 to 2004, where he directed the efforts of all 18 sport programs.

Ivey lettered as a defensive end for the Missouri football team from 1993 to 1995 and was named the strongest athlete in the program’s history in 1995. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers after college and spent two seasons with the team. He also went on to play with the Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers.

About Josh Stoner

Josh Stoner has been the director of strength and conditioning at the University of Missouri since 2007, after serving the previous three years as associate director. Under his guidance, the program has produced five first-round NFL draft picks in three years (2009, 2010, and 2011). In addition to being responsible for the athletic development of the football team, he oversees the efforts of Missouri’s remaining sports programs.

As the assistant director of strength and conditioning at the University of Tulsa from 2002 to 2004, Stoner assisted with the football player development program. He was also responsible for the women’s basketball, men’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, track and field, and cross country teams.

Reviews

"Physically dominate on the gridiron and recover more quickly with Complete Conditioning for Football." -- Boyd Epley, Hall of Fame Strength Coach

“Coach Ivey and Coach Stoner’s training program prepared me to be at my best no matter what type of challenge I was presented with.” -- Jeremy Maclin, Philadelphia Eagles First-Round Draft Pick 2009

“The knowledge and training I received from Coach Ivey and Coach Stoner were second to none, from the simple task of how to lift a weight correctly to what I should put in my body to get the best results.” -- Chase Daniel, New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl Champion 2010

"Complete Conditioning for Football is packed with conditioning and training workouts for every position. Coach Ivey and Coach Stoner have created a one-stop resource for owning the line of scrimmage." -- Andy Reid, Head Coach, Philadelphia Eagles

About American Football

American football, known in the United States as football, is a sport played between two teams of eleven. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. The ball can be advanced by running with it or throwing it to a teammate. Points can be scored by carrying the ball over the opponent's goal line, catching a pass thrown over that goal line, kicking the ball through the opponent's goal posts or tackling an opposing ball carrier in his own end zone.

In the United States, high school football, college football and professional football are played under slightly different rules. High school football is governed by the National Federation of State High School Associations, college football by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, while the major professional league is the NFL.

The sport is also played in Europe, Japan and Mexico. The International Federation of American Football acts as an international governing body for the sport. American football is closely related to Canadian football but with some differences in rules and the field.

Because the game stops after every down, giving teams a chance to call a new play, strategy plays a major role in football. Each team has a playbook of dozens to hundreds of plays. Ideally, each play is a scripted, strategically sound team-coordinated endeavor. Some plays are very safe; they are likely to get only a few yards. Other plays have the potential for long gains but at a greater risk of a loss of yardage or a turnover.

Generally speaking, rushing plays are less risky than passing plays. However, there are relatively safe passing plays and risky running plays. To deceive the other team, some passing plays are designed to resemble running plays and vice versa. These are referred to as play-action passes and draws, respectively. There are many trick or gadget plays, such as when a team lines up as if it intends to punt and then tries to run or pass for a first down. Such high-risk plays are a great thrill to the fans when they work. However, they can spell disaster if the opposing team realizes the deception and acts accordingly.

The defense also plans plays in response to expectations of what the offense will do. For example, a "blitz" (using linebackers or defensive backs to charge the quarterback) is often attempted when the team on defense expects a pass. A blitz makes downfield passing more difficult but exposes the defense to big gains if the offensive line stems the rush.

Many hours of preparation and strategizing, including film review by both players and coaches, go into the days between football games. This, along with the demanding physicality of football (see below), is why teams typically play at most one game per week.

Complete Conditioning for Football