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The Principles Behind Winning Football the De La Salle Way
By Bob Ladouceur, By Neil Hayes
SPORTS & RECREATION
240 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5
Formats: Cloth, Mobipocket, EPUB, PDF
Cloth, $24.95 (CA $27.95) (US $24.95)
ISBN 9781629371665
Rights: WOR
Triumph Books (Oct 2015)
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Chasing Perfection:
The Principles Behind Winning Football the De La Salle Way
By Bob Ladouceur with Neil Hayes
Contact: Samantha Frontera, Triumph Books, 312.676.4224, s.frontera@triumphbooks.com
De La Salle High School head coach Bob Ladouceur is an expert when it comes to high school football, and he knows what it means to be a true Spartan. Ladouceur took part in 399 wins during his time as head coach from 1979 to 2013. From 1992 to 2004, he guided the team to 12 consecutive undefeated seasons, setting a national record for high school football with 151 consecutive wins.
Ladouceur believed that good coaching always started with teamwork, selflessness, humility, sincerity and accountability. He knew that if a coach didn’t have those traits, his players never would. His goal was to not only make his players better on the field but off the field as well. Ladouceur was enshrined to the National High School Hall of Fame in 2001 for all of his success. Chasing Perfection: The Principles Behind Winning Football the De La Salle Way, by Bob Ladouceur with Neil Hayes (Triumph Books, 2015), depicts true portraits of life lessons, football techniques and the value of persistence. This title outlines different positions, plays, tactics and important elements for creating a successful football team. Coach Ladouceur retired in January 2013 after winning his last Open Division state championship in December 2012.
Chasing Perfection is perfect for anyone looking for tips on how to amplify a football team’s success by taking their players to the next level. With numerous descriptive techniques regarding plays, formations and positions, you will learn the “De La Salle” way.
About the Authors:
Bob Ladouceur is a retired American football coach. He began coaching the De La Salle High Spartans in Concord, California, in 1979, when he was 25 years old. He took over a program that had never enjoyed a winning season since the school’s establishment in 1965. His first season as head coach resulted in their first winning season. From 1992 through 2004 he guided the team to 12 consecutive undefeated seasons, setting a national winning streak of 151 games.
Neil Hayes is a former long-time sportswriter/columnist for the Contra Costa Times and the Chicago Sun-Times. He also wrote the script for and helped produce the hour-long ESPN documentary 151: The Greatest Streak. He was an on-set consultant and associate producer for the 2014 major motion picture When the Game Stands Tall, which is based on his book with the same title.
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