Special teams edge: In-season drills that win games

By Tyler J. Ashford

When games tighten late in the season, most teams look in the wrong places for answers. They add more offense. They tweak defense. They talk harder. Meanwhile, the real damage keeps happening quietly through lost field position, missed assignments, rushed decisions, and special teams moments that swing momentum without warning. In-season football exposes every weakness. Practice time shrinks. Bodies ache. Focus slips. And the phase that gets the least attention often decides the outcome.

Special Teams Edge exists for that exact problem. It's written for coaches who know that late-season football isn't about installing more, it's about executing better when fatigue, pressure, and time work against you. This book breaks down how to structure weekly preparation, design drills that actually carry over to game day, manage personnel under strain, and maintain discipline when mistakes feel magnified. It focuses on the details that survive a long season. Alignment. Communication. Decision-making. Composure. The things that don't show up in box scores but consistently flip field position and control momentum.

Instead of theory, this book delivers practical, in-season solutions built for real constraints. Limited reps. Short practices. Tired players. High-pressure moments. Every chapter is designed to help coaches turn special teams into a reliable advantage rather than a weekly risk.

The result is control. Control over space. Control over emotion. Control over close games that usually come down to one or two hidden plays. When everything else tightens, this is where winning teams separate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GL7BFJ8G
• ISBN13: 9798246611197
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"