This book is a collection of articles written by Dr. Richard Lemke, a veteran coach of 42 years at the high school, college... More > and professional levels. It includes specific articles on strategy and tactics of coaching offense, defense and special teams. It also includes specific ideas about conditioning the football player in and out of season. < Less

A Water Boy’s Story provides unique insight of a boy who grew up in poverty during the depression and war, whose dream one... More > day was to be a football coach. Author Dick Lemke was an extremely motivational football coach with a fine knowledge of what it took to establish an offensive line and a football philosophy that produced so many great years of teaching many young men the game of football. Coach Lemke will always be remembered as a professor of education by day, but ultimately a coach by heart with a lifetime of inspiration!
-- Chad Beckman, Assistant Strength Coach, University of Nebraska, and Former Peru State Football Player < Less

This book is a collection of articles written by Dr. Richard Lemke, a veteran coach of 42 years at the high school, college... More > and professional levels. It includes specific articles on strategy and tactics of coaching offense, defense and special teams. It also includes specific ideas about conditioning the football player in and out of season. < Less

A Water Boy’s Story provides unique insight of a boy who grew up in poverty during the depression and war, whose dream one... More > day was to be a football coach. Author Dick Lemke was an extremely motivational football coach with a fine knowledge of what it took to establish an offensive line and a football philosophy that produced so many great years of teaching many young men the game of football. Coach Lemke will always be remembered as a professor of education by day, but ultimately a coach by heart with a lifetime of inspiration!
-- Chad Beckman, Assistant Strength Coach, University of Nebraska, and Former Peru State Football Player < Less