More than a decade ago, Dr. Stephen Covey revolutionized the business industry with his best-selling book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. In October of 1997, Forbes magazine declared the book one of the top 10 most influential management books ever. Since its publication, companies at all levels have changed their philosophy and approach to both their employees and business principles primarily based on this book. Dr. Covey found these principles after years of painstaking research. The results of his findings are applied to just about every business. This includes coaching football at all levels. In a similar fashion, American Football Monthly researched the reasons why state high school football champions were successful. Not just the state 6A winners but those at all levels, from private schools with limited enrollment, players, and budget to the large public schools
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