All Pro Dad ─ Seven Essentials to Be a Hero to Your Kids

“An NFL player becomes an All-Pro by relentlessly focusing on the fundamentals and executing them with sheer determination. The same is true to become an All Pro Dad. This book not only highlights the fundamentals of fatherhood, but also gives dads a winning game plan to do their most important job well.” –Tony Dungy, Super Bowl winning coach and NBC Sports commentator

The game-winning playbook for every father

Dads, do you want to be a hero to your kids? A go-to coach for your teens? A husband your wife knows she can count on? All Pro Dad lays out a game plan built on seven essential fathering truths and ultra-practical insights for the questions every dad needs answered at some point. Like football, fatherhood is about winning. But it’s more than just scoring points. It’s about winning the hearts and minds of your children and leaving a rich legacy of love for future generations.

With gut-level “huddle” questions to ask your children, and firsthand stories from well-recognized dads (CBS broadcaster James “JB” Brown, Chick-Fil-A founder and CEO S. Truett Cathy, Grammy Award–winning recording artist Michael W. Smith, FedEx Express COO and president, international, Michael Ducker, and more), All Pro Dad will stir you, equip you, and inspire you toward the goal of being a champion father and a hero to your kids.

Endorsements:

"Leading a family is the hardest job a man can ever have. It is 24/7 leadership, teaching, modeling, forgiving, encouraging and loving—and there is always room for improvement. Mark Merrill has made a career out of teaching men how to raise their game as husbands and fathers, and his All Pro Dad lays out a solid game plan that will make a huge difference in your family." —Dave Ramsey, New York Times best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio show host

"What I count as the greatest success of my life is not what goes on when cameras are rolling during our NFL television broadcast, but rather in those private, loving moments with my family. Through All Pro Dad, Mark Merrill inspires fathers to be champions in their homes and equips them to love and lead their children well." —James "JB" Brown, host of CBS’s The NFL Today

"Just as every executive needs to understand his mission, strategiesand responsibilities, every father needs to know those things as well. In this book, Mark Merrill lays out a clear fatherhood mission, strategic goals, and fine-tuned job description that will enable every dad to be a strong and respected leader in his home." —Michael Ducker, COO and president,International, FedEx Express

"Chick-fil-A’s success isn’t just found in chicken sandwiches. It’s found in the emotional connection we have with our customers. All Pro Dad provides a great recipe for men to really connect with their kids. I applaud Mark for the nuggets of wisdom he shares that will surely motivate dads to be the best they can be." —S. Truett Cathy, founder and CEO of Chick-fil-A, Inc.

“Mark Merrill has written a book that can help us all as parents be at our very best, in the most important areas of our life. Mark has combined practical applications with the unchanging principles of great parenting. These principles are Biblical and Godly and will stand the test of time.” – John Harbaugh, Head Coach of the Baltimore Ravens

"Every dad needs a game plan, training, and a great coach . . . All Pro Dad gives you all three. An inspired game plan that WILL help you win . . . effective training that has equipped thousands of men . . .and an experienced coach in Mark Merrill who will encourage you to do your very best. Read this book and then get 4 other fathersin the h