Ian Micciulli is a lifelong football fan who spent years running his own detailed football simulation before turning that same love of the game into something readers could step into themselves. You Are the Coach was built on a simple idea: what if every big call in a championship game was yours to make — and yours to live with?

Each book in the series drops you into the sideline of a different high-stakes matchup across football, baseball, and basketball. There's no narrator walking you through it and no guaranteed happy ending. You read the situation, make the call, and find out fast whether you had what it takes.

Book One, Bulldogs vs. Tigers: The State Championship, is where it starts. More matchups, more sports, and tougher decisions are on the way.