I would second Welpe's comments. Reddings is the most helpful of all the supplemental materials I've ever purchased but even then, I would suggest "small bites" when reading it.
I have also occasionally diagrammed the play on paper. There are even football field diagrams you can download and print if need be.
For me, the case book has actually been the hardest to read. They run so many different scenarios into one paragraph that it gets confusing. I have found it helpful to break down and parse each segment (a,b, and c) separately.
In reality, I've found the case book to read like word problems in a math book- " A train leaves Chicago at 9:00 and another train leaves Los Angeles at 11:30. How many bananas did the monkey eat?"
I only use the case book when I'm trying to apply a rule reference.
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