Defense

Defense

Finding defensive football help on the web that can actually help you is a rare feat. At first glance it looks like there is an abundance of resources. Scratch beneath the surface and you find that there is nothing but the surface. Defense is rarely addressed correctly on the internet.

The internet is a pretty easy place to coach football. There is no pressure to get your call in on time. You normally draw one play, defense or special teams scheme up and you do it vs a good look.

Coaching on Friday nights and even at practice is not quite like that. Ask any experienced defensive coach and they will tell you getting lined up in a sound defense to all of the different formations is the biggest challenge.

This is not to mention all of the trades, shifts and motions that offensive coordinators like to throw at you. When we draw up your FirstDown PlayBook defensive football help we try to keep all of this in mind.

We take all of this into consideration when we design the FirstDown PlayBook varsity and youth defensive sections. We get great satisfaction when we show this to a high school or college defensive coordinator and their eyes light up.

4 Bad Youth Football Offenses (We Added One)

4 Bad Youth Football Offenses (We Added One)

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 4, 2025

Yes, FirstDown PlayBook has added to our list of youth football offenses that we think have no place in your Pop Warner football league....

2 Man Coverage Still Has A Place

2 Man Coverage Still Has A Place

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 2, 2025

2 man coverage is a great thought when you face an offensive coordinator who is pretty sure throwing the ball 35 times is the answer....

Can You Make Defensive Adjustments?

Can You Make Defensive Adjustments?

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 26, 2025

I asked a veteran Texas high school coach what FirstDown PlayBook could do to help coaches the most. Instantly he said defensive adjustments....

Disguising Your Flag Football Coverage

Disguising Your Flag Football Coverage

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 13, 2025

FirstDown PlayBook understands you may want to play zone as your flag football coverage. Just make sure you disguise them a little....

5 Things We Look For To Defeat Cover 2

5 Things We Look For To Defeat Cover 2

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 10, 2025

Five thing that FirstDown PlayBook immediately looks for when we attack cover 2. You can get right to them in our Coverage Beaters section....

Your Youth Football Defensive Line Section Grows

Your Youth Football Defensive Line Section Grows

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 8, 2025

The FirstDown PlayBook Youth Football Defensive Line Help Section Is Growing. 3 ways to find and prepare your Pop Warner team for the fall....

Youth Football Basics Starts Here.

Youth Football Basics Starts Here.

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 3, 2025

Every football coach was an inexperienced coach at some point. FirstDown PlayBook provides youth football basics for Pop Warner coaches too....

Youth Football Shaded Nose Technique

Youth Football Shaded Nose Technique

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 23, 2025

FirstDown PlayBook thinks that playing a youth football shaded nose makes a lot more sense than trying to teach a zero nose technique....

3 Ways To Youth Football Defensive Line Help

3 Ways To Youth Football Defensive Line Help

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 17, 2025

Coaching a youth football defensive line just got a lot easier because there are now three distinct ways FirstDown PlayBook helps you....

FirstDown PlayBook Coaching Points & Player Assignments

FirstDown PlayBook Coaching Points & Player Assignments

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 15, 2025

I remember being a young football coach and not knowing if the football coaching points or player assignments I found were right....

Larger Better FirstDown PlayBook PlayGrids!

Larger Better FirstDown PlayBook PlayGrids!

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 9, 2025

The new FirstDown PlayBook PlayGrids offer you a much bigger and better teaching tool. A small improvement that brings big teaching benefits....

Run Blocking Variations Save You Time

Run Blocking Variations Save You Time

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 3, 2025

Every run play in FirstDown PlayBook is blocked up vs multiple defenses. The run blocking variations make it simple and easy to use....