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.

3 Reasons To Use Jam Technique On Receivers

3 Reasons To Use Jam Technique On Receivers

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 10, 2022

Once your defensive backs use the jam technique and it disrupts a release or two, you will see the receiver frustration start setting in....

Unbalanced Formations Made Easy

Unbalanced Formations Made Easy

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 9, 2022

Unbalanced formations can be tricky. They are tricky because they return you to the roots of the game of football. ...

Peel Pressure Let’s You “Cheat”

Peel Pressure Let’s You “Cheat”

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 7, 2022

There are details with a peel pressure that must be coached well or you will have the offense's best player with the ball running free....

Texas Wesleyan On “Why FirstDown PlayBook”

Texas Wesleyan On “Why FirstDown PlayBook”

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 3, 2022

We like to step back every now and then and let coaches tell you what they think of us. Texas Wesleyan's Fran Johnson has the floor....

Youth Football Man Coverage Tips

Youth Football Man Coverage Tips

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 30, 2022

You can break youth football man coverage down into counting to 1-2-3. That is after you teach your team about what makes a player eligible....

Bring Pressure To The Protection Back

Bring Pressure To The Protection Back

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 28, 2022

Once you figure out which way the center is turning this pressure to the protection back is easier to arrive at than you might think....

Youth Football Green Dog?

Youth Football Green Dog?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 10, 2022

Youth football green dogs are not common. Most coaches do not want to overload their young players but this might be a case for one....

Flag Pulling Drills The Patriots Way

Flag Pulling Drills The Patriots Way

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 9, 2022

If you ask us pulling a flag just might be harder than making a physical tackle on a ball carrier...

Solve Linebacker Conflict Of Assignment

Solve Linebacker Conflict Of Assignment

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 4, 2022

Conflict of assignment is exactly what it says it is. It is when a defensive player has two responsibilities that work against each other....

FDPB Quarters Coverage vs Quarter Quarter Half

FDPB Quarters Coverage vs Quarter Quarter Half

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 26, 2022

Was that quarter quarter half or Tampa 2? Maybe it was pure quarters coverage? If any sane person walked in they would know we are nuts....

Youth Football Unbalanced Formations

Youth Football Unbalanced Formations

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 15, 2022

FirstDown PlayBook is not real sure that youth football unbalanced formations should even be allowed. Here is our case for and against....

5-2 Cover 2 Youth Football Defense

5-2 Cover 2 Youth Football Defense

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 11, 2022

The FirstDown PlayBook youth football 5-2 Cover 2 defense bridges the gap between a high school football and a youth football defense....