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.

Easily Create Your Football Formations

Easily Create Your Football Formations

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 16, 2024

FirstDown PlayBook has taken all of the work out of creating an offensive playbook football formations section....

FirstDown PlayBook Team Account

FirstDown PlayBook Team Account

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 13, 2024

In this video coach Charlie Coiner takes you through all of the things that come with a $700 FirstDown PlayBook Team account....

Modified Youth Football Too!

Modified Youth Football Too!

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 24, 2023

Modified youth football can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. One common denominator is FirstDown PlayBook....

Invert Coverage As A Run Stopper

Invert Coverage As A Run Stopper

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 16, 2023

Invert coverage allows you to predetermine that a safety or both safeties will drop down in the box on the snap of the ball....

Yes, Football Clinics Are Expensive

Yes, Football Clinics Are Expensive

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 28, 2023

When you start adding up the cost associated with attending a football clinic it brings pause to a lot of football coaches out there....

Good Football Coaches Communicate

Good Football Coaches Communicate

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 25, 2023

Sometimes you would think motivation and culture is all it takes to coach. FirstDown PlayBook knows good football coaches communicate well. ...

Oregon Short Yardage 4I Technique Pays Off

Oregon Short Yardage 4I Technique Pays Off

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 31, 2023

This Oregon short yardage defense is a great example of how one simple 4I technique can make all the difference in the world....

Buckeyes Defense Baits Penn State On 4th Down

Buckeyes Defense Baits Penn State On 4th Down

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 24, 2023

Let's get it out of the way early. The Ohio State Buckeyes defense is good and they are the core of this 2023 team...

Youth Football Defensive Line Slant Technique

Youth Football Defensive Line Slant Technique

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 21, 2023

Youth football defensive lines are often undersized and if that is your situation then you may need to incorporate the slant technique....

Notre Dame Missed RPO Or Hot?

Notre Dame Missed RPO Or Hot?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 10, 2023

Was it a missed hot or RPO by the Notre Dame slot reciver? We think yes. It is hard to coach protections to your receivers but absolutely necessary....

Pop Warner 4-4 Defense Vs 6-2 Defense

Pop Warner 4-4 Defense Vs 6-2 Defense

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 9, 2023

The youth football 4-4 defense and the youth football 6-2 defense are so similar that your Pop Warner players may not notice the difference....

Pop Warner 6-2 Defense Cover 3

Pop Warner 6-2 Defense Cover 3

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 6, 2023

Can your Pop Warner team play a 6-2 defense with cover 3 behind it? Yes, but your youth football defense is going to cheat a little. ...