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.

KISS. It’s A Football Drawing Tool.
You would be amazed at the most basic things that you cannot do with other football drawing tools. A base block and curved line are examples....

Zone Read Beater: Zone Dog Pressure
The zone read can be a headache for defensive coordinators if the quarterback is comfortable. This zone dog pressure can help prevent that....

FirstDown PlayBook PlayGrids Explained
The FirstDown PlayBook PlayGrids are becoming a coach favorite as they realize how easy it is to create position manuals & playbook installs....

Easily Create Your Football Formations
FirstDown PlayBook has taken all of the work out of creating an offensive playbook football formations section....

FirstDown PlayBook Team Account
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 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 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
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
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
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
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 lines are often undersized and if that is your situation then you may need to incorporate the slant technique....