Drills & Fundamentals

Drills & Fundamentals

FirstDown PlayBook consists of football coaches who have worked in the NFL for many years. We understand the importance of football drills & fundamentals. Yes, we have taken a different approach by starting with plays and schemes but there is an endgame. One that you will like.

FirstDown PlayBook is adding Coaching Tools to your “Find a Play” area on the website. We are going to be filling you in with much more about this over the course of 2022. We just wanted to point it out to those of you who are becoming accustomed to the “Find a Play” dashboard.

Coaching Tools is an area that will open up many areas for you and us on FirstDown PlayBook. This area will be used to branch out into tools that you need as a coach. We are now offering an area where you go to for offensive templates as well a defensive templates.

This will also be an area where we begin to share drills by position with you. The reason we are mentioning this here os that from time to time we update you about this right here. The FirstDown PlayBook Drills & Fundamentals category will keep you updated on our position drill installs.

Teach Your Young Tight Ends The Stick Route

Teach Your Young Tight Ends The Stick Route

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 13, 2025

The Kelce's and Kittle's of the world have fancier routes that they run but the Tight End stick route is something they have perfected....

FirstDown PlayBook Find a PlayBook Updates

FirstDown PlayBook Find a PlayBook Updates

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 7, 2025

Your Find a PlayBook area has added new sections including USA Flag PlayBooks, youth football Gun formations and defensive line help....

71% Of Youth Football Parents Are Worried About You

71% Of Youth Football Parents Are Worried About You

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 5, 2025

According to a recent Harris poll involving youth football parents, 71% of parents say: “There is a shortage of high-caliber coaches today.”...

FirstDown PlayBook In 49 Countries & Growing!

FirstDown PlayBook In 49 Countries & Growing!

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 17, 2025

FirstDown PlayBook is now helping football coaches in 49 countries and that only counts the ones who pay. Only the beginning. ...

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 Defensive Line Technique Series

Youth Football Defensive Line Technique Series

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 25, 2025

The hardest position to coach is the youth football defensive line. You're asking young players to do something they've never done before....

FirstDown PlayBook App Available For All Users

FirstDown PlayBook App Available For All Users

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 15, 2025

The FirstDown PlayBook app is now available for Single User members and Full Team members. Here is how you download the app!...

Youth & Flag Football Travel Teams

Youth & Flag Football Travel Teams

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 2, 2024

Coaching a youth football travel team or a flag football travel team presents specific challenges with players coming from different places....

Training Quarterback Fundamentals In Season

Training Quarterback Fundamentals In Season

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 25, 2024

John Shoop has trained quarterback fundamentals at the NFL, college and high school football levels. Add an ELF championship to his resume....

Are You Teaching Offensive Line Levels & Splits?

Are You Teaching Offensive Line Levels & Splits?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 9, 2024

How detailed are you about teaching offensive line splits? Good high school football and youth football coaches understand the value....

Youth Football Defense Angle Stunt

Youth Football Defense Angle Stunt

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 1, 2024

Okay, you have played your first youth football game or two and your Pop Warner defense is getting better. You have been disciplined about teaching the basic defensive fundamentals invo...

Youth Football Starter Kit

Youth Football Starter Kit

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 18, 2024

The FirstDown PlayBook Find a PlayBook section offers new coaches a youth football starter kit. Help is all in one place for you....