High School Football

High school football coaches are at the core of what FirstDown PlayBook does. Yes, we serve all of the coaching communities. No doubt about that. However, we understand that there is a degree of pressure on the prep coaches with little to no pay in return.
We offer high school coaches advantages in many ways. The first obvious way is a football playbook tool that saves you time and helps you coach better. FirstDown PlayBook did not forget the football when we were developing this tool either.
There are over 35,000 football plays in FirstDown PlayBook. This gives a high school football coach a big head start when it comes to getting ready for playbooks and weekly installs. We have also added practice scripts, practice schedules, text wristband sheets and
FirstDown PlayBook also is the only football coach reference site out there that offers high school football coaches help every day. We do this on the Coaches Community website every day. Here’s the kicker, at no charge. Why? Because FirstDown PlayBook is for coaches by coaches.

Coaching Notes & Text Box Features
FirstDown PlayBook has given you two distinct and powerful ways to be a better teacher. Coaching notes are a very important part of this....

Offensive Line Banged Up? 3 Ways To Cope.
When we think of injuries to an offensive line we think about pass protections because if left unaddressed your QB will be the next injury....

Better Way To Install Your Game Plan
No high school football coach wants their players seeing too much on game week. That's why you should install your game plan this way....

Screens Blocked Based On The Front
Coaches expect offensive linemen to knock people off the ball and pass protect. We think there should be more expected from the screen game....

Still A Place For A Physical Goal Line Offense
Colorado lined up with a defensive end on the goal line and crushed the TCU defense proving there is still a place for this style. ...

Run Game Toss Crack Counter Package
This simple Toss Crack Counter run game package gives you a run game answer to either side and the quarterback check is very easy....

Red Zone Sprint Pass Scissors Concept
Coaches who have been disciplined about incorporating the sprint pass game in the 7on7 offseason will benefit on red zone concepts like this....

Single Wing Trick Plays & More
A Pop Warner Single Wing aged offense is hard to defend. There are some sneaky ways to create youth football trick plays off of it too....

Special Teams Kickoff Coverage Tips
It's that time of the year when special teams coaches who are a little long in the tooth expose a young coach's kickoff coverage coaching....

Empty Passing Game With Option Routes
When you call empty formation passing game concepts its a good idea to have quick answers vs pressure. The two option routes give you that....

Teaching Football Can Mean Less Talking
Teaching youth football can mean less talking and more demonstrating. Above all else make sure your players are working more than listening....

Youth Football Pirate Stunt & More
A simple and effective youth football Pirate stunt is exactly what your Pop warner defense needs to stop the B gap run....