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.
A Case For Corners Over Defense
Corners over allows a defense to be sound if the ball is snapped with or without motion. Personnel matchup is a big part of it....
Teach Football As Your Player Sees it
A common mistake football coaches make is they teach football as they see it and not the way the player sees it. FirstDown PlayBook can help....
It’s Period 5. Anyone Seen The Kickers?
One of the hardest jobs I ever had as a special teams coach was to manage the kickers, punters and snappers, especially during practice....
Slide Naked High Low Pass Play
As even Army & Navy are throwing the ball some in 2024, this simple Slide Naked high low pass can keep defenses honest vs your run game....
Shutdown The A Gap Run With Pirate Stunt
You are the Defensive Coordinator and they are pounding your defense in the weak side B gap. Put a stop to it with this Pirate stunt....
Create Field Position With a Field Goal Pooch Punt
Creating field position may not be the most sexy thing around these days but this field goal pooch punt just might win you a football game...
Wing T Midline Option
Reading the B gap defender on this Wing T Midline Option gives the play caller both option football and power football. ...
Hudl’s PlayBook Curved Line Wastes Your Time
The ability to draw a football playbook curved line seems like a small thing until your players lose interest in what you are teaching them....
Training Quarterback Fundamentals In Season
John Shoop has trained quarterback fundamentals at the NFL, college and high school football levels. Add an ELF championship to his resume....
Call What You Practice. Practice What You Call.
As you plan your next football practice consider this. Do you call what you practice and do you practice what you call in a game?...
Coach, Girls Flag Football Matters To You Too
If you are a high school tackle football coach it is a mistake to not see girls flag football as a positive thing for you and them....
3 Reasons You Need A Screen Pass
Coaching it up requires work and practice time but here are 3 reasons FirstDown PlayBook thinks you need a screen pass in your offense....