High School Football

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.

Quarterback Sneak: Four Downs Makes It Critical

Quarterback Sneak: Four Downs Makes It Critical

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 16, 2023

These days coaches love to go for it on fourth down. It's fourth and inches and the quarterback sneak is called. How are you blocking it?...

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....

OU Kickoff Return Reverse Penalty

OU Kickoff Return Reverse Penalty

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 8, 2023

When a special teams coach dials up a kickoff return reverse there had better been a lot of practice time devoted to it. ...

Do You GRAB Your Players’ Attention?

Do You GRAB Your Players’ Attention?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 7, 2023

If your players think you're boring, like it or not, you are. It is your job to grab you players' attention in your install meetings....

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. ...

Flag Football Fade Ball With Options

Flag Football Fade Ball With Options

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 1, 2023

Your 9 year old NFL Flag quarterback does not have to throw the ball 30 yards down the field to complete an explosive flag football fade pass....

Why FirstDown PlayBook Has No Competition

Why FirstDown PlayBook Has No Competition

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 30, 2023

FirstDown PlayBook is different and better than any other football playbook that you will find anywhere else. That's just a fact. Here's why....

Trick Plays & Special Teams Fakes

Trick Plays & Special Teams Fakes

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 24, 2023

Trick plays and special teams fakes are always a good thing to have in your playbook but only if you have worked them for a few weeks. ...

FirstDown PlayBook FlexBone Buck Sweep

FirstDown PlayBook FlexBone Buck Sweep

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 23, 2023

The FlexBone Buck Sweep is one of the most popular high school football and youth football plays being coached today....

PAT/FG Block Effort Is Revealing

PAT/FG Block Effort Is Revealing

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 21, 2023

How hard does a defense play? Just watch them on PAT/FG Block. If they play hard on that special teams play then they play hard all the time....

All 22 Tuesday: Gators Coaches Create Counter Space

All 22 Tuesday: Gators Coaches Create Counter Space

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 19, 2023

Good coaches creates opportunities and this is exactly what the Florida Gators coaches did on this All 22 Tuesday play....

Defensive End Hat Read Change Up

Defensive End Hat Read Change Up

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 18, 2023

You are coaching your youth football defensive end to get their eyes back inside vs an outside release but that's not enough. What Now?...