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.

Three Common 7on7 Mistakes

Three Common 7on7 Mistakes

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 19, 2021

Here are three very common 7on7 mistakes we see each year around this time of year that can be avoided by coaches....

FirstDown PlayBook Coverage Beaters: Cover 3

FirstDown PlayBook Coverage Beaters: Cover 3

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 27, 2020

Sometimes offensive coaches act like they have nothing to say about what coverage the defense runs. Wrong. Get them in cover 3 with this....

Coach Leadership Never More Important Than Now

Coach Leadership Never More Important Than Now

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 25, 2020

The best run schools always seem to have a great working relationship between the school administration and the football coaching staff. ...

6 Man Football Demands Creativity

6 Man Football Demands Creativity

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 28, 2020

6 man football has many of the elements of 11 man football, but there are huge differences. For instance, every player is eligible to catch a pass....

Wing T Counter Boot Can Be A Pain

Wing T Counter Boot Can Be A Pain

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 20, 2020

FirstDown PlayBook has an extensive play selection in your Boots, Waggles and Nakeds section. Have you checked it out?...

Teach Young Kickers To Hit Higher Deeper Kickoffs!

Teach Young Kickers To Hit Higher Deeper Kickoffs!

by Taylor Mehlhaff on Mar 19, 2020

When it comes to kickoffs the longer the approach, the more room for error. The faster the approach, the more room for error....

Six Man Football Offense

Six Man Football Offense

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 30, 2020

Attention to detail for the six man football plays will be a big part of this, just as it is in the other areas of the varsity section....

Tight End Hot Route Fundamentals

Tight End Hot Route Fundamentals

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 4, 2020

Sometimes it is a case that the tight end doesn't understand he is hot. Other times the tight end knows he is hot but the technique is poorly executed....

Evaluating An Offensive Coordinator

Evaluating An Offensive Coordinator

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 11, 2019

Consider that every time an offensive coordinator calls a game it could be seen as an on the job interview for head coaching vacancies. ...

High School Coaches Can Change A Building

High School Coaches Can Change A Building

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 4, 2019

Of all the personality traits that a coach must have to be successful, being a leader ranks up there. Coaches are used to conflict and aggressive behavior....

Short Yardage & Goal Line Ready For 2019

Short Yardage & Goal Line Ready For 2019

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 16, 2019

FirstDown PlayBook is the king of situational football and as you will see, we have your short yardage and goal line sections ready for you too....

Massillon Shallow Cross & Drive Concepts

Massillon Shallow Cross & Drive Concepts

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 5, 2019

Here is one more example of Keith Grabowski's great work as he has tapped into the mind of Jarrett Troxler from Massillon Washington High School. ...