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.
Spartans’ Trap Option Game Winner
This Michigan State trap option sealed the game vs Michigan. If you ask FirstDown PlayBook, there was a lot of good coaching involved....
Smash Concept From Waggle Protection
Pushing the ball down the field can be hard for a young quarterback. That's why we like this smash concept off of waggle protection....
8 Man Football Toss Sweep
We want to use this 8 man football toss sweep today to prove that a blocking scheme does not need to be complicated to be good....
Defensive Coaches: Details Matter Too
There is no earthly explanation of why defensive coaches would teach players from the offensive side of the ball....
“Coach” Is A Huge Powerful Word
As a coach, the past week has been frustrating because our game has done much more to tear down those barriers than it has to build them. ...
Chaparral HS (CO) Reverse Pass TD
Let's take a look at this Chaparral HS reverse pass to their quarterback from this season. It's pretty complex with a lot of moving parts....
Offensive Coordinators Suffering Self Inflicted Wounds
News flash. Defense is not dead. One reason is that defensive coordinators are allowing offensive coordinators to self inflict wounds....
Millard South HS (NE) Slow Screen Execution
As a coach your job is to get your best players in space with the ball. That is what the Millard South (NE) coaches did on this slow screen....
Pineville HS (Ky): All 22 Play of the Week
Let's take a look at this play where Pineville High School located in Kentucky won a last second game against Cumberland Gap High School....
FlexBone Slot Iso Misdirection
FlexBone Slot Iso Misdirection is one of our favorite plays because it's a counter from a formation that's not even determined until the snap....
Don’t Be A 4th Down Punting Cop Out
When we hear a coach say "We are so bad at punting, we might as well just go for it every time." that is just being a 4th down cop out....
It’s Not A Counter Run Unless it Has This
Today we are going to look at what constitutes a counter run. If you have not read yesterday's blog I would do that. ...