Offense

Offense

This FirstDown PlayBook category will house any and all blog posts about offense. The style of offense may vary as we serve many different versions of football. However, the mission here remains focused on offense.

There will be run game help that will include the various run categories like trap, sweeps and of power run game. The numbers may vary too as we include, not just 11 man football but also other versions like 8 and 9 man football.

FirstDown Playbook has always been the industry leader when it comes to the passing game. This will never change. We will provide a lot of help in this area for coaches at all levels. This includes 7on7 coaches too.

FirstDown PlayBook PlayCard Vs PlayGrid Teaching

FirstDown PlayBook PlayCard Vs PlayGrid Teaching

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 4, 2024

FirstDown PlayBook understands that the more ways a coach can teach their players the better. PlayCards & PlayGrids help you get that done....

Youth & Flag Football Travel Teams

Youth & Flag Football Travel Teams

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 2, 2024

Coaching a youth football travel team or a flag football travel team presents specific challenges with players coming from different places....

FirstDown PlayBook’s Western U.S. Coach Corey Heinz

FirstDown PlayBook’s Western U.S. Coach Corey Heinz

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 30, 2024

Corey Heinz is a football coach and understands exactly what a high school and college football coach does on a daily basis....

Lions Mesh Bench Concept

Lions Mesh Bench Concept

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 29, 2024

The Detroit Lions dialed up this Mesh Bench concept on 3rd & 2 yesterday against the Bears. Creative way to build one concept off of another....

Lock Your FirstDown PlayBook Price In Now

Lock Your FirstDown PlayBook Price In Now

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 26, 2024

You can lock your FirstDown PlayBook price in forever at $700/annual or $400/6 month if you do it before January....

Teaching Young Quarterbacks The Snag Concept

Teaching Young Quarterbacks The Snag Concept

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 22, 2024

Good quarterback coaches have plays like the Snag concept in their football playbook that allows the quarterback to get the ball out quickly....

FirstDown PlayBook Welcomes Jerry Brakel

FirstDown PlayBook Welcomes Jerry Brakel

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 18, 2024

Jerry Brakel was raised in Texas and spent 25 years as a Texas high school football coach. He not only knows Texas. He is Texas....

Find FirstDown PlayBook Formations Faster

Find FirstDown PlayBook Formations Faster

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 16, 2024

It was the beginning stages of our playbook tool and we were naming FirstDown PlayBook formations and plays. Challenging to say the least....

A Football Resume You Can Actually Use

A Football Resume You Can Actually Use

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 14, 2024

If you had a job interview next month, what would you take with you? Smart coaches take a visual football resume to show how they teach....

Play-Action Pass vs Run Pass Option

Play-Action Pass vs Run Pass Option

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 10, 2024

Here are at least three ways that your play-action pass game can bring as much or more value to your offense as the run pass option....

Packers Steal FDPB Short Yardage Play

Packers Steal FDPB Short Yardage Play

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 4, 2024

This FirstDown PlayBook short yardage play showed up at Lambeau field yesterday as the Packers needed one yard and Jordan Love was banged up....

“Show” Your Youth Football Players Who To Block

“Show” Your Youth Football Players Who To Block

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 31, 2024

Your youth football players are visual learners. If you are coaching your Pop Warner team with just blocking rules you are going to struggle....