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.
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....
13 Personnel Comes Up Big For Burrow & Bengals
This 13 personnel touchdown was the first of many for Joe Burrow and the Bengals yesterday. The 3 tight ends had the Ravens thinking run....
Oregon’s Unbalanced Run Game Touchdown
Let's take a look at one example of Oregon's unbalanced run game. This resulted in a 43 yard game difference touchdown vs UCLA yesterday...
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....
UT Chattanooga Zone Read Touchdown
There was more to this 49 yard UT Chattanooga zone read touchdown than meets the eye. There was some good coaching involved....
Cardinals Scissors Smash Concept
This Arizona Scissors Smash concept is hard enough to defend. When Kyler Murray does it there are additional problems for the defense....
Youth Football Gap Protection
Your pass protection rules should be very simple. As simple as one word...Gap. Youth football gap protection is the only way to go....
Bills Red Zone QB Gun Counter
This QB gun counter is a well designed play that saw Josh Allen trot into the end zone vs the Chiefs last night. It can be run at any level....
Youth Football Trick Play From A Trick Formation
Today's youth football trick play is a chance to look crazy complicated to the defense but stay simple for your players....
Burrow & Uzomah Extend Play For The W
Joe Burrows and CJ Uzomah did a nice job of extending this play to tie the game up in the fourth quarter last night for the Bengals....
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....
Packers Smell A Rat & Expose Him
Rodgers didn't get a lot of single safety looks but when he did he took advantage of it. This rat in the hole coverage was one example....