Run Game
The FirstDown PlayBook Coaches Community would not be complete without a category devoted to the run game. When you look across the levels of football it is hard to argue that the most complicated part of the game is how to block the run game.
FirstDown PlayBook devotes so much time to this on our PlayBook site. It just makes sense to highlight it here as well. FirstDown PlayBook blocks up every run play vs multiple defenses. If you are a high school coach or older, we block up the defenses you are likely to see.
If you coach youth football and your 8 year old quarterback cannot throw the ball well yet, we take that into consideration too. We block our youth football runs up against heavy run stop youth football defenses. This is what you are going to see at the youth level.
So the run game category is a place where you can get a run play pointer or two. You can also keep up they the latest run game installs on FirstDown PlayBook!
Find The Corner Who Won’t Tackle
There are some offensive coordinators who are smart enough to find the corner who won't tackle on the defense they are lined up against....
Jet Sweep Option Trick Play
This Jet Sweep Option trick play is a nice wrinkle but it will take a lot of work to get it right. That's a lot like FirstDown PlayBook!...
Communicate To Your Counter Pullers
Today we want to look at how important it is for your frontside linemen to communicate with your counter pullers....
Simple Jumbo Formation Lead Strong
The FirstDown PlayBook Jumbo formation contains a lot of characteristics you need to teach youth football fundamentals....
How Many Run Plays Did You Say?
One group swears by the buck sweep, another group will fight you over the power. There are many different run plays out there....
Teach Proper Blocking Angles
Defensive coaches talk a lot about "poor angles" to the football. It is important for offensive coaches to teach proper blocking angles too....
How To Protect Your Puller
When you pull your backside guard, your center will block back to protect the puller. If possible get your tackle involved too....
Difference In Gun Wing T & Flank? Nothing.
We have always loved Flank formation. When you stop and look at it there is no difference in Flank and the Gun Wing T formation....
3 Types Of Run Game Advice To Avoid
This is a "buyer beware" blog. Specifically, we are going to look at 3 types of run game advice to avoid on the internet. ...
Youth Football Split Backs Counter Blocking
You need a punch, but you also need a counter punch. That's exactly what this youth football split backs counter run provides....
Wing T Starting Point With FirstDown PlayBook
You will see pretty basic schemes in the FirstDown PlayBook youth football Wing T section. There is a good reason for that....
Offensive Line Splits & Levels
Good offensive Line coaches and good offensive lines are very aware of offensive line splits and levels. This all starts as the linemen are waiting at the line of scrimmage for the next...