Run Game

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!

3 Problems With Football Trick Plays

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Your First Youth Football Play

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Scoreboard Scout Team Cards Is Brilliant

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How To Find & Edit Football Plays

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Spread Wing T Counter Vs Mugged Linebackers

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Good things happen when your offensive line understands how to block your Spread Wing T Counter against mugged linebackers....

So What Is Find A PlayBook?

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by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 17, 2024

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Find A PlayBook Goes Live This Week

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by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 10, 2024

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Youth & Special Teams Football Clinic(s)

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It is football clinic season and the two groups who get ignored are special teams coaches and youth football coaches. Not anymore....

KISS. It’s A Football Drawing Tool.

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You would be amazed at the most basic things that you cannot do with other football drawing tools. A base block and curved line are examples....

Zone Read Beater: Zone Dog Pressure

Zone Read Beater: Zone Dog Pressure

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The zone read can be a headache for defensive coordinators if the quarterback is comfortable. This zone dog pressure can help prevent that....