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!

Jet Sweep From 2 Back Slot Formation

Jet Sweep From 2 Back Slot Formation

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 12, 2022

The 2 Back Slot youth football formation offers you a lot of flexibility with your play calling that is hard to find in others...

All 22 Tuesday: TCU Bubble QB Counter RPO

All 22 Tuesday: TCU Bubble QB Counter RPO

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 4, 2022

The game was all but over when TCU called a Bubble QB Counter RPO. However, there is still much to be learned from this All 22 Tuesday play....

Maryland Unbalanced Set Goes Mostly Unnoticed

Maryland Unbalanced Set Goes Mostly Unnoticed

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 27, 2022

So many buzz words were used on the internet to describe this play. Here is what you did not hear uttered once..."Unbalanced Set"...

Motion To Unbalanced Formation Edge

Motion To Unbalanced Formation Edge

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 26, 2022

An unbalanced formation can also force a defense to communicate. Especially when you motion to an unbalanced formation edge....

2 Back Slot Power (Protect Your Backside)

2 Back Slot Power (Protect Your Backside)

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 25, 2022

One common mistake in youth football is not blocking the backside of the play correctly. That is critical on this 2 Back Slot Power....

US Women’s Tackle National Team Wins Gold With FirstDown PlayBook

US Women’s Tackle National Team Wins Gold With FirstDown PlayBook

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 20, 2022

The US Women's Tackle Football National Team leaned heavily on FirstDown PlayBook as they marched their way through the world championships....

Youth Football Veer Option

Youth Football Veer Option

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 16, 2022

This youth football play is a dive or veer option that can be run several ways, depending on your players' maturity and talent level....

Wing T Power Vs Double Wing Power

Wing T Power Vs Double Wing Power

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 3, 2022

The FirstDown PlayBook version of the Wing T Power run and the Double Wing Power run are similar but these differences are important too....

Youth Football Double Wing Toss Power

Youth Football Double Wing Toss Power

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 28, 2022

Your youth football Double Wing Toss Power should marry with your Toss Sweep so that linebackers struggle to see the difference in the two....

How To Install Your Youth Football Offense

How To Install Your Youth Football Offense

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 7, 2022

This video takes you through the 3 things to consider as you install your youth football offense and how to go about it....

Coaches Community Website Gets A Facelift

Coaches Community Website Gets A Facelift

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 3, 2022

Over the past ten years the Coaches Community site has become an essential tool for FirstDown PlayBook allowing us to share information....

8 Man Football QB Power Read

8 Man Football QB Power Read

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 5, 2022

This 8 man football play does 3 primary things to gain a numbers advantage on this Quarterback Power Read. They are simple yet very effective....