Special Teams
We receive a lot of compliments about our Special Teams section on FirstDown PlayBook and it’s not surprising. Oh we know that the Special Teams section is not why most coaches sign up but once the season gets going and the bullets start flying, that’s when this comes in very handy.
In fact we had one head coach who told us that his staff is using FirstDown PlayBook as reference tool and his offensive and defensive staffs really found it useful. Then he went on to say that in his opinion the real plus for his staff was the Special Teams section.
This does not surprise us. During the thirty some years that I coached I would always visit with high school or college coaches in the off season and one common request was “Coach, do you have any good stuff on Special Teams?”
I would always try to spend time on it but that’s the problem. There is only so much time. That’s what makes FirstDown PlayBook’s Special Teams section so great. It is essentially a Special Teams clinic on your laptop, tablet or smartphone.
Yes, Football Clinics Are Expensive
When you start adding up the cost associated with attending a football clinic it brings pause to a lot of football coaches out there....
Special Teams: Always Force The Punt
It seems elementary but you must force the punt every time or you put your punt returner in an impossible situation and risk a fake....
Please Help Your Punt Returner
Your Punt Returner needs your help and that means more than saying "catch the ball and make a big play". Be a coach and help the kid. ...
Charlie Coiner Featured on Coach And Coordinator Podcast
FirstDown PlayBook's Charlie Coiner was recently featured on the Coach And Coordinator podcast along with two other special teams coaches....
OU Kickoff Return Reverse Penalty
When a special teams coach dials up a kickoff return reverse there had better been a lot of practice time devoted to it. ...
Why FirstDown PlayBook Has No Competition
FirstDown PlayBook is different and better than any other football playbook that you will find anywhere else. That's just a fact. Here's why....
Trick Plays & Special Teams Fakes
Trick plays and special teams fakes are always a good thing to have in your playbook but only if you have worked them for a few weeks. ...
PAT/FG Block Effort Is Revealing
How hard does a defense play? Just watch them on PAT/FG Block. If they play hard on that special teams play then they play hard all the time....
Coaching Notes & Text Box Features
FirstDown PlayBook has given you two distinct and powerful ways to be a better teacher. Coaching notes are a very important part of this....
Special Teams Kickoff Coverage Tips
It's that time of the year when special teams coaches who are a little long in the tooth expose a young coach's kickoff coverage coaching....
Simple & Deceptive Kickoff Returns
Keep your kickoff returns simple and deceptive and you will find that you are spending more of your special teams practice time on technique....
3 Common Mistakes Running A Football Scout Team
Recognizing your football scout team in a happy locker room after a win goes a long way to motivating that effort in the coming weeks....