Special Teams

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.

Don’t Hold Your Talented Young Coaches Back

Don’t Hold Your Talented Young Coaches Back

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 4, 2023

"Look around the room in your next staff meeting and ask your young coaches about technology that could help your program....

Find a PlayBook Plays Ready Now

Find a PlayBook Plays Ready Now

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 28, 2023

The video will take you through how to find the plays that will live in the Find A PlayBook area as we continue to work on it....

CCCAA Partners With FirstDown PlayBook!

CCCAA Partners With FirstDown PlayBook!

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 21, 2023

PlayBook Tech has partnered with the CCCAA to bring their football and basketball coaches our coach driven playbook tools....

Tons Of Trick Plays In “Find A Play”

Tons Of Trick Plays In “Find A Play”

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 26, 2023

One coach favorite that we can always bank on is the demand for FirstDown PlayBook trick plays. There are several good reasons for that....

Georgia Bulldogs Season Almost Ended Because Of This…

Georgia Bulldogs Season Almost Ended Because Of This…

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 2, 2023

Todays All 22 play is actually an All 23 play that could have cost the Georgia Bulldogs the chance to play for the national championship....

Army Punt Block No Accident

Army Punt Block No Accident

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 12, 2022

The Army punt block touchdown on Saturday was promoted as a Navy protection mistake. Maybe so, but this block was well designed by Army....

Gamecocks Opening Kickoff Return For 100 Yards

Gamecocks Opening Kickoff Return For 100 Yards

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 24, 2022

Special teams plays are hard to draw up. However, we could not pass up the opportunity to show you this Gamecocks' opening kickoff return....

Punt Coverage Lane Replace

Punt Coverage Lane Replace

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 23, 2022

The transfer portal has almost guaranteed that special teams techniques like punt coverage lane replace would get lost in the shuffle....

3 Reasons To Script Your Practices Now

3 Reasons To Script Your Practices Now

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 5, 2022

Today we want to look at 3 reasons why you should script your practices now instead of waiting until you report to practice....

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....

Long Snapping Basics

Long Snapping Basics

by Jack Wellenhofer on Jun 30, 2022

These are the basics of long snapping. It takes hundreds of repetitions to become proficient. However, quality over quantity is still supreme....

Special Teams Practice Script Solution

Special Teams Practice Script Solution

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 16, 2022

Having a special teams practice script is essential. Without it, you will spend most of your time yelling to the other end of the field....