Youth Football Plays & Coaching
Coaching a youth football team is hard. It requires a lot of time before, during and after practice. FirstDown PlayBook™ understands that coaching youth football is about more than just plays. We know that the proper fundamentals and techniques must be taught to insure safety and success.
Fortunately, our Coaches Community site provides you with everything you need to get started. Check out some of our youth football coaching articles below, or head over to our Youth Football Play Library & Play Drawing & Software to quickly and easily find the best youth football plays for your team, and then edit them to your liking! (Our youth football plays were drawn by real NFL coaches, and include coaching notes and player assignments!)
Players Must Know This On Every 11 Man Football Play
Most of us line up and play by 11 man football rules. Ignore teaching them to you and your youth football team's detriment. ...
FirstDown PlayBook Youth Football & Flag Football Youtube Videos
Every day in July & August FirstDown PlayBook will help our youth football and youth flag football coaches with a daily video!...
Charlie Coiner’s Advice For Youth Football Coaches
Advice for youth football coaches. If you are doing this for you and so you can win football games do everyone a favor. Don't coach....
FirstDown PlayBook’s Charlie Coiner Coaches A Youth Football 5-3 D
No real reason to play two deep safeties if you are coaching a youth football defense but if you do think about this 5-3 defense version....
FirstDown PlayBook Youth Football Play: Power I Dive Option
If you can't block them, read them. FirstDown PlayBook walks you through this very simple youth football play called Power I Dive Option....
Thoughts On Installing Your Youth Football Offense
Where does a new Pop Warner coach even begin when it comes to installing their youth football offense? It starts with these three things....
Defending The Youth Football Toss Sweep
When you defend a youth football toss sweep it can seem impossible to get enough players to the ball. Let's break it down into parts for you....
Youth Football Focus: Double Wing
Let your Pop Warner quarterback take the game over, with some Double Wing lead blocking help. Teach youth football defense in the process....
Our NFL Flag Plays Are Better Than NFL Flag Plays
The FirstDown PlayBook NFL Flag plays are better for several reasons but the biggest reason is that they are more useful to you & your team....
Should You Let Youth Football Parents Help Coach?
Your youth football parents can be a huge asset in so many ways if you set clear guidelines about what you expect from them,...
Youth Football League Membership Saves Huge $$
A youth football or flag football director wears a lot of hats. The FirstDown PlayBook youth football League Membership can help you out....
Youth Football Age Based Plays
Every youth football team is different with a range of abilities. The new FirstDown PlayBook AI Play Finder helps you find age based plays....