Youth Football Plays & Coaching

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!)

5 Things We Look For To Defeat Cover 2

5 Things We Look For To Defeat Cover 2

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 10, 2025

Five thing that FirstDown PlayBook immediately looks for when we attack cover 2. You can get right to them in our Coverage Beaters section....

Your Youth Football Defensive Line Section Grows

Your Youth Football Defensive Line Section Grows

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 8, 2025

The FirstDown PlayBook Youth Football Defensive Line Help Section Is Growing. 3 ways to find and prepare your Pop Warner team for the fall....

A Youth Football & Flag Football PlayBook, Not A Bot

A Youth Football & Flag Football PlayBook, Not A Bot

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 6, 2025

Sign up for a youth football playbook or a flag football playbook after talking to a Bot? You signed off on that as your customer service....

Youth Football Basics Starts Here.

Youth Football Basics Starts Here.

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 3, 2025

Every football coach was an inexperienced coach at some point. FirstDown PlayBook provides youth football basics for Pop Warner coaches too....

Beating Cover 1 With FirstDown PlayBook Coverage Beaters

Beating Cover 1 With FirstDown PlayBook Coverage Beaters

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 1, 2025

The FirstDown PlayBook Coverage Beaters section helps you attack the coverage you face. Let's start with Cover 1....

Youth Football Shaded Nose Technique

Youth Football Shaded Nose Technique

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 23, 2025

FirstDown PlayBook thinks that playing a youth football shaded nose makes a lot more sense than trying to teach a zero nose technique....

Three 7on7 Mistakes To Avoid

Three 7on7 Mistakes To Avoid

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 21, 2025

Cautionary tale. Avoid these 7on7 mistakes this spring and you will live a much happier life this fall when the real chips are down....

3 Ways To Youth Football Defensive Line Help

3 Ways To Youth Football Defensive Line Help

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 17, 2025

Coaching a youth football defensive line just got a lot easier because there are now three distinct ways FirstDown PlayBook helps you....

FirstDown PlayBook Coaching Points & Player Assignments

FirstDown PlayBook Coaching Points & Player Assignments

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 15, 2025

I remember being a young football coach and not knowing if the football coaching points or player assignments I found were right....

Run Blocking Variations Save You Time

Run Blocking Variations Save You Time

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 3, 2025

Every run play in FirstDown PlayBook is blocked up vs multiple defenses. The run blocking variations make it simple and easy to use....

3-4 Bear Front Creates One On One Pass Rush

3-4 Bear Front Creates One On One Pass Rush

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 1, 2025

In a world where coaches are in love with the 3-3-5 defense, a better option for high school football coaches might be the 3-4 Bear defense....

6 Man Football Push & More

6 Man Football Push & More

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 30, 2025

If you coach 6 man football and you have suggestions about how FirstDown PlayBook can improve your section, please let us know!...