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!)

USA Flag Football 7v7 Plays Live Here

USA Flag Football 7v7 Plays Live Here

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 25, 2025

Travis Burnett and USA Flag have made all of their flag football plays available to you on FirstDown PlayBook. Huge advantage for you....

FirstDown PlayBook Your All-Star & Youth Football Travel Team Answer

FirstDown PlayBook Your All-Star & Youth Football Travel Team Answer

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 19, 2025

Coaching a youth football travel team or all star team can immediately put you, the coach on the clock. FirstDown PlayBook has your back....

Simple 4 Minute Football Offensive Shift

Simple 4 Minute Football Offensive Shift

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 16, 2025

UCLA and UVA used this shift in critical 4 minute situations. It's so simple your high school football or Pop Warner team can use it too....

Do You Google Football Plays?

Do You Google Football Plays?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 13, 2025

Google football plays? You are in the majority of the football coaching population but trust FirstDown PlayBook, there is a better way....

3 Reasons For The Bootleg Pass Game

3 Reasons For The Bootleg Pass Game

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 26, 2025

This video will take you through 3 reasons FirstDown PlayBook thinks that every offense should have the bootleg pass game on their gameplan....

Youth Football Passing Game & Gap Pass Pro

Youth Football Passing Game & Gap Pass Pro

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 24, 2025

If you throw the ball with your youth football offense keep these things in mind as your Pop Warner quarterback drops back to throw....

Different Football Play Drawings For Different Ages

Different Football Play Drawings For Different Ages

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 17, 2025

FirstDown PlayBook understands that football play drawings designed for NFL players should not look the same as ones for Pop Warner players....

As Many Football Wristbands As There Are You…

As Many Football Wristbands As There Are You…

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 8, 2025

"Green Left Twin Nasty-Z Peel Tight-Pass 37 Buster Bluff-X Post-Y Bite On 2" Never Made It On A Wristband Sheet In The NFL....

Buck Sweep Gives UNC & Belichick Fits

Buck Sweep Gives UNC & Belichick Fits

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 3, 2025

The Buck Sweep, a play that youth football and high school football coaches run every week, gave an NFL Hall of Fame coach fits on Monday....

First Football Game Blues & Bluster

First Football Game Blues & Bluster

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 2, 2025

It is only natural to put too much emphasis on your first football game of the season because it's the "next" game for 8 or 9 months....

Bootleg Pass Double Move? You Bet.

Bootleg Pass Double Move? You Bet.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 20, 2025

You can absolutely create a double move explosive play off of a bootleg pass. However; teach your quarterback the associated risk and reward....

Adjusting An 8 Man Football Defense

Adjusting An 8 Man Football Defense

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 16, 2025

FirstDown PlayBook allows 8 man football, 6 man football, 9 man football and 12 man football coaches to save a ton of time every day....