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!)
Oregon Short Yardage 4I Technique Pays Off
This Oregon short yardage defense is a great example of how one simple 4I technique can make all the difference in the world....
Basketball Season Means FastBreak PlayBook
FastBreak PlayBook offers basketball coaches of all levels the same coach driven help FirstDown PlayBook has at an affordable price....
Youth Football All Star Help Right Here
Congratulations. Your youth football or flag football team won your championship and four players were picked on the All Star team and you are coaching it!...
Youth Football Defensive Line Slant Technique
Youth football defensive lines are often undersized and if that is your situation then you may need to incorporate the slant technique....
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....
Quarterback Sneak: Four Downs Makes It Critical
These days coaches love to go for it on fourth down. It's fourth and inches and the quarterback sneak is called. How are you blocking it?...
Pop Warner 4-4 Defense Vs 6-2 Defense
The youth football 4-4 defense and the youth football 6-2 defense are so similar that your Pop Warner players may not notice the difference....
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. ...
Do You GRAB Your Players’ Attention?
If your players think you're boring, like it or not, you are. It is your job to grab you players' attention in your install meetings....
Pop Warner 6-2 Defense Cover 3
Can your Pop Warner team play a 6-2 defense with cover 3 behind it? Yes, but your youth football defense is going to cheat a little. ...
Flag Football Fade Ball With Options
Your 9 year old NFL Flag quarterback does not have to throw the ball 30 yards down the field to complete an explosive flag football fade pass....
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....