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!)

Defending The Wing T & FlexBone Offenses

Defending The Wing T & FlexBone Offenses

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 24, 2023

Defending the Wing T and FlexBone offenses is hard. This one simple tool in FirstDown PlayBook can make it easier for coaches & players....

Finding Spread Wing T Plays

Finding Spread Wing T Plays

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 19, 2023

In our opinion the best way to find your Spread Wing T plays is detailed in this short video. In 45 seconds we find over 160 editable plays....

Youth Football & Flag Football Playbook: 5 Things To Ask

Youth Football & Flag Football Playbook: 5 Things To Ask

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 17, 2023

Every year busy parents look for something to help them and they have a ton of youth football playbook & flag football playbook questions....

FirstDown PlayBook Duo Run Game

FirstDown PlayBook Duo Run Game

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 10, 2023

FirstDown PlayBook will be adding more Duo run game help in both the youth football and the high school football sections this week....

FirstDown PlayBook Makes Complicated Simple

FirstDown PlayBook Makes Complicated Simple

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 5, 2023

"Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple." Albert Einstein & Woody Guthrie...

Use Receiver Splits To Break Tendencies

Use Receiver Splits To Break Tendencies

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 2, 2023

It's no secret that defensive backs study receiver splits for tendencies. As the offensive coordinator it's your job to use that against them. ...

Spread Wing T QB Quick Belly Install

Spread Wing T QB Quick Belly Install

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 28, 2023

The Spread Wing T QB Quick Belly is now ready to go in the Find A Play section. This short video will show you several ways to find it. ...

A Youth Football League Account Just Makes Sense

A Youth Football League Account Just Makes Sense

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 20, 2023

Your youth football league director can make everyone's life a lot better with a FirstDown PlayBook youth football league account....

Find Easy Throws For Your Flag Football QB

Find Easy Throws For Your Flag Football QB

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 19, 2023

The only thing harder than completing a pass in the NFL might be completing one with your 6-7 year old flag football QB. ...

No Sound Defense Would Line Up Like This

No Sound Defense Would Line Up Like This

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 7, 2023

There is a big difference in drawing your football play up against a sound defense and a realistic defense. ...

FlexBone Slot Counter

FlexBone Slot Counter

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 3, 2023

This FlexBone Slot Counter is a good example of how NFL coordinators are incorporating misdirection concepts in their game plans....

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....