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!)

Single Wing Trick Plays & More

Single Wing Trick Plays & More

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 28, 2023

A Pop Warner Single Wing aged offense is hard to defend. There are some sneaky ways to create youth football trick plays off of it too....

Special Teams Kickoff Coverage Tips

Special Teams Kickoff Coverage Tips

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 26, 2023

It's that time of the year when special teams coaches who are a little long in the tooth expose a young coach's kickoff coverage coaching....

Youth Football 2 Back Slot Play Action Pass

Youth Football 2 Back Slot Play Action Pass

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 25, 2023

The FirstDown PlayBook 2 Back Slot offense affords a Pop Warner coach to begin teaching how to attack youth football zone coverage....

Teach Me Coach. Don’t Embarrass Me.

Teach Me Coach. Don’t Embarrass Me.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 24, 2023

A good football coach will be teaching and correcting. Not belittling. This is true for youth football coaches in Pop Warner & NFL Flag too....

Youth Football Single Wing & More

Youth Football Single Wing & More

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 19, 2023

The youth football Single Wing still has a place for a Pop Warner coach who understands that throwing the football is difficult....

Teaching Football Can Mean Less Talking

Teaching Football Can Mean Less Talking

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 18, 2023

Teaching youth football can mean less talking and more demonstrating. Above all else make sure your players are working more than listening....

Youth Football  Pirate Stunt & More

Youth Football Pirate Stunt & More

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 17, 2023

A simple and effective youth football Pirate stunt is exactly what your Pop warner defense needs to stop the B gap run....

Youth Football Trips Formation & More

Youth Football Trips Formation & More

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 13, 2023

Our youth football Trips formation gives you a three receiver side but also protects both edges for your young Pop Warner aged players....

Mental Reps Are Crucial To Your Backups

Mental Reps Are Crucial To Your Backups

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 12, 2023

Mental reps are often an overlooked teaching tool. Most people, and especially youth football athletes are visual learners. ...

Youth Football 5-3 Under Defense & More

Youth Football 5-3 Under Defense & More

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 11, 2023

The FirstDown PlayBook 5-3 Under youth football defense is probably our least understood but it gives your Pop Warner defense leverage....

Youth Football Split Backs Formation & More

Youth Football Split Backs Formation & More

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 9, 2023

The FirstDown PlayBook youth football Split Backs formation is similar to Jumbo but your Pop Warner offense can attack the perimeter better....

Choose Your Press Box Coaches Carefully

Choose Your Press Box Coaches Carefully

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 8, 2023

Head coaches need to be very careful when it comes to choosing your press box coaches for game day. This means your personnel ID coach too....