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!)

PlayBook Tech Athletics Department Package

PlayBook Tech Athletics Department Package

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 16, 2023

Your new Athletics Department Package allows your football and basketball teams to combine forces to save your program a lot of money!...

How You Coach…Teach Football Matters

How You Coach…Teach Football Matters

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 13, 2023

When you teach football you are not excused from the reality that your players will glaze over in a matter of moments if you aren't on point....

Youth Football Blocking Schemes & Rules

Youth Football Blocking Schemes & Rules

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 12, 2023

Teaching youth football blocking is one of the hardest things to do correctly if you are an inexperienced coach. This can help....

Youth Football Jet Sweep

Youth Football Jet Sweep

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 9, 2023

There is a lot more to executing a youth football jet sweep than handing the ball off to the fastest kid on your team....

Youth Football Trap Play

Youth Football Trap Play

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 28, 2023

When you dial up a youth football trap play your job of blocking the play is going to be harder than if you coach in the NFL....

6 Month Team Memberships Available

6 Month Team Memberships Available

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 25, 2023

The FirstDown PlayBook 6 Month Team Membership allows a coaching staff to get started now. You can be more organized going into the season....

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. ...