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!)

Do Your Football Players Even See You?

Do Your Football Players Even See You?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 11, 2025

With every passing year, coaches have a harder job competing with your football players' attention. To be succinct, adapt or die....

For The Price Of One Football Helmet…

For The Price Of One Football Helmet…

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 7, 2025

For the cost of one football helmet you can help your coaches put important knowledge in every player's head you are protecting....

FirstDown PlayBook Wing T Counter & Boot Pass

FirstDown PlayBook Wing T Counter & Boot Pass

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 1, 2025

The FirstDown PlayBook Wing T Counter is hard enough on any defense. Throw in the Boot off of it and you might just have an explosive play....

4-2-5 Defense & 3-3-5 Defense Help

4-2-5 Defense & 3-3-5 Defense Help

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 25, 2025

FirstDown PlayBook has made it very easy to find 4-2-5 defense and 3-3-5 defense help that you can also edit to fit your team....

Scout Team Cards Make Or Break You

Scout Team Cards Make Or Break You

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 23, 2025

Regardless of if you are coaching tackle football or flag football, scout team cards are an important part of your practice preparation....

Football PlayBook Player Sizes By Age

Football PlayBook Player Sizes By Age

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 17, 2025

What you need for your football playbook drawings is as different as the age of the players you coach. FirstDown PlayBook gets that....

Sprint Out Pass Game Advantages

Sprint Out Pass Game Advantages

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 15, 2025

Here are at least four ways the sprint out pass gives you an advantage in the high school football passing game....

Football Scouting Report Made Easy

Football Scouting Report Made Easy

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 11, 2025

Many high school football and small college football programs do not provide a football scouting report because they think it is too hard....

Special Teams Hip By Technique Details

Special Teams Hip By Technique Details

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 5, 2025

Too often special teams coaches teach what to do if everything goes correctly. This "Hip By" technique helps a player when things go wrong....

FirstDown PlayBook Spread Wing T PlayBook

FirstDown PlayBook Spread Wing T PlayBook

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 3, 2025

It is now easier than ever to find your FirstDown PlayBook Spread Wing T PlayBook. We have put it in your "Find A PlayBook" section....

Pro Bowl Games Are One Version Of Flag Football

Pro Bowl Games Are One Version Of Flag Football

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 1, 2025

The Pro Bowl Games will feature flag football for the third year. There is hope that the NFL will understand that it is not 7on7 football....

Dissect Specific 7on7 Coverages

Dissect Specific 7on7 Coverages

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 30, 2025

When you line up to compete in a 7on7 event you normally have a pretty good idea what 7on7 coverage you will see. Attack that coverage....