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!)
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....
Stretching Youth Football Players?
Let's be honest, stretching youth football players before practice happens for one of two reasons. Both are wrong....
Trick Plays & Special Teams Fakes
Trick plays and special teams fakes are always a good thing to have in your playbook but only if you have worked them for a few weeks. ...
FirstDown PlayBook FlexBone Buck Sweep
The FlexBone Buck Sweep is one of the most popular high school football and youth football plays being coached today....
PAT/FG Block Effort Is Revealing
How hard does a defense play? Just watch them on PAT/FG Block. If they play hard on that special teams play then they play hard all the time....
All 22 Tuesday: Gators Coaches Create Counter Space
Good coaches creates opportunities and this is exactly what the Florida Gators coaches did on this All 22 Tuesday play....
Defensive End Hat Read Change Up
You are coaching your youth football defensive end to get their eyes back inside vs an outside release but that's not enough. What Now?...
Flag Football Offers A Chance To Grow Too
A decision that many of you have had to make for your youngster lately is between youth tackle football or flag football....