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!)

KISS. It’s A Football Drawing Tool.

KISS. It’s A Football Drawing Tool.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 3, 2024

You would be amazed at the most basic things that you cannot do with other football drawing tools. A base block and curved line are examples....

Flag Football Curl Flat Read

Flag Football Curl Flat Read

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 25, 2024

The flag football curl flat concept stretches the defense horizontally and vertically. It is effective no matter what numbers you play with....

Spread Wing T Belly RPO

Spread Wing T Belly RPO

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 20, 2024

The Spread Wing T offense is showing up a lot more around the NFL. Here is how you can get editable play diagrams for your football playbook....

FirstDown PlayBook PlayGrids Explained

FirstDown PlayBook PlayGrids Explained

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 18, 2024

The FirstDown PlayBook PlayGrids are becoming a coach favorite as they realize how easy it is to create position manuals & playbook installs....

Easily Create Your Football Formations

Easily Create Your Football Formations

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 16, 2024

FirstDown PlayBook has taken all of the work out of creating an offensive playbook football formations section....

Annual AFCA Convention Thoughts

Annual AFCA Convention Thoughts

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 9, 2024

The 2024 AFCA convention provided us with several thoughts about the direction of football coaching including Nick Saban and young coaches. ...

Tight Formations Can Create Home Run Throws

Tight Formations Can Create Home Run Throws

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 4, 2024

Tight formations can force the defense to play the coverage you need if you prove you can run the football. ...

Kinda Like The Green Bay Packers

Kinda Like The Green Bay Packers

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 1, 2024

Just like the Green Bay Packers, FirstDown PlayBook is not owned and guided by a wealthy owner or investor. Football coaches own us....

Modified Youth Football Too!

Modified Youth Football Too!

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 24, 2023

Modified youth football can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. One common denominator is FirstDown PlayBook....

Drawing Scout Team Cards With Hudl?

Drawing Scout Team Cards With Hudl?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 19, 2023

We have run a few look teams and drawn a few scout team cards before. Hudl has not. Stop punishing your assistant coaches. Help them....

Invert Coverage As A Run Stopper

Invert Coverage As A Run Stopper

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 16, 2023

Invert coverage allows you to predetermine that a safety or both safeties will drop down in the box on the snap of the ball....

Yes, Football Clinics Are Expensive

Yes, Football Clinics Are Expensive

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 28, 2023

When you start adding up the cost associated with attending a football clinic it brings pause to a lot of football coaches out there....