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!)
Teaching Young Quarterbacks Coverage
When teaching a young quarterback about reading coverage, give them specific keys. The Free Safety will tell them all they need to know....
4-3 Under Base Defense
Let’s slow down today to look at FirstDown PlayBook’s 4-3 Under Base defense. Sometimes as football coaches we spit words out like “over” and “under”...
Youth FootBall 5-3 Bear Defense
Looking to be strong up the middle with your youth football defense? FirstDown PlayBook's youth football 5-3 Bear defense might be for you....
No Football Officials…No Football
Tennessee high school football games will be played on Thursday & Friday nights this fall because of a lack of officials. We better wake up....
Bigger & Better Flag Football Wristband Sheets
The FirstDown PlayBook flag football wristband sheets are an excellent way to teach your younger players and they just got much better....
6v6 Trips Flag Football Formation Perfect For Young Eyes
FirstDown PlayBook's 6v6 Trips Flag Football formation can help your young quarterback stay focused on one half the field....
Youth Football Wing T Jet Sweep
There are many different formations to run it out of, but today we will introduce the jet sweep to you out of the youth football Wing T....
Does Your Off Season Workout Show Up On The Field?
Ever been part of an off-season football workout and right after you finished you asked yourself, "What the hell did we just do there?...
Youth Flag Football Fun Includes Learning
"I want it to be fun for the kids". You hear that a lot when it comes to youth sports, especially when youth flag football is the sport....
Coach So Your Mom Could Understand It
When you have spent your entire adult life as a coach working on football it can change you in a lot of ways including how you communicate....
Boots, Nakeds & Waggles
Moving the QB outside of the pocket on boots, waggles & naked is more of the norm than exception these days. Watch the games this weekend? ...
Adult 7v7 Flag: NFL Philly Special
The NFL Philly Special brings a lot to the table when it comes to catching a defense flat-footed. Your adult flag team can use it too....