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!)
Youth Football Toss Sweep
This youth football toss sweep is a perfect example of how a detailed drawing can help your young players see the reaction of the defense....
Backside Inside Zone Blocking
The zone read and the RPO has made backside inside zone blocking harder to find. Quarterbacks handle much of it these days. ...
Use Multiple Formations Not Pass Concepts
The age old debate about how much offense is too much is always relevant. Using too many pass concepts is a common mistake of young coaches....
No Contract Team Memberships
There are no contracts involved with a FirstDown Playbook Team membership. You sign your team up for a one year deal and you are good to go....
3 Reasons To Work On Youth Football Defense Now
When it comes to youth football offensive help vs finding help for your youth football defense it is a very lopsided affair....
Football Technique Work Time Is Hard To Find
As we watched the two NFL games last night one thing became apparent. It is still hard for coaches to find time for football technique work....
9 Man Football F-Counter
We have consulted with some excellent 9 man football coaches as we have grown this section. This 9 man football F Weak Counter is one example....
Pistol Wing T & Spread Option Installs
The new Pistol Wing T and Spread Option installs will open the traditional Wing T and FlexBone offenses up a little for you....
Congratulations Youth Football Champs & All Stars!
FirstDown PlayBook wants to slow down today and congratulate all of the 2021 season youth football champs and all stars....
Find Route Combinations Instantly
Today we want to spend a couple of paragraphs to show you how you can instantly find 2 and 3 man route combinations on FirstDown PlayBook....
Coach, Your Presentation Matters
I see coaches every day who think that they are so good that their presentation does not matter. That's a big mistake in the year 2021....
Blocked Punt? The Culprit Might Be Your Punter.
Whenever you see a punt blocked the announcers race to find a flaw with protection but rarely point out the main culprit...the punter....