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!)

Football PlayBook Technology Tailors Your Search

Football PlayBook Technology Tailors Your Search

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 26, 2021

Once you, the coach. begins to make selections we use our smart technology to get you where you want to be FAST!...

Immediate 7on7 Defense Help

Immediate 7on7 Defense Help

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 22, 2021

For every 7on7 snap ever taken on offense there has been a defensive coverage played too. FirstDown PlayBook gets this. ...

Youth & Flag Football Wrist Sheets In Seconds

Youth & Flag Football Wrist Sheets In Seconds

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 15, 2021

The FirstDown PlayBook wristband sheets are a quick, easy and efficient way to communicate with your youth flag football team....

Keeping “Football” In Football PlayBook

Keeping “Football” In Football PlayBook

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 11, 2021

As a football coach, you understand what it's like to develop a player or a team. Here at FirstDown PlayBook we are doing the same thing....

Who Do I Block Coach?… Coach?

Who Do I Block Coach?… Coach?

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 26, 2021

Put yourself in the position of the youth football player in a three point stance thinking…"Coach really didn't talk much about where the defense would be."...

Flag Football PlayBooks Just Got Faster Too!

Flag Football PlayBooks Just Got Faster Too!

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 25, 2021

The one obvious thing that affects every FirstDown PlayBook coach. Speed. This includes all of our flag football coaches too....

Work On Your Game Day Adjustments Now

Work On Your Game Day Adjustments Now

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 21, 2021

Coordinators go into the game with a call sheet. It is also good to take an adjustment sheet into the game. "If this happens then go to this"...

Halftime Adjustments: Get It Fixed Now!

Halftime Adjustments: Get It Fixed Now!

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 19, 2021

Being a coordinator is not about when your quarterback just takes off and runs when your plan or the numbers are not great....

Halftime Adjustments: It’s Bad At Half…The Case For Standing Pat.

Halftime Adjustments: It’s Bad At Half…The Case For Standing

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 18, 2021

The likelihood of you coming up with something in the next 30 minutes that you did not over the course of the week is not good....

Halftime Adjustments: First Half Is Bad. Stand Pat or Adjust?

Halftime Adjustments: First Half Is Bad. Stand Pat or Adjust?

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 17, 2021

You're heading into the locker room at half and you are down by 16. It's not a good situation. Are you going to adjust or stand pat? ...

6 Man & 8 Man Football? Yes & Then Some

6 Man & 8 Man Football? Yes & Then Some

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 18, 2021

A coach asked us about our 6 man football plays and it took us a moment to realize that he didn't know we had a varsity and a youth section....

Your Time. Your Players’ Attention.

Your Time. Your Players’ Attention.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 9, 2021

We (NFL coaches) have created a place where you can go get well drawn football plays and then edit them to fit your team's needs. ...