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!)
Halftime Adjustments: Get It Fixed Now!
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
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?
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
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....
You Choose The Player’s Size On Drawings
The younger players need play diagrams with big bold players and color. When it comes to older players, the scale of the field is important....
The “Beast” Offense Is Bad For Youth Football
We do not think the youth football "Beast' offense adds any value to our game. We think it is damaging to our game and even more so to the young players....
The Season Is Over. Now What? Your Offseason Organization Guide.
If you are a Head Coach there is no offseason! Here is an offseason guide to keep you stay organized and prioritizing things to do month by month....
Free Wilson Football Youth Plays
This free Wilson youth football playbook is just a sample of what you can get on FirstDown PlayBook. Now you can edit all of these plays!...