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!)
3 Ways To Coach High School Football Better
If you coach high school football, FirstDown PlayBook offers you three different ways you can coach better and for less money....
FirstDown PlayBook Defensive Terminology
The FirstDown PlayBook Defensive Terminology is a great example of what every coach must have, especially youth football coaches....
Your First Youth Football Play
The first youth football play you install should be a simple play that gives your offense a chance for success but also teaches fundamentals....
You Never Lose Your PlayBook Work
Here is our FirstDown PlayBook pledge to you: As a coach, you will never lose your playbook work regardless of how long you are away....
Football Program Vertical Alignment
There's a chance that your 2027 football state championship has already been decided by schools who use football program vertical alignment....
3-3-5 Defense In Find a PlayBook Soon
On April 15 FirstDown PlayBook will launch a 3-3-5 Defense playbook in your Find a PlayBook area. This short video gives you a sneak peek....
Youth Football Find A PlayBook
FirstDown PlayBook has now made life even easier for a busy parent with the addition of our Youth Football Find a PlayBook section....
7on7 Vertical Stretch With Answers
There is a school of thought that says you build your passing game deep to short. This 7on7 vertical stretch is a good example....
How To Find & Edit Football Plays
The short story is that FirstDown PlayBook offers you over 35,000 football plays, defenses & special teams schemes that you can edit....
Flag Football Zone Defense Pros & Cons
There are pros and cons to playing flag football zone defense. What is essential is that you understand where you are strong and weak....
5 Extra Things With a Full Team Membership
Today we take a look at the 5 main differences in a FirstDown PlayBook Team membership and a Single User membership....
More Beast Offense Defensive Adjustments
This Beast Beater slant is designed to offer you a changeup when defending the Pop Warner youth football Beast offense....