FirstDown PlayBook™ Reviews by Football Coaches

“As an old school coach who’s struggled with technology, FirstDown PlayBook has been a game-changer. It’s allowed us to include details, coaching points and color to our playbooks and team presentations. It’s an absolutely effective teaching aid!”

Gerry Gallagher

Special Teams Coach - Delbarton School, NJ

“I was introduced a few years ago and have been hooked ever since. As a defensive coordinator, FirstDown PlayBook has a ton of ideas to use in any defense. If it’s looking for a new scheme or a wrinkle in the defense, there is a wealth of knowledge.”

Joe Lebryk

Co-Defensive Coordinator - Lexington Christian Academy, KY

“For high school football there are so many tools that are designed to help coaches better serve their players.  FirstDown Playbook has carefully developed a product that is not only user-friendly, but also driven by the folks who will ultimately use it in-season and out.”

Rick Snead

Head Coach - Calvert High School, MD

“FirstDown PlayBook is different. It is done BY coaches, FOR coaches.  This is not an app developed by ‘computer guys’. The depth and detail that has gone into this site is very impressive. The value is second to none.”

Doug Hurt

Head Coach - Castle High School, IN

“FirstDown PlayBook is an essential tool for our program. I used similar products, but this is SUPERIOR. My coaches and players are communicating more effectively and the results speak for themselves.”

Tony Santos

Former Head Coach - De Anza College, CA

“FirstDown PlayBook is fast and easy. We literally used it on our college clinic visits to create the additions and changes which gave us the ability to put everything in our terminology. By far, the best tool of its kind on the market today.”

Scott Criner

Head Coach - Rocky Mountain High School, ID

“I would highly recommend FirstDown PlayBook to any coach at any level. It has helped me in being more efficient with our special teams installs, our practice structure and our weekly game planning. It has given us the ability to get information to our staff and players in a more detailed manner.”

Lane Powell

Former Special Teams Coordinator - Alcorn State University, MS

“In only our third year of the program, and just my second year as Head Coach, we won the VISAA Division III State Championship. I used FirstDown PlayBook this season extensively and the level of preparation it provided to our team made a huge difference.”

Hugh Brown

Head Coach - St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School, VA

“The amount of defensive help that FirstDown PlayBook offers a coach far surpasses anything I have seen anywhere else.”

Joe Cullen

Defensive Line Coach - Kansas City Chiefs

“As a first-year youth football coach with the UQA Lions, FDPB helped me immensely last year with understanding the game and teaching it to our young players. The detail that FDPB provided with the play drawings and coaching points proved to be such a solid tool for me that I decided to make it available […]

Dale Walls

UQA Lions Youth Football, Centreville, MD

“I saw how much our ARQ Athletics 7on7  program was using FirstDown PlayBook and it just made sense to provide it for our Elkhorn Athletic Youth Football coaches as well. It has been a tremendous asset for our coaches and that will only be magnified next year when the coaches can edit the plays.”

Eric Crouch

2001 Heisman Trophy Winner, Youth Coach, Midland University Assistant

“FirstDown PlayBook has a wealth of offensive ideas in an easy-to-use website for all levels of coaching. As an offensive coach looking for weekly game planning ideas, FirstDown PlayBook allows a coach to quickly and easily flip through thousands of offensive plays.”

Alex Van Pelt

Offensive Assistant - Los Angeles Rams