FirstDown PlayBook Templates = Time Saved
Anytime a football coach repeats work that could be saved then it is time wasted. Sounds like a brash statement, but in a world where you can’t find a football coach who seems to have ample time to prepare each week, it is not. The FirstDown PlayBook Templates tool was created to help solve that very problem.
Some football coaches treat drawing plays, defenses scout team cards, etc like they do individual period with their players. They act like getting multiple reps is a good thing. For your players…yes. For a coach…no.
How many times are you going to draw that comeback route? Do you really think that drawing the Wing T Buck Sweep against an over front 57 times makes you a better coach? No, it does not. It makes you feel good that you know how to draw it, but make no mistake, it is wasted time.
Anyone who has spent any time drawing football plays and defenses knows that the more you prepare ahead of time the better off you are. The new FirstDown PlayBook “My Templates” area is built precisely on this foundation. Today we want to give you a tip or two on how to create great route templates.
When you use the FirstDown PlayBook “My Templates” section you want your templates to be as easy to use as possible. In this video we explain how you can actually use another recent FirstDown PlayBook feature to do this. You can now use the new zoom feature while in edit mode to create even bigger, better templates.
Find Your Custom Plays By What You Name Them
We have had an overwhelming response to the “MyTemplates” section since we released it. At this stage of the game there are FirstDown PlayBook coaches who just click on a blocking scheme, a defensive front or a route as opposed to redrawing them. Flag football coaches are starting to get in on the act too.
For these coaches, that time saved equates to more time preparing for the next opponent. It can be more time working with your players who need to be taught. However, most importantly, it can mean you get home in time to see your family before they are asleep. Hard to measure the importance of that.
