4-3 Under Base Defense
Posted on February 19th, 2022
Let’s slow down today to look at FirstDown PlayBook’s 4-3 Under Base defense. Sometimes as football coaches we spit wo...
View MoreCoach So Your Mom Could Understand It
Posted on January 28th, 2022
When you have spent your entire adult life as a coach working on football it can change you in a lot of ways including how you com...
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Gun Wing T Buck Sweep From Empty
Posted on December 31st, 2021
It's the holiday season but that has not stopped us from adding another way to run your Gun Wing T Buck Sweep....
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Spread Wing T Installation Update
Posted on December 9th, 2021
There are a lot of good coaches who are finding creative ways to expand on the traditional Wing T offense. It's a fun study for us...
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Pistol Wing T & Spread Option Installs
Posted on November 30th, 2021
The new Pistol Wing T and Spread Option installs will open the traditional Wing T and FlexBone offenses up a little for you....
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Oregon’s Unbalanced Run Game Touchdown
Posted on October 24th, 2021
Let's take a look at one example of Oregon's unbalanced run game. This resulted in a 43 yard game difference touchdown vs UCLA yes...
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“Coach” Is A Huge Powerful Word
Posted on October 14th, 2021
As a coach, the past week has been frustrating because our game has done much more to tear down those barriers than it has to buil...
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Florida Speed Option Vs Alabama
Posted on September 19th, 2021
When two good teams play they force the other team to make mistakes with their speed and talent. This Florida speed option as a go...
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This Week’s Featured Team: Georgia Bulldog Defense
Posted on September 5th, 2021
This week's FirstDown PlayBook Featured Team is the Georgia Bulldogs defense. Congrats to Kirby Smart & his staff for a great plan...
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It’s Not A Power Run Unless It Has This
Posted on August 31st, 2021
We saw a Facebook post this weekend and it got us thinking that we should slow down and explain what makes a power a power run in ...
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Tight End Explosive? Yes.
Posted on August 27th, 2021
There are a lot of ways to create explosives but let's be honest, Tight Ends are not a part of most of them....
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FirstDown PlayBook: Celebrating 10 Years & Counting
Posted on August 17th, 2021
Today FirstDown PlayBook celebrates 10 years since we began with a simple idea that would end up helping tens of thousands of foot...
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