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FirstDown PlayBook Team Account

FirstDown PlayBook Team Account

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 13, 2024

In this video coach Charlie Coiner takes you through all of the things that come with a $700 FirstDown PlayBook Team account....

Annual AFCA Convention Thoughts

Annual AFCA Convention Thoughts

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 9, 2024

The 2024 AFCA convention provided us with several thoughts about the direction of football coaching including Nick Saban and young coaches. ...

Drawing Scout Team Cards With Hudl?

Drawing Scout Team Cards With Hudl?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 19, 2023

We have run a few look teams and drawn a few scout team cards before. Hudl has not. Stop punishing your assistant coaches. Help them....

Yes, Football Clinics Are Expensive

Yes, Football Clinics Are Expensive

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 28, 2023

When you start adding up the cost associated with attending a football clinic it brings pause to a lot of football coaches out there....

Good Football Coaches Communicate

Good Football Coaches Communicate

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 25, 2023

Sometimes you would think motivation and culture is all it takes to coach. FirstDown PlayBook knows good football coaches communicate well. ...

Eagles Jet Sweep Freezes Chiefs’ Linemen

Eagles Jet Sweep Freezes Chiefs’ Linemen

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 21, 2023

The Eagles ran this jet sweep with a level of precision and speed that there was no need to even block the Chiefs' defensive line....

Special Teams: Always Force The Punt

Special Teams: Always Force The Punt

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 18, 2023

It seems elementary but you must force the punt every time or you put your punt returner in an impossible situation and risk a fake....

Coaching Notes & Text Box Features

Coaching Notes & Text Box Features

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 16, 2023

FirstDown PlayBook has given you two distinct and powerful ways to be a better teacher. Coaching notes are a very important part of this....

Better Way To Install Your Game Plan

Better Way To Install Your Game Plan

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 13, 2023

No high school football coach wants their players seeing too much on game week. That's why you should install your game plan this way....

All 22 Tuesday: Florida State Setting Up More

All 22 Tuesday: Florida State Setting Up More

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 5, 2023

This FirstDown PlayBook All 22 Tuesday play was called at just the right time by Florida State but Southern Miss you better beware....

Choose Your Press Box Coaches Carefully

Choose Your Press Box Coaches Carefully

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 8, 2023

Head coaches need to be very careful when it comes to choosing your press box coaches for game day. This means your personnel ID coach too....

How To Run A Football Scout Team (Part 2)

How To Run A Football Scout Team (Part 2)

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 28, 2023

If you spend all of your practice time getting your football scout team's vests, jerseys or skull caps on you are wasting valuable time....