college football coaching

The Transfer Portal Will Produce Better Teachers

The Transfer Portal Will Produce Better Teachers

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 18, 2024

The best teachers and football coaches are in the NFL for a reason. No, it’s not the money. The money comes because they are the best teachers and the best communicators. What is ...

3 FirstDown PlayBook Programs To Watch

3 FirstDown PlayBook Programs To Watch

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 29, 2024

Today we would like to look at three different FirstDown PlayBook programs from different regions in the country who are having great seasons....

It’s Period 5. Anyone Seen The Kickers?

It’s Period 5. Anyone Seen The Kickers?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 15, 2024

One of the hardest jobs I ever had as a special teams coach was to manage the kickers, punters and snappers, especially during practice....

Opponent Scouting Report Templates

Opponent Scouting Report Templates

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 6, 2024

Soon you and your football team will turn your attention to game one and your opponent scouting report. Take a look....

National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches

National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 8, 2024

The National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches (NCMFC) is devoted to preparing, promoting and producing minority football coaches...

Honest NFL 3×1 Passes Installed

Honest NFL 3×1 Passes Installed

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 27, 2024

We have installed the Honest NFL 3x1 passes and they are a 7on7 football coaches dream. These diagrams are better than what the NFL offers....

Texas Wesleyan Football Is About Stability

Texas Wesleyan Football Is About Stability

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 3, 2024

Texas Wesleyan football offers value where others may not. Having the same coach for four years is a plus on and off the football field...

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. ...