College football

Special Teams Punt Return Clinic

Special Teams Punt Return Clinic

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 8, 2021

I once worked with a very good NFL coach who described a lot of special teams as "one man whipping another man's ass." ...

Work On Your Game Day Adjustments Now

Work On Your Game Day Adjustments Now

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 21, 2021

Coordinators go into the game with a call sheet. It is also good to take an adjustment sheet into the game. "If this happens then go to this"...

Halftime Adjustments: Get It Fixed Now!

Halftime Adjustments: Get It Fixed Now!

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 19, 2021

Being a coordinator is not about when your quarterback just takes off and runs when your plan or the numbers are not great....

Halftime Adjustments: It’s Bad At Half…The Case For Standing Pat.

Halftime Adjustments: It’s Bad At Half…The Case For Standing

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 18, 2021

The likelihood of you coming up with something in the next 30 minutes that you did not over the course of the week is not good....

Halftime Adjustments: First Half Is Bad. Stand Pat or Adjust?

Halftime Adjustments: First Half Is Bad. Stand Pat or Adjust?

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 17, 2021

You're heading into the locker room at half and you are down by 16. It's not a good situation. Are you going to adjust or stand pat? ...

Ottawa Women’s Flag Football 2 Deep Disguise

Ottawa Women’s Flag Football 2 Deep Disguise

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 12, 2021

Here is one very simple 2 deep disguise that Liz Sowers and her Ottawa flag football staff used in the national championship game....

Ottawa Claims First Women’s Flag Football Championship

Ottawa Claims First Women’s Flag Football Championship

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 10, 2021

There is only one "first" national champion and the Ottawa University women's flag football team will forever hold that honor....

Slot Blocks Still Count…

Slot Blocks Still Count…

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 8, 2021

This play shows why there is still merit in having your receivers block instead of running screens all day long....

Northwestern Takes Down The King

Northwestern Takes Down The King

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 4, 2021

We thought Morningside was in a basic man free coverage but then we thought it was a split field version of quarters. What do you think?...

Lindsey Wilson Makes 4×1 =6

Lindsey Wilson Makes 4×1 =6

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 13, 2021

Empty backfield sets are not necessarily anything different these days. However, 4x1 configurations are a lot less used as opposed to 3x2. ...

Consider Your Football PlayBook Source…

Consider Your Football PlayBook Source…

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 21, 2021

Having every defense Belichick and Saban ran this season is like having a dictionary and expecting to be like Shakespeare....

The Football Play Drawing Matters

The Football Play Drawing Matters

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 20, 2021

At the end of the day, what separates FirstDown PlayBook from others is that we think the football play drawing matters....