defensive coaching
Can You Make Defensive Adjustments?
I asked a veteran Texas high school coach what FirstDown PlayBook could do to help coaches the most. Instantly he said defensive adjustments....
Youth Football Shaded Nose Technique
FirstDown PlayBook thinks that playing a youth football shaded nose makes a lot more sense than trying to teach a zero nose technique....
3 Ways To Youth Football Defensive Line Help
Coaching a youth football defensive line just got a lot easier because there are now three distinct ways FirstDown PlayBook helps you....
Youth Football Defensive Line Technique Series
The hardest position to coach is the youth football defensive line. You're asking young players to do something they've never done before....
Free Safety Gets Involved On This Zone Dog Pressure
Bringing zone dog pressure with the free safety can take nerves of steel especially if your strong safety hasn't played the middle much....
Defensive Pressure Packages
FirstDown PlayBook offers a defensive football coach several different ways to find sound defensive pressure that fits their specific scheme....
Red Zone Bracket Coverage Is $
The coverages that you use out in the field are often not enough in the red zone. This is where red zone bracket coverage is your friend....
30 Front Empty Adjustments
A defensive coordinator must be prepared to adjust to any formation, shift, trade, or motion. Today we will use this 30 front as an example....
Zone Read Beater: Zone Dog Pressure
The zone read can be a headache for defensive coordinators if the quarterback is comfortable. This zone dog pressure can help prevent that....
Invert Coverage As A Run Stopper
Invert coverage allows you to predetermine that a safety or both safeties will drop down in the box on the snap of the ball....
Oregon Short Yardage 4I Technique Pays Off
This Oregon short yardage defense is a great example of how one simple 4I technique can make all the difference in the world....
Buckeyes Defense Baits Penn State On 4th Down
Let's get it out of the way early. The Ohio State Buckeyes defense is good and they are the core of this 2023 team...