defensive coaching

Youth Football Shaded Nose Technique

Youth Football Shaded Nose Technique

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 23, 2025

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

3 Ways To Youth Football Defensive Line Help

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 17, 2025

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

Youth Football Defensive Line Technique Series

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 25, 2025

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

Free Safety Gets Involved On This Zone Dog Pressure

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 9, 2025

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

Defensive Pressure Packages

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 1, 2024

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 $

Red Zone Bracket Coverage Is $

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 21, 2024

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

30 Front Empty Adjustments

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 5, 2024

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

Zone Read Beater: Zone Dog Pressure

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 30, 2024

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 As A Run Stopper

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 16, 2023

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

Oregon Short Yardage 4I Technique Pays Off

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 31, 2023

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

Buckeyes Defense Baits Penn State On 4th Down

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 24, 2023

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...

Youth Football Defensive Line Slant Technique

Youth Football Defensive Line Slant Technique

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 21, 2023

Youth football defensive lines are often undersized and if that is your situation then you may need to incorporate the slant technique....