Defensive Coordinator
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Defensive End Hat Read Change Up
You are coaching your youth football defensive end to get their eyes back inside vs an outside release but that's not enough. What Now?...
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Youth Football Pirate Stunt & More
A simple and effective youth football Pirate stunt is exactly what your Pop warner defense needs to stop the B gap run....
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33 Nickel Knife Defensive Pressure
When you dial up a defensive pressure you had better have rules that are sound vs any formation that the offense comes out in....
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Difference in 4-2-5 Defense & 4-3?
Way too much is made of the difference in a 4-2-5 and a 4-3 defense. It mostly comes from internet coaches who don't have a football base....
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Defending The Wing T & FlexBone Offenses
Defending the Wing T and FlexBone offenses is hard. This one simple tool in FirstDown PlayBook can make it easier for coaches & players....
![No Sound Defense Would Line Up Like This](https://firstdown.playbooktech.com/coaches-community/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Realistic-Defenses.png)
No Sound Defense Would Line Up Like This
There is a big difference in drawing your football play up against a sound defense and a realistic defense. ...
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FDPB Find A Play: 30 Front Cross Dog
Defensive pressure like this 30 front cross dog gives you a chance for a sack or tackle for loss when you call it. ...
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Cowboys 6 Man Pressure Gets Home
The All 22 play we are featuring today is a Cowboys 6 man pressure that got to Matt Ryan in the second quarter....
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Evaluating How Much Was Taught
When football coaches start evaluating a season it is often about evaluating how much was taught and how well....
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Get Home With Nickel Knife Fire Zone 3
We call this pressure Nickel Knife Fire Zone 3. It is one of over 57 different varsity defensive pressures in FirstDown PlayBook....
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Bucs Roll Up To Cover 3 For Pick 6
When Tampa Bay rolled up to a cover 3 look vs Jameis Winston on Sunday, we promise you that he never saw it happening....
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New! Practice Scripts & Cards Made Easy
The new FirstDown PlayBook Practice Scripts tool improves how football coaches prepare their practice cards and scripts....