Defensive Coordinator
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?...
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....
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....
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....
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
There is a big difference in drawing your football play up against a sound defense and a realistic defense. ...
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. ...
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....
Evaluating How Much Was Taught
When football coaches start evaluating a season it is often about evaluating how much was taught and how well....
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....
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....
New! Practice Scripts & Cards Made Easy
The new FirstDown PlayBook Practice Scripts tool improves how football coaches prepare their practice cards and scripts....