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Six Man Football Offense

Six Man Football Offense

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 30, 2020

Attention to detail for the six man football plays will be a big part of this, just as it is in the other areas of the varsity section....

Screens, Tight Ends & Fullbacks Dominate NFL TV

Screens, Tight Ends & Fullbacks Dominate NFL TV

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 22, 2019

The death of the fullback has been greatly exaggerated. Who could have seen this coming, except for every older football coach out there....

Bills Make Playoffs With Defensive Pressure

Bills Make Playoffs With Defensive Pressure

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 17, 2019

Today on All 22 Tuesday we will dissect a Buffalo Bills pressure that was used in the Steelers game at least twice on Sunday night. ...

Evaluating An Offensive Coordinator

Evaluating An Offensive Coordinator

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 11, 2019

Consider that every time an offensive coordinator calls a game it could be seen as an on the job interview for head coaching vacancies. ...

LSU Crosser Corner Creates 6!

LSU Crosser Corner Creates 6!

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 9, 2019

Joe Burrow has been picking on the weak safety out of 3x1 all season long. This time however he snaps his head back to the opposite corner of the field....

Kansas State Football. Good Coaches Study Archives

Kansas State Football. Good Coaches Study Archives

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 2, 2019

Last week Kansas State threw this little wrinkle in that we can guarantee you had the Kansas linebacker coach working overtime on run keys....

40 Seconds Left. Gamecocks Attempt 57 Yard Field Goal.

40 Seconds Left. Gamecocks Attempt 57 Yard Field Goal.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 13, 2019

End of the Georgia and South Carolina game and the Gamecocks had the ball 4th and 3 at the Georgia 40 yard line with 40 seconds left in regulation....

High School Coaches Can Change A Building

High School Coaches Can Change A Building

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 4, 2019

Of all the personality traits that a coach must have to be successful, being a leader ranks up there. Coaches are used to conflict and aggressive behavior....

Massillon Shallow Cross & Drive Concepts

Massillon Shallow Cross & Drive Concepts

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 5, 2019

Here is one more example of Keith Grabowski's great work as he has tapped into the mind of Jarrett Troxler from Massillon Washington High School. ...

USA Football Article On NFL Shifts, Trades And Motions

USA Football Article On NFL Shifts, Trades And Motions

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 24, 2019

One of the biggest differences with coaching in the NFL is that you will line up each and every week with similar personnel to your opponent. ...

Great USA Football Article On Tight End Heavy RPO’s

Great USA Football Article On Tight End Heavy RPO’s

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 11, 2019

Brendan does a nice job here of detailing five different ways NFL teams incorporated a Tight End oriented attack with run pass option schemes. ...

Rugby Punting Using The Shield Punt Alignment

Rugby Punting Using The Shield Punt Alignment

by Chris Summers on May 27, 2018

We have since evolved into a two punter rugby punt system.  We have a right footed punter and a left footed punter on our team that are both now in the backfield like QB’s in the old...