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Unbalanced Formations Made Easy

Unbalanced Formations Made Easy

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 9, 2022

Unbalanced formations can be tricky. They are tricky because they return you to the roots of the game of football. ...

Peel Pressure Let’s You “Cheat”

Peel Pressure Let’s You “Cheat”

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 7, 2022

There are details with a peel pressure that must be coached well or you will have the offense's best player with the ball running free....

Calling Your Vertical Pass Game Enough?

Calling Your Vertical Pass Game Enough?

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 6, 2022

Sometimes the best place to look to solve your vertical pass game problems is in the mirror. Are you stretching the field vertically enough?...

Flag Football Bunch Formation Creates Problems

Flag Football Bunch Formation Creates Problems

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 5, 2022

Getting a heavy dose of man coverage means you should be dialing up crossing routes & calling them from your flag football bunch formation....

Want Numbers? Quarterback Power Read

Want Numbers? Quarterback Power Read

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 4, 2022

The quarterback carrying the football evens the numbers up. The quarterback power read we look at today has this and a lot more....

Give Your QB & X Some Space(ing)

Give Your QB & X Some Space(ing)

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 2, 2022

The Spacing concept is such a great way to get the football out of a quarterback's hand and many coaches run it out of multiple formations. ...

Attack Outside With This Kickoff Return

Attack Outside With This Kickoff Return

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 1, 2022

Kickoff return coaches are almost forced to move more players forward in the formation. That does not change the width of the field though....

Youth Football Man Coverage Tips

Youth Football Man Coverage Tips

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 30, 2022

You can break youth football man coverage down into counting to 1-2-3. That is after you teach your team about what makes a player eligible....

Edit Your NFL Flag Plays For Wristbands

Edit Your NFL Flag Plays For Wristbands

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 29, 2022

About one week before you start practicing you realize you have to create plays, a playbook and wristband sheets for your NFL Flag team. ...

Bring Pressure To The Protection Back

Bring Pressure To The Protection Back

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 28, 2022

Once you figure out which way the center is turning this pressure to the protection back is easier to arrive at than you might think....

Level Football PlayBook Playing Field

Level Football PlayBook Playing Field

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 27, 2022

One of FirstDown PlayBook's earliest goals was to create a level playing field for football playbooks. Level playing fields are hard to find....

Split Zone Bubble RPO

Split Zone Bubble RPO

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 26, 2022

This split zone bubble screen RPO is a good example of how versatile players make an offense so dangerous. ...