high school football coaching

All 22 Tuesday: Florida State Setting Up More
This FirstDown PlayBook All 22 Tuesday play was called at just the right time by Florida State but Southern Miss you better beware....

Red Zone Sprint Pass Scissors Concept
Coaches who have been disciplined about incorporating the sprint pass game in the 7on7 offseason will benefit on red zone concepts like this....

Special Teams Kickoff Coverage Tips
It's that time of the year when special teams coaches who are a little long in the tooth expose a young coach's kickoff coverage coaching....

Mental Reps Are Crucial To Your Backups
Mental reps are often an overlooked teaching tool. Most people, and especially youth football athletes are visual learners. ...

Choose Your Press Box Coaches Carefully
Head coaches need to be very careful when it comes to choosing your press box coaches for game day. This means your personnel ID coach too....

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....

How To Run A Football Scout Team (Part 2)
If you spend all of your practice time getting your football scout team's vests, jerseys or skull caps on you are wasting valuable time....

Coach, Can You Put A $ Value On Your Time?
Regardless of if you coach college football, high school football, youth football or flag football there is a $ value on your time....

Youth Football Practice Plan (Part 2)
Your youth football practice plan should not differ from Belichick's in as much as you have blocked off periods to teach specific things....

FirstDown PlayBook Player App Is Live
The FirstDown PlayBook Player App is now available for all FirstDown PlayBook Team account members. There is a FastBreak PlayBook App too!...

FirstDown PlayBook 8 Man Football & More
FirstDown PlayBook has been a valuable resource for 8 man football coaches for several years now. 6 man, 9 man & 12 man football coaches too. ...

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....