high school football coaching

Communicating Man Vs Zone Coverage

Communicating Man Vs Zone Coverage

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 10, 2022

It is not enough to see the same thing. Your receiver should communicate man vs zone coverage to confirm the coverage to the quarterback....

Stop Re-Drawing Your Practice Cards

Stop Re-Drawing Your Practice Cards

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 4, 2022

The fact that some football coaches spend way too much time drawing practice cards is just...well, a fact. Some of it is self inflicted....

Does Your Off Season Workout Show Up On The Field?

Does Your Off Season Workout Show Up On The Field?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 2, 2022

Ever been part of an off-season football workout and right after you finished you asked yourself, "What the hell did we just do there?...

Bulk Delete Your Plays

Bulk Delete Your Plays

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 29, 2022

It's transition time for football coaches. This is why the bulk delete function has shown up for you in FirstDown PlayBook right on time....

Field Goal Operation Clutch For 4 NFL Teams

Field Goal Operation Clutch For 4 NFL Teams

by Taylor Mehlhaff on Jan 25, 2022

How many of the four NFL playoff games came down to the field goal operation this past weekend? Yes, we all know the answer is all four. ...

Boots, Nakeds & Waggles

Boots, Nakeds & Waggles

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 24, 2022

Moving the QB outside of the pocket on boots, waggles & naked is more of the norm than exception these days. Watch the games this weekend? ...

FirstDown PlayBook Linemen View

FirstDown PlayBook Linemen View

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 20, 2022

The new FirstDown PlayBook Linemen View changes a lot for interior line coaches. That's not all. Every coach will teach better with this....

Hot 1 Kickoff Cover Changeup

Hot 1 Kickoff Cover Changeup

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 18, 2022

This Hot 1 kickoff cover changeup is a good example of how you can dictate what the return unit can do and then have an answer for it. ...

Backside Inside Zone Blocking

Backside Inside Zone Blocking

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 15, 2022

The zone read and the RPO has made backside inside zone blocking harder to find. Quarterbacks handle much of it these days. ...

Introduce The Stick Nod Change Up

Introduce The Stick Nod Change Up

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 14, 2022

When you do change up your route tree, it's good to have a reason for it. This is why we want to talk about the Stick Nod today....

3 Reasons Your Offense Isn’t Playing Fast

3 Reasons Your Offense Isn’t Playing Fast

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 13, 2022

We coach our players to "play hard" and "go full speed". Here are 3 reasons your offense may not be playing fast and how you can fix it....

Use Multiple Formations Not Pass Concepts

Use Multiple Formations Not Pass Concepts

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 12, 2022

The age old debate about how much offense is too much is always relevant. Using too many pass concepts is a common mistake of young coaches....