high school football coaching
Keep It Simple And Don’t Out-Cute Yourself.
"Coach, I think we have a chance to line up and kick people's asses this year if we can just keep it simple." ...
FirstDown PlayBook Formation Stencils & Templates
We have drawn more plays than anyone on the planet. This has taught us that stencils and templates are a critical part of this process....
Clear Your FirstDown PlayBook Filters!
Punch in what you are looking for and it is there. That is unless you forget to clear your FirstDown PlayBook filters....
Keeping “Football” In Football PlayBook
As a football coach, you understand what it's like to develop a player or a team. Here at FirstDown PlayBook we are doing the same thing....
Special Teams Punt Return Clinic
I once worked with a very good NFL coach who described a lot of special teams as "one man whipping another man's ass." ...
Work On Your Game Day Adjustments Now
Coordinators go into the game with a call sheet. It is also good to take an adjustment sheet into the game. "If this happens then go to this"...
Halftime Adjustments: Get It Fixed Now!
Being a coordinator is not about when your quarterback just takes off and runs when your plan or the numbers are not great....
Halftime Adjustments: It’s Bad At Half…The Case For Standing
The likelihood of you coming up with something in the next 30 minutes that you did not over the course of the week is not good....
Halftime Adjustments: First Half Is Bad. Stand Pat or Adjust?
You're heading into the locker room at half and you are down by 16. It's not a good situation. Are you going to adjust or stand pat? ...
3-2-6 Defense Edge Pressure Vs Spread
Regardless of if it is a zone read, an RPO or passing game read, sometimes the defense needs to dictate the decision....
Strength & Conditioning For Kickers
We don't spend enough time talking about the specialists on your team. Here are some things to be considering this time of year....
Consider Your Football PlayBook Source…
Having every defense Belichick and Saban ran this season is like having a dictionary and expecting to be like Shakespeare....