high school football coaching
Packers Steal FDPB Short Yardage Play
This FirstDown PlayBook short yardage play showed up at Lambeau field yesterday as the Packers needed one yard and Jordan Love was banged up....
“Show” Your Youth Football Players Who To Block
Your youth football players are visual learners. If you are coaching your Pop Warner team with just blocking rules you are going to struggle....
3 FirstDown PlayBook Programs To Watch
Today we would like to look at three different FirstDown PlayBook programs from different regions in the country who are having great seasons....
Defense Adjustments vs 27 Formations
FirstDown PlayBook learned a long time ago that if you are a Defensive Coordinator and cannot make defensive adjustments you're in trouble....
Unbalanced Formation Tackle Screen
This unbalanced formation Tackle Screen is a great trick play but it's better if you do some things to hide your intentions from the defense....
A Case For Corners Over Defense
Corners over allows a defense to be sound if the ball is snapped with or without motion. Personnel matchup is a big part of it....
Teach Football As Your Player Sees it
A common mistake football coaches make is they teach football as they see it and not the way the player sees it. FirstDown PlayBook can help....
It’s Period 5. Anyone Seen The Kickers?
One of the hardest jobs I ever had as a special teams coach was to manage the kickers, punters and snappers, especially during practice....
Slide Naked High Low Pass Play
As even Army & Navy are throwing the ball some in 2024, this simple Slide Naked high low pass can keep defenses honest vs your run game....
Shutdown The A Gap Run With Pirate Stunt
You are the Defensive Coordinator and they are pounding your defense in the weak side B gap. Put a stop to it with this Pirate stunt....
Create Field Position With a Field Goal Pooch Punt
Creating field position may not be the most sexy thing around these days but this field goal pooch punt just might win you a football game...
Wing T Midline Option
Reading the B gap defender on this Wing T Midline Option gives the play caller both option football and power football. ...