high school football coaching

Spread Or Wing T Or Both. We Got It.

Spread Or Wing T Or Both. We Got It.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 6, 2025

Every year the high school debate rages. What is better? The Spread offense or the Wing T offense? As a head coach, you better know both....

FirstDown PlayBook Formation Guide

FirstDown PlayBook Formation Guide

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 2, 2025

How does FirstDown PlayBook make it so easy to find formations, plays and defenses? It all starts with the FirstDown PlayBook formation guide....

FirstDown PlayBook Route Tree Help

FirstDown PlayBook Route Tree Help

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 28, 2024

All good passing offenses start with teaching and installing a route tree. Without this your quarterback and receivers will struggle....

FirstDown PlayBook 7on7 Dagger Concept

FirstDown PlayBook 7on7 Dagger Concept

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 24, 2024

The FirstDown PlayBook 7on7 Dagger concept puts defenders in conflict of assignment as they carry a vertical and try to be sound underneath....

Attached Receiver Hot Route Fundamentals

Attached Receiver Hot Route Fundamentals

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 22, 2024

Quarterback sacks can sometimes be caused by the attached receiver not understanding the importance of hot route fundamentals....

The Transfer Portal Will Produce Better Teachers

The Transfer Portal Will Produce Better Teachers

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 18, 2024

So much wrong about the transfer portal but it will produce better college football coaches than we have ever had before....

Can’t Draw Football Plays? You Don’t Know It.

Can’t Draw Football Plays? You Don’t Know It.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 16, 2024

FirstDown PlayBook thinks there is a difference in a football fan and a football expert. An expert should be able to draw football plays....

East Coast Coaches Meet Caleb Holfoth

East Coast Coaches Meet Caleb Holfoth

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 10, 2024

Caleb Holfoth is a "football junkie" and if you coach football on the eastern side of the United States then you are the beneficiary....

Special Teams: Value Of A Squib Kick

Special Teams: Value Of A Squib Kick

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 8, 2024

Every Head Coach or Special Teams Coordinator will have to choose to squib kick or kickoff normally if they coach long enough....

FirstDown PlayBook PlayCard Vs PlayGrid Teaching

FirstDown PlayBook PlayCard Vs PlayGrid Teaching

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 4, 2024

FirstDown PlayBook understands that the more ways a coach can teach their players the better. PlayCards & PlayGrids help you get that done....

FirstDown PlayBook’s Western U.S. Coach Corey Heinz

FirstDown PlayBook’s Western U.S. Coach Corey Heinz

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 30, 2024

Corey Heinz is a football coach and understands exactly what a high school and college football coach does on a daily basis....

Lions Mesh Bench Concept

Lions Mesh Bench Concept

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 29, 2024

The Detroit Lions dialed up this Mesh Bench concept on 3rd & 2 yesterday against the Bears. Creative way to build one concept off of another....