Kickoff Coverage

Kickoff Coverage Stack & Fold Technique

Kickoff Coverage Stack & Fold Technique

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 19, 2021

One of the things you will learn if you coach football long enough is that there are a lot of different ways to say the same thing. What is important is that you say it the same way to ...

Colts Return Kickoff For 6. Here’s How.

Colts Return Kickoff For 6. Here’s How.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 14, 2020

The Colts found a way to get #20 over in front of the returner. Combine this with two very well executed double team blocks and it was a house call...

Special Teams Coach In A Pandemic Season

Special Teams Coach In A Pandemic Season

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 18, 2020

One area that is often neglected even when things are normal is special teams. Coaches are going to have to be as organized as they have ever been....

Super Bowl Champ’s Special Teams Grading

Super Bowl Champ’s Special Teams Grading

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 2, 2020

Super Bowl Champion Dave Toub of the Kansas City Chiefs taught me a very detailed system for grading individual effort and execution with special teams,...

Kickoff Return “Look Off” Technique

Kickoff Return “Look Off” Technique

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 28, 2020

A look off technique is when a blocker fakes like he is going to block a cover guy, only to pivot and block the player adjacent to him....

Teach Young Kickers To Hit Higher Deeper Kickoffs!

Teach Young Kickers To Hit Higher Deeper Kickoffs!

by Taylor Mehlhaff on Mar 19, 2020

When it comes to kickoffs the longer the approach, the more room for error. The faster the approach, the more room for error....

Kickoff Coverage Techniques Show Up This Weekend

Kickoff Coverage Techniques Show Up This Weekend

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 8, 2019

Teaching your kickoff coverage players when to avoid a one on one block and when to take it on with a two gap technique is always tricky. ...