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Youth & Special Teams Football Clinic(s)

Youth & Special Teams Football Clinic(s)

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 6, 2024

It is football clinic season and the two groups who get ignored are special teams coaches and youth football coaches. Not anymore....

Youth Football Defensive Line Slant Technique

Youth Football Defensive Line Slant Technique

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 21, 2023

Youth football defensive lines are often undersized and if that is your situation then you may need to incorporate the slant technique....

This Flag Football RPO Includes Your Center

This Flag Football RPO Includes Your Center

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 14, 2023

When I coached flag football I was always looking to get my Center involved in the offense. This adult flag football RPO gets it done....

Pop Warner 4-4 Defense Vs 6-2 Defense

Pop Warner 4-4 Defense Vs 6-2 Defense

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 9, 2023

The youth football 4-4 defense and the youth football 6-2 defense are so similar that your Pop Warner players may not notice the difference....

Flag Football Fade Ball With Options

Flag Football Fade Ball With Options

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 1, 2023

Your 9 year old NFL Flag quarterback does not have to throw the ball 30 yards down the field to complete an explosive flag football fade pass....

Defensive End Hat Read Change Up

Defensive End Hat Read Change Up

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 18, 2023

You are coaching your youth football defensive end to get their eyes back inside vs an outside release but that's not enough. What Now?...

Youth Football 6-2 Pinch Bounces The Ball

Youth Football 6-2 Pinch Bounces The Ball

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 11, 2023

When your Pop warner opponent lines up in a formation designed to attack downhill this youth football 6-2 Pinch should be on your call sheet....

Package These Two Youth Football Wing T Plays

Package These Two Youth Football Wing T Plays

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 3, 2023

A youth football team can run some Wing T plays as long as the coach understands it will be a limited package with Pop Warner players....

Youth Football Defensive Adjustments

Youth Football Defensive Adjustments

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 2, 2023

If a youth football play is hurting your Pop Warner defense, you can bet you are going to see it a ton until you prove you can stop it....

Youth Football Game Management Tips

Youth Football Game Management Tips

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 30, 2023

There are times when common sense youth football game day decisions need to be made that give your Pop Warner team a fighting chance....

Single Wing Trick Plays & More

Single Wing Trick Plays & More

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 28, 2023

A Pop Warner Single Wing aged offense is hard to defend. There are some sneaky ways to create youth football trick plays off of it too....

Youth Football 2 Back Slot Play Action Pass

Youth Football 2 Back Slot Play Action Pass

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 25, 2023

The FirstDown PlayBook 2 Back Slot offense affords a Pop Warner coach to begin teaching how to attack youth football zone coverage....