Special Teams Coaching

Charlie Coiner Featured on Coach And Coordinator Podcast

Charlie Coiner Featured on Coach And Coordinator Podcast

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 19, 2023

FirstDown PlayBook's Charlie Coiner was recently featured on the Coach And Coordinator podcast along with two other special teams coaches....

OU Kickoff Return Reverse Penalty

OU Kickoff Return Reverse Penalty

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 8, 2023

When a special teams coach dials up a kickoff return reverse there had better been a lot of practice time devoted to it. ...

Trick Plays & Special Teams Fakes

Trick Plays & Special Teams Fakes

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 24, 2023

Trick plays and special teams fakes are always a good thing to have in your playbook but only if you have worked them for a few weeks. ...

PAT/FG Block Effort Is Revealing

PAT/FG Block Effort Is Revealing

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 21, 2023

How hard does a defense play? Just watch them on PAT/FG Block. If they play hard on that special teams play then they play hard all the time....

Special Teams Kickoff Coverage Tips

Special Teams Kickoff Coverage Tips

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 26, 2023

It's that time of the year when special teams coaches who are a little long in the tooth expose a young coach's kickoff coverage coaching....

Simple & Deceptive Kickoff Returns

Simple & Deceptive Kickoff Returns

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 14, 2023

Keep your kickoff returns simple and deceptive and you will find that you are spending more of your special teams practice time on technique....

Football Clinic Season Is Over. Now What?

Football Clinic Season Is Over. Now What?

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 4, 2023

Football clinic season is over. Some schools are still hiring coaches. Some young coaches will get their special teams assignments in July....

Your Best Kickoff Coverage Player Needs Your Help

Your Best Kickoff Coverage Player Needs Your Help

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 11, 2023

Your best kickoff coverage player needs your help. What are you going to do to help him out? Tell him to run faster? Play harder?...

Army Punt Block No Accident

Army Punt Block No Accident

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 12, 2022

The Army punt block touchdown on Saturday was promoted as a Navy protection mistake. Maybe so, but this block was well designed by Army....

Punt Coverage Lane Replace

Punt Coverage Lane Replace

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 23, 2022

The transfer portal has almost guaranteed that special teams techniques like punt coverage lane replace would get lost in the shuffle....

Long Snapping Basics

Long Snapping Basics

by Jack Wellenhofer on Jun 30, 2022

These are the basics of long snapping. It takes hundreds of repetitions to become proficient. However, quality over quantity is still supreme....

Special Teams Practice Script Solution

Special Teams Practice Script Solution

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 16, 2022

Having a special teams practice script is essential. Without it, you will spend most of your time yelling to the other end of the field....