special teams technique

Special Teams Whole Part Whole Teaching

Special Teams Whole Part Whole Teaching

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 19, 2025

If you are a young special teams coach you will do yourself a huge favor by incorporating the "Whole Part Whole" teaching method....

Special Teams Hip By Technique Details

Special Teams Hip By Technique Details

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 5, 2025

Too often special teams coaches teach what to do if everything goes correctly. This "Hip By" technique helps a player when things go wrong....

Coach Special Teams With O/D Mentality

Coach Special Teams With O/D Mentality

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 13, 2025

The transfer portal will make teaching special teams harder than before. Smart college and high school coaches will do this to teach better....

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....

Football Job Edge: Special Teams Coaching

Football Job Edge: Special Teams Coaching

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 8, 2024

You include special teams coaching with detailed FirstDown PlayBook diagrams...You are a hard assistant coach candidate to ignore....

How Many Special Teams Units Is Marcus On?

How Many Special Teams Units Is Marcus On?

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 30, 2024

"Hey how many special teams units is Marcus on?" You're going to have this conversation in the next month, whether you plan it or not....

Sound Shield Punt Rules

Sound Shield Punt Rules

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 7, 2024

The Shield Punt rules for this formation uses a zone side protection and a man side protection. It is part of our special teams section....

Special Teams Technique Help Here

Special Teams Technique Help Here

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 15, 2024

Offering a football coach detailed special teams technique help is just one more way FirstDown PlayBook goes the extra mile for you....

Special Teams Long Field Is “Football Smart”

Special Teams Long Field Is “Football Smart”

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 23, 2024

Having a special teams long field background is just football smart. That's what we strive for here at FirstDown PlayBook daily....

6 Special Teams Clinics Sure To Help

6 Special Teams Clinics Sure To Help

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 27, 2023

FirstDown PlayBook has created six special teams clinics for you. There is a video for each of the six special teams phases....

Special Teams: Always Force The Punt

Special Teams: Always Force The Punt

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 18, 2023

It seems elementary but you must force the punt every time or you put your punt returner in an impossible situation and risk a fake....

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. ...