special teams technique

Hot 1 Kickoff Cover Changeup

Hot 1 Kickoff Cover Changeup

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 18, 2022

This Hot 1 kickoff cover changeup is a good example of how you can dictate what the return unit can do and then have an answer for it. ...

Don’t Forget Your Special Teams Resume

Don’t Forget Your Special Teams Resume

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 8, 2022

If you are looking for employment, don't forget your special teams resume as you walk the convention floors in San Antonio....

Kickoff Coverage: Avoid Technique

Kickoff Coverage: Avoid Technique

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 28, 2021

With kickoff coverage the avoid technique is a much faster way to get the main job done. That job is to get to the football....

Kickoff Cover 2 Gap Technique

Kickoff Cover 2 Gap Technique

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 4, 2021

Using the 2 gap technique on kickoff coverage has several elements that need to be taught. The first is teaching when to use the technique. ...

Blocked Punt? The Culprit Might Be Your Punter.

Blocked Punt? The Culprit Might Be Your Punter.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 4, 2021

Whenever you see a punt blocked the announcers race to find a flaw with protection but rarely point out the main culprit...the punter....

Chargers’ Punt Alert Fails Vs Raiders

Chargers’ Punt Alert Fails Vs Raiders

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 5, 2021

The Las Vegas punt return team only had ten players on the field. The Chargers recognized it and went right to their punt alert. ...

Get Your Special Teams Help In Seconds

Get Your Special Teams Help In Seconds

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 23, 2021

The Special Teams help you will find here kept us off the street many times in our thirty years of college and NFL coaching. ...

FirstDown PlayBook Kickoff Coverage Clinic

FirstDown PlayBook Kickoff Coverage Clinic

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 3, 2021

We break this kickoff coverage clinic into distinct parts. 1. Get Off Zone 2.Speed & Read Zone 3.Avoid Zone 4. Collision Zone 5.Tackle Zone...

Snapping Technique From Pat Mannelly

Snapping Technique From Pat Mannelly

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 28, 2021

Two of the most painful coaching experiences I ever had in football coaching revolved around entering training camp without a long snapper. ...

Special Teams Punt Return Clinic

Special Teams Punt Return Clinic

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 8, 2021

I once worked with a very good NFL coach who described a lot of special teams as "one man whipping another man's ass." ...

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 ...

Olivet Nazarene Designs Perfect Punt Return

Olivet Nazarene Designs Perfect Punt Return

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 16, 2021

The right side of the Olivet Nazarene punt return #30, #9 and #34 all rushed hard inside collapsing the USF field side coverage. ...