special teams

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. ...

Chiefs’ Special Teams Coach Dave Toub Back On The Big Stage

Chiefs’ Special Teams Coach Dave Toub Back On The Big Stage

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 17, 2021

These charts, along with six individual special teams clinics we provide on the website are no brainers for any young special teams coach out there....

Bills Have Ingredients Of A Super Bowl Contender

Bills Have Ingredients Of A Super Bowl Contender

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 5, 2021

The Buffalo Bills are a solid football team in all phases. They have a good offense and defense and a special teams group that combines talent and effort....

Arkansas Trick Play Fake Field Goal

Arkansas Trick Play Fake Field Goal

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 6, 2020

Take a look below at this video and take notes because you can easily run this same trick play fake if you ever get this field goal block alignment!...

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...

Onside Kick Shows Importance Of Pre-Play Tips

Onside Kick Shows Importance Of Pre-Play Tips

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 23, 2020

The first two weeks in this NFL season have seen two critical mistakes on kickoff return. Both had revealing pre-play tips about what was coming....

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,...

Specialists Training Camp Approach

Specialists Training Camp Approach

by Taylor Mehlhaff on Jul 22, 2020

2023 training camp is going to be different for everyone this year but it is always a unique time for kickers and punters. ...

Super Bowl Champ Dave Toub’s Point Chart

Super Bowl Champ Dave Toub’s Point Chart

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 12, 2020

Longtime NFL special teams coach and recent Super Bowl champion Dave Toub has shared his grading system with us on the FirstDown PlayBook website....

Choosing A Field Goal Block For Your Young Kicker

Choosing A Field Goal Block For Your Young Kicker

by Taylor Mehlhaff on Jun 29, 2020

Youth kickers should take advantage of a two-inch tee for both field goals and kickoffs. Once in high school, the tee will depend on your skill level....

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....