USA Football
Teach Football As Your Player Sees it
A common mistake football coaches make is they teach football as they see it and not the way the player sees it. FirstDown PlayBook can help....
It’s Period 5. Anyone Seen The Kickers?
One of the hardest jobs I ever had as a special teams coach was to manage the kickers, punters and snappers, especially during practice....
Slide Naked High Low Pass Play
As even Army & Navy are throwing the ball some in 2024, this simple Slide Naked high low pass can keep defenses honest vs your run game....
Shutdown The A Gap Run With Pirate Stunt
You are the Defensive Coordinator and they are pounding your defense in the weak side B gap. Put a stop to it with this Pirate stunt....
Youth Football Power I Provides Punch
The FirstDown PlayBook Power I youth football formation gives your Pop Warner offense an inside run game and a receiver to target....
Create Field Position With a Field Goal Pooch Punt
Creating field position may not be the most sexy thing around these days but this field goal pooch punt just might win you a football game...
Wing T Midline Option
Reading the B gap defender on this Wing T Midline Option gives the play caller both option football and power football. ...
Hudl’s PlayBook Curved Line Wastes Your Time
The ability to draw a football playbook curved line seems like a small thing until your players lose interest in what you are teaching them....
3 Common Youth Football Defense Mistakes
FirstDown PlayBook looks at three common mistakes Pop Warner coaches make with their youth football defense and how you can avoid them....
Call What You Practice. Practice What You Call.
As you plan your next football practice consider this. Do you call what you practice and do you practice what you call in a game?...
Are You Teaching Offensive Line Levels & Splits?
How detailed are you about teaching offensive line splits? Good high school football and youth football coaches understand the value....
Youth Football Defense Angle Stunt
Okay, you have played your first youth football game or two and your Pop Warner defense is getting better. You have been disciplined about teaching the basic defensive fundamentals invo...