Youth Football defense

Youth Football Spread Offense?

Youth Football Spread Offense?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 24, 2023

FirstDown PlayBook believes young players should be taught the fundamentals of the game. A youth football spread offense makes this hard....

New In 2023! Find A PlayBook!

New In 2023! Find A PlayBook!

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 13, 2022

Beginning in January, we will launch a new feature called "Find a PlayBook allowing coaches to go to an area where popular playbooks exist...

Youth Football Pressure To Unbalanced Sets

Youth Football Pressure To Unbalanced Sets

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 7, 2022

Adjusting to oddball formations does not have to be confined to one adjustment. Here's a case for youth pressure vs unbalanced formations...

Beast Beaters Adjustment To Flank Alignment

Beast Beaters Adjustment To Flank Alignment

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 1, 2022

FirstDown PlayBook builds on our youth football Beast Beaters defense. This adjustment will help you vs the Beast offense flank adjustmen...

Youth Football 5-3 Defense Changeup

Youth Football 5-3 Defense Changeup

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 11, 2022

We are going to look at a youth football 5-3 defense changeup. It should be considered only after your defense has the base down pat first....

Avoid These 3 With Your Youth Football Playbook

Avoid These 3 With Your Youth Football Playbook

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 24, 2022

Usually one of the first things that you find challenging is locating football plays and creating your youth football playbook....

Let Your Youth Football Assistant Coaches Help

Let Your Youth Football Assistant Coaches Help

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 19, 2022

If you are the head coach for a youth football team you must allow your youth football assistant coaches to help you....

Your Youth Football Practice Plan Part 2

Your Youth Football Practice Plan Part 2

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 14, 2022

Very frustrating for a player or a parent of a player to arrive at a youth football practice only to watch the coaches try to get organized....

Youth Football Slant Technique

Youth Football Slant Technique

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 3, 2022

When calling a youth football slant technique It is important that you teach your players that they still have to read the blocking scheme. ...

3 Things To Teach Youth Football Linebackers

3 Things To Teach Youth Football Linebackers

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 23, 2022

When you are coaching youth football linebackers it can be easy to skip vital parts of playing the position. This is a huge mistake....

3 Reasons To Use Jam Technique On Receivers

3 Reasons To Use Jam Technique On Receivers

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 10, 2022

Once your defensive backs use the jam technique and it disrupts a release or two, you will see the receiver frustration start setting in....

Unbalanced Formations Made Easy

Unbalanced Formations Made Easy

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 9, 2022

Unbalanced formations can be tricky. They are tricky because they return you to the roots of the game of football. ...