Youth Football defense

Youth Football Coach Lesson #1…

Youth Football Coach Lesson #1…

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 2, 2023

Here's the first lesson for every youth football coach and flag football coach out there...It Ain't About You, Coach....

June Is Youth Football & Flag Football Month

June Is Youth Football & Flag Football Month

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 30, 2023

FirstDown PlayBook will devote the month of June to youth football and flag football coaches. You will want to bookmark this page....

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....

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....

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. ...

Youth Football Man Coverage Tips

Youth Football Man Coverage Tips

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 30, 2022

You can break youth football man coverage down into counting to 1-2-3. That is after you teach your team about what makes a player eligible....

Youth Football Unbalanced Formations

Youth Football Unbalanced Formations

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 15, 2022

FirstDown PlayBook is not real sure that youth football unbalanced formations should even be allowed. Here is our case for and against....