youth football playbook

Good Football Coaches Communicate

Good Football Coaches Communicate

by Charlie Coiner on Nov 25, 2023

Sometimes you would think motivation and culture is all it takes to coach. FirstDown PlayBook knows good football coaches communicate well. ...

Youth Football All Star Help Right Here

Youth Football All Star Help Right Here

by Charlie Coiner on Oct 26, 2023

Congratulations. Your youth football or flag football team won your championship and four players were picked on the All Star team and you are coaching it!...

Youth Football Defensive Line Slant Technique

Youth Football Defensive Line Slant Technique

by Charlie Coiner on Oct 21, 2023

Youth football defensive lines are often undersized and if that is your situation then you may need to incorporate the slant technique....

Quarterback Sneak: Four Downs Makes It Critical

Quarterback Sneak: Four Downs Makes It Critical

by Charlie Coiner on Oct 16, 2023

These days coaches love to go for it on fourth down. It's fourth and inches and the quarterback sneak is called. How are you blocking it?...

Pop Warner 4-4 Defense Vs 6-2 Defense

Pop Warner 4-4 Defense Vs 6-2 Defense

by Charlie Coiner on Oct 9, 2023

The youth football 4-4 defense and the youth football 6-2 defense are so similar that your Pop Warner players may not notice the difference....

Do You GRAB Your Players’ Attention?

Do You GRAB Your Players’ Attention?

by Charlie Coiner on Oct 7, 2023

If your players think you're boring, like it or not, you are. It is your job to grab you players' attention in your install meetings....

Flag Football Fade Ball With Options

Flag Football Fade Ball With Options

by Charlie Coiner on Oct 1, 2023

Your 9 year old NFL Flag quarterback does not have to throw the ball 30 yards down the field to complete an explosive flag football fade pass....

Why FirstDown PlayBook Has No Competition

Why FirstDown PlayBook Has No Competition

by Charlie Coiner on Sep 30, 2023

FirstDown PlayBook is different and better than any other football playbook that you will find anywhere else. That's just a fact. Here's why....

Stretching Youth Football Players?

Stretching Youth Football Players?

by Charlie Coiner on Sep 27, 2023

Let's be honest, stretching youth football players before practice happens for one of two reasons. Both are wrong....

Trick Plays & Special Teams Fakes

Trick Plays & Special Teams Fakes

by Charlie Coiner on Sep 24, 2023

Trick plays and special teams fakes are always a good thing to have in your playbook but only if you have worked them for a few weeks. ...

Defensive End Hat Read Change Up

Defensive End Hat Read Change Up

by Charlie Coiner on Sep 18, 2023

You are coaching your youth football defensive end to get their eyes back inside vs an outside release but that's not enough. What Now?...

Flag Football Offers A Chance To Grow Too

Flag Football Offers A Chance To Grow Too

by Charlie Coiner on Sep 17, 2023

A decision that many of you have had to make for your youngster lately is between youth tackle football or flag football....