youth football

Don’t Forget Your Running Back

Don’t Forget Your Running Back

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 3, 2023

There is a good chance that your Running Back is the best football player on your team. Don't forget to throw it to them in your 7on7 work....

Youth Football & Flag Football Playbook: 5 Things To Ask

Youth Football & Flag Football Playbook: 5 Things To Ask

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 17, 2023

Every year busy parents look for something to help them and they have a ton of youth football playbook & flag football playbook questions....

A Youth Football League Account Just Makes Sense

A Youth Football League Account Just Makes Sense

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 20, 2023

Your youth football league director can make everyone's life a lot better with a FirstDown PlayBook youth football league account....

Find Easy Throws For Your Flag Football QB

Find Easy Throws For Your Flag Football QB

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 19, 2023

The only thing harder than completing a pass in the NFL might be completing one with your 6-7 year old flag football QB. ...

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....

Jet Sweep From 2 Back Slot Formation

Jet Sweep From 2 Back Slot Formation

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 12, 2022

The 2 Back Slot youth football formation offers you a lot of flexibility with your play calling that is hard to find in others...

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...

Motion To Unbalanced Formation Edge

Motion To Unbalanced Formation Edge

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 26, 2022

An unbalanced formation can also force a defense to communicate. Especially when you motion to an unbalanced formation edge....

Are You Teaching Youth Football Life Lessons?

Are You Teaching Youth Football Life Lessons?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 7, 2022

Your ability to teach youth football life lessons as you teach young people the game of football is the most powerful tool you possess. ...

2 Back Slot Power (Protect Your Backside)

2 Back Slot Power (Protect Your Backside)

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 25, 2022

One common mistake in youth football is not blocking the backside of the play correctly. That is critical on this 2 Back Slot Power....

Youth Football Veer Option

Youth Football Veer Option

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 16, 2022

This youth football play is a dive or veer option that can be run several ways, depending on your players' maturity and talent level....

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....