Football 2.0 Category
Play Action Pass: 844 Switch
Posted on July 1st, 2019
Yesterday we took you through a play action protection out of a 2x2 formation and today we want to offer up a play action pass tha...
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Varsity Dual Pass Protection Rules
Posted on June 19th, 2019
The offensive line coach must understand how to protect the quarterback in a way that allows the coordinator to get his passing ga...
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Route Trees Are Passing Game Building Blocks
Posted on May 16th, 2019
The FirstDown PlayBook Tight End route tree is a nice mix of routes that can be used in the DropBack, Play Action and Boot passing...
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Tight Splits Do Not Have To Mean Crossing Routes
Posted on April 13th, 2019
This play with tight splits shows an example of how you can get creative and set up a high low to one side with a "Follow' or "Lev...
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Target Your RB’s In 7on7 Work Too
Posted on April 5th, 2019
FirstDown PlayBook has devoted an entire section to football plays designed to help you get the ball in the hands of your running ...
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Professionals Draw FirstDown PlayBook. That Matters.
Posted on March 26th, 2019
"For Coaches. By Coaches." means we coached for thirty years at a high level and we might know what the hell we are talking about....
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USA Football’s Grabowski Interviews Iowa OC Ken O’Keefe
Posted on March 25th, 2019
USA Football's Keith Grabowski talks with Iowa Offensive Coordinator Ken O'Keefe about evaluating the quarterback's footwork. ...
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How NFL Teams Use Running Backs In The Passing Game
Posted on March 3rd, 2019
With the spread offense so prevalent at the lower levels and teams throwing the ball more than 50 times a game, running backs are ...
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Don’t Be A 7on7 One Trick Pony
Posted on February 20th, 2019
FirstDown PlayBook has provided different avenues to find your 7on7 plays for several reasons. First, we are football coaches and ...
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Wide Receiver Slant Route Details
Posted on February 15th, 2019
Today's short video talks about some very basic fundamentals to consider as you install the slant route with your receivers thus 7...
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How West Virginia Stole Yards With the Stick-Draw Concept
Posted on February 8th, 2019
By USA Football’s Justin Whitlatch Justin Whitlatch and USA Football have released an interesting article that covers the We...
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Running The Ball With your QB’s Arm
Posted on February 1st, 2019
Every time we see this style of football we say to ourself, "There the Patriots go running the football with Brady's arm again." ...
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