Special Teams Category
Super Bowl Champ’s Special Teams Grading Chart
Posted on August 2nd, 2020
Super Bowl Champion Dave Toub of the Kansas City Chiefs taught me a very detailed system for grading individual effort and executi...
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A Specialists Approach To Training Camp
Posted on July 22nd, 2020
2020 training camp is going to be different for everyone this year but it is always a unique time for kickers and punters. ...
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Spread Punt & Defense Techniques Updated
Posted on July 20th, 2020
We are working on updating the Spread Punt and Spread Punt Defense technique sections. We should have this knocked out by the firs...
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Super Bowl Champ Dave Toub’s Special Teams Point System
Posted on July 12th, 2020
Longtime NFL special teams coach and recent Super Bowl champion Dave Toub has shared his grading system with us on the FirstDown P...
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Chiefs’ Dave Toub Special Teams Grading Chart
Posted on July 6th, 2020
Later this week we will be posting this special teams grading chart on the FirstDown PlayBook website. Dave has been gracious eno...
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Choosing A Field Goal Block For Your Young Kicker
Posted on June 29th, 2020
Youth kickers should take advantage of a two-inch tee for both field goals and kickoffs. Once in high school, the tee will depend ...
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Your Team’s Effort Is Revealed On PAT/FG Defense
Posted on June 22nd, 2020
If you want to see how hard a defense plays, just watch them on PAT/FG Defense. If they play hard on that play then you can bet th...
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PAT & FG Protection Monday Night 9:00 ET
Posted on June 15th, 2020
Tonight we will cover the point after attempt and field goal unit. If you have coached very long at all you have won or lost a gam...
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Punt Return Clinic Tonight 9:00 ET
Posted on June 8th, 2020
Tonight at 9:00 ET FirstDown PlayBook will continue our special teams clinics as we look at the punt return phase. There is still ...
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How To Find The FirstDown PlayBook Clinics
Posted on June 5th, 2020
If you are a FirstDown PlayBook coach you will always have the Special Teams and Youth FootBall Chalk Talk clinics at your fingert...
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Tonight 9:00 ET: Kickoff Coverage
Posted on June 1st, 2020
We will get started with Kickoff Coverage. If you are a defensive coordinator and you are not interested in Kickoff Coverage you a...
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Special Teams Clinic #2 Outline
Posted on May 24th, 2020
Any who attended last week's special teams clinic knows we don't waste a lot of time on philosophy. It is ball pretty much from th...
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