Special Teams Category
Colts Return Kickoff For 6. Here’s How.
Posted on October 14th, 2020
The Colts found a way to get #20 over in front of the returner. Combine this with two very well executed double team blocks and it...
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Special Teams Pre-Play Tips Can Save Your Rear
Posted on September 23rd, 2020
The first two weeks in this NFL season have seen two critical mistakes on kickoff return. Both had revealing pre-play tips about ...
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All 22 Tuesday Is Back Today!
Posted on September 15th, 2020
With All 22 Tuesday We take four four football plays from the NFL or college football games that week and we draw them up for you....
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Whole Part Whole Special Teams Teaching
Posted on September 8th, 2020
The whole-part-whole method is when a coach first gives the student an overview of the complete subject to be taught then teaches ...
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Punt Coverage Lane Replace Technique
Posted on August 30th, 2020
Today we want to take a look at an important coverage technique to teach your punt and kickoff coverage teams....
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Special Teams Checklists Even More Critical This Year
Posted on August 18th, 2020
One area that is often neglected even when things are normal is special teams. Coaches are going to have to be as organized as the...
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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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