coaching

How Can I Become A Football Coach?

How Can I Become A Football Coach?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 1, 2021

A young guy hit me up on Facebook this morning and asked the question that I often get this time of year. "How can I become a football coach?" ...

Halftime Adjustments: It’s Bad At Half…The Case For Standing Pat.

Halftime Adjustments: It’s Bad At Half…The Case For Standing

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 18, 2021

The likelihood of you coming up with something in the next 30 minutes that you did not over the course of the week is not good....

High School Coaches Can Change A Building

High School Coaches Can Change A Building

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 4, 2019

Of all the personality traits that a coach must have to be successful, being a leader ranks up there. Coaches are used to conflict and aggressive behavior....

John Shoop On Training QB Fundamentals

John Shoop On Training QB Fundamentals

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 3, 2018

In this podcast Coach Shoop breaks down what he feels are two things that a quarterback coach needs to teach when it comes to a quarterback's upper body mechanics as well as his lower b...

Put Pressure On The Specialists

Put Pressure On The Specialists

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 24, 2014

As a former kicker and punter, I’ve always known how a good punt return unit or field goal block team can affect a kicker, Now as a coach, I’ve learned how this can really dictate t...

Control What You Can Control!

Control What You Can Control!

by Taylor Mehlhaff on Sep 7, 2014

So many high school and college kickers miss kicks simply because of their pre-kick alignment. Remember to control what you can control....

Punting Tips With Taylor Mehlhaff

Punting Tips With Taylor Mehlhaff

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 24, 2014

Today I want to share some of my punting tips with you.  Of the three aspects of kicking; field goals, kickoffs, and punts, I believe punting is the most challenging for young athletes...

Catch Man Technique (Part 2)

Catch Man Technique (Part 2)

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 13, 2014

This is the second part of Darren Garrigan’s informative article on catch man technique. If you missed part 1 you can find it here. I first introduced the catch man technique in t...

Catch Man Technique Part 1

Catch Man Technique Part 1

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 10, 2014

My decision on going with the catch man technique in the red zone  was because I was tired of seeing DB’s get beat on fade and Back Shoulder. Just studying the NFL, college football ...