Special Teams Coaching
Sound Shield Punt Rules
The Shield Punt rules for this formation uses a zone side protection and a man side protection. It is part of our special teams section....
Special Teams Technique Help Here
Offering a football coach detailed special teams technique help is just one more way FirstDown PlayBook goes the extra mile for you....
Special Teams Long Field Is “Football Smart”
Having a special teams long field background is just football smart. That's what we strive for here at FirstDown PlayBook daily....
6 Special Teams Clinics Sure To Help
FirstDown PlayBook has created six special teams clinics for you. There is a video for each of the six special teams phases....
Special Teams: Always Force The Punt
It seems elementary but you must force the punt every time or you put your punt returner in an impossible situation and risk a fake....
Please Help Your Punt Returner
Your Punt Returner needs your help and that means more than saying "catch the ball and make a big play". Be a coach and help the kid. ...
Charlie Coiner Featured on Coach And Coordinator Podcast
FirstDown PlayBook's Charlie Coiner was recently featured on the Coach And Coordinator podcast along with two other special teams coaches....
OU Kickoff Return Reverse Penalty
When a special teams coach dials up a kickoff return reverse there had better been a lot of practice time devoted to it. ...
Trick Plays & Special Teams Fakes
Trick plays and special teams fakes are always a good thing to have in your playbook but only if you have worked them for a few weeks. ...
PAT/FG Block Effort Is Revealing
How hard does a defense play? Just watch them on PAT/FG Block. If they play hard on that special teams play then they play hard all the time....
Special Teams Kickoff Coverage Tips
It's that time of the year when special teams coaches who are a little long in the tooth expose a young coach's kickoff coverage coaching....
Simple & Deceptive Kickoff Returns
Keep your kickoff returns simple and deceptive and you will find that you are spending more of your special teams practice time on technique....