Charlie Coiner
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 24, 1960 Waynesboro, Virginia |
| Education | Catawba College[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1986 | Appalachian State (GA) |
| 1987 | Minnesota (DL/K) |
| 1988–1990 | Austin Peay (OL/DL) |
| 1991–1993 | Vanderbilt (ST) |
| 1994 | Texas Southern (ST) |
| 1995–1997 | Louisville (TE) |
| 1998 | Chattanooga (LB) |
| 1999 | LSU (ST) |
| 2000 | Texas Southern (OC/QB/ST) |
| 2001–2003 | Chicago Bears (off. assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | Chicago Bears (assistant ST) |
| 2006–2009 | Buffalo Bills (TE / assistant ST) |
| 2010 | North Carolina (def. assistant) |
| 2012 | Tennessee (SE/TE) |
Charlie Coiner is an American football coach and the founder of 1st Down Technologies, LLC,[2][3] a business based in Austin, Texas and founded on August 16, 2011, that produces mobile applications for football coaches. Coiner has worked as an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears and the Buffalo Bills and in college football at a number of schools. Coiner was a defensive assistant on the North Carolina in 2010[1] which was the same season that the Tar Heels went to the Music City Bowl.[2] His most recent coaching job was as the tight ends and special teams coach at the University of Tennessee.[2][3]
During his time coaching in the NFL, Coiner noticed that other coaches were utilizing a small portion of a popular engineering tool to draw American football plays. This resulted in a lot of wasted time.[4] His inability to find a better coaching tool lead to the creation of the FirstDown PlayBook.[4]
FirstDown PlayBook is a digital football playbook that gives coaches access to over 35,000 editable football plays as well as other coaching tools. Coiner's goal was to make NFL-level tools accessible to coaches at every level of the game. [4]
In 2015, Coiner launched his first installment of FirstDown PlayBook.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Coiner joins UNC football coaching staff". Indy Week. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Wiedmer: The UT brand still impressive for Vols new coaches". Times Free Press. February 9, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Ex-Vols assistant Charlie Coiner thinks FirstDown PlayBook can be 'the Google of football plays". USA Today. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Former NFL Coach built a game-changing tool for coaches at every level". FootballScoop. November 24, 2025. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
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[edit]- 1960 births
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