3 decks · 162 cards
★★★★★“As a college football mom, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of the game and the different positions. These flash cards took my knowledge far beyond the basics. They helped me understand not just what was happening on the field, but why.”Evangelina M. · Verified buyer · Volume 1
Volumes 1–3
Coverages, the trenches and the quarterback room: 162 cards. Add Volume 4 and you have the full system, the perimeter included.
What's in the box
3 boxed decks of 54 laminated cards (4.75 × 3.5 in). Each deck has a content key, a QR card and 52 teaching cards, with the question on the front and the answer on the back.
Description
Overview
No other sport rivals the complexity of American football. There's a gap in knowledge that exists among players, coaches, and fans — and American Football IQ was built to close it.
This is the complete AFIQ system — every framework we've ever taught, in one bundle. From defensive coverages and pre-snap reads, to the leverage battles up front, to the mental processing that elite quarterbacks execute on every snap.
Developed by highly qualified coaches, including a Division I quarterback and college coach who has trained All-Conference players and pro prospects, these flashcards are designed to increase your awareness, speed up your processing, and help you play with confidence — at every position, in every phase of the game.
Football isn't just about physical skill — it's about how fast you can think.
American Football IQ helps you see the game more clearly, make smarter pre-snap reads, and process the field faster than ever. When you understand faster, you play faster — and when you play faster, you win more.
What's Inside
Volume 1: Terms & Coverages includes 54 cards covering essential terms and defensive concepts every player should know:
- Content Key: 2 cards
- Field Dimension Terms: 2 cards
- Offensive Terms: 10 cards
- Defensive Coverage Components: 12 cards
- Defensive Alignment Terms: 1 card
- Defensive Concepts: 4 cards
- Defensive Coverages: 23 cards
Volume 2: Offensive & Defensive Line includes 54 cards that break down the real game happening up front:
- Content Key: 1 card
- Defensive Alignment / ID Terms: 15 cards
- Defensive Scheme / Technique Terms: 18 cards
- Personnel Terms: 3 cards
- Offensive Blocking / ID Terms: 4 cards
- Offensive Blocking Technique Terms: 2 cards
- Offensive Run Blocking/Pass Pro Schemes: 9 cards
- Screen Scheme: 2 cards
Volume 3: Quarterback Mastery includes 54 cards covering the advanced QB mental game:
- Content Key: 2 cards
- QB Vision & Mental Framework: 2 cards
- Visual Read Framework (Apex, Deep, Spoke of the Safety): 3 cards
- Protections & Pre-Snap Calls (Base, Slide, 5-0, Hot, Kill/Can): 6 cards
- Reads & Progressions (RAM, AFRO, High/Low, Triangle, Pure Progression): 11 cards
- Mindset vs. Zone & Man: 2 cards
- Formation Strengths & Weaknesses (2x2, 3x1, Trips, Bunch, Stack, Empty, I-Form, FIB, Unbalanced): 16 cards
- Motion Reads (Zone, Man, Match): 3 cards
- QB Footwork & Passing Clock (Lion/Dragon, Stick/Lookie, Drive, Four Verts): 5 cards
- Throwing Mechanics (Leveling, Spot, Frame It, Off-Set): 4 cards
Together, you get 162 cards covering every layer of the game — from pre-snap reads and coverage recognition, to trench warfare and gap responsibility, to QB processing, progressions, and on-time throws.
Every card includes concise explanations and visual diagrams that make learning intuitive and effective — perfect for quarterbacks, skill players, linemen, coaches, fans, and serious students of the passing game.
Play Fast.
Shipping & returns
Free on every US order, and it ships today with tracking. Returns within 30 days for a full refund.
162 cards. 3 volumes.
This set covers volumes 1–3. The full system adds Volume 4.
The language of the game, and every major coverage from Cover 0 to Cover 8.
Blocking schemes, protections, fronts, stunts and gap responsibility.
Protections, pre-snap calls, read frameworks and progressions.
Releases, breaks, route leverage and blocking mechanics.
Study like a coach teaches
Five minutes before practice, in the car, or at the kitchen table. Every card is built for active recall: you answer before you flip.
Scan the QR card
Every volume has a QR card. It opens our hub: video breakdowns on YouTube and the Film Room community.
One system. Everyone around the player.
Football parents
Learn the words their coaches use, then quiz them in the car. Every volume, so you're never behind the conversation.
Youth & school coaches
One shared vocabulary for the whole roster, then position decks for the QB room, the line and the receivers.
Players
Know the coverage before the snap, your assignment after it, and the read that wins the play.
Written by coaches who still teach the game
Doug Brady
Co-founder · Author of the AFIQ series- Former Division I quarterback
- Former college offensive coordinator
- QB coach to All-Conference players and pro prospects
- Founder, Brady Performance
Gabe Pico
Co-founder · Flag & youth lead- 15-year youth football coach
- Founder, Victory Sports Association / Outcast Football
Every card is written in the words coaches use on the field, so what your player studies at home is what they hear at practice.
What families and coaches say
“As a college football mom, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of the game and the different positions. These flash cards took my knowledge far beyond the basics. They helped me understand not just what was happening on the field, but why.”
“Great resource for young QB’s looking to learn about opposing defenses! Definitely recommend!”
“Reading over some of the cards before I gave them to my grandson. Brain almost exploded. He has possession now. He’s got a bigger brain than I, so he can interpret the cards.”
Try the whole system for 30 days
If it doesn't level up your game, email info@americanfootballiq.com for a full refund. Bundles included, and we send the return label.
Questions, answered
Something else? Email info@americanfootballiq.com. We reply within one business day.
Do I need to use the volumes in order?
No. Every volume stands on its own. Volume 1 is the vocabulary the others build on, so most players start there, then go to their position deck.
What age is it for?
The volumes are written for high school players, their parents and coaches, and work well from middle school up. Brand-new players can add Football Basics.
Can I add Flag 5v5 or Basics?
Yes, right in the buy box. The price shown on each add-on is what it adds to your total, multi-deck discount included, and the cart always charges the lowest total.
Is this cheaper than buying the decks one at a time?
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Shipping and returns?
Free shipping on every US order, and it ships today with tracking. Returns within 30 days for a full refund.