Football
The NFL Youth Football Fund and USA Football have partnered with NRPA to provide assistance to park and recreation agencies and organizations playing on public fields. The partnership provides resources and support to agencies and organizations that are committed to growing and improving youth football, infrastructure and advocacy efforts in their local communities.
Visit the NFL Youth Football website for information on NFL Flag, NFL Punt, Pass & Kick, NFL Junior Player Development (JPD) and NFL High School Player Development (HSPD).
USA Football
USA Football, based outside of Washington, D.C., has helped train more than 16,000 youth football coaches nationwide since March 2007 to further strengthen the sport.
The USA Football website contains valuable information and resources for youth football providers, such as:
Leagues – How to start or manage a league, equipment guidelines, emergency action plans, field set up and guidelines, registration, fundraising and more!
Coaching – Coaching guide, coaching schools, online coaches training, etc.
Officiating – Officials exam, libraries and clinics.
Health & Safety – Injury prevention and emergency care guidelines, conditioning, hydration, nutrition, equipment, research and more!
USA Football Coaching Schools
USA Football, the sport’s national governing body on youth and amateur levels, is assisting park and recreation agencies and youth football league commissioners employ coaching education in all 50 states. USA Football Coaching Schools are one-day coaching clinics conducted by top local high school and youth coaches to educate participants on techniques necessary to teach the fundamentals of every position, organize a season with practice planning and give tips for better offensive, defensive and special teams schemes.
Registrants receive lunch, a USA Football Under Armour Tech-Tee, and a gift bag. Also, all schools feature keynote speakers. Keynote speakers from our 2008 Coaching Schools included Hall of Fame RB Lenny Moore, New England Patriots’ Head Coach Bill Belichick and Minnesota Vikings’ OLB Chad Greenway.
Many schools sold out within a month of the scheduled date in 2008. Register early before this year’s schools fill up.
CLICK HERE for a complete list of dates.
USA Football's Certified Coaching Education Program Now Available to Park and Recreation Agencies and Leagues!USA Football’s Certified Coaching Education Program (CCEP) is an exciting, 3-D computer-animated online course that instructs how to teach football fundamentals, including proper blocking and tackling techniques. The course, which takes about two hours to complete, incorporates coaching philosophy, practice planning and communicating with young players and parents. At the low cost of only $10 per coach, USA Football’s CCEP enables league commissioners to track their coaches’ progress throughout the course, including scores on 11 quizzes which feature automatic grading.
Learn more about
USA Football’s Certified Coaching Education Program.
For more information or general questions, please contact Colleen Pittard at
cpittard@nrpa.org.