2015 knights travel football & cheerleading usafootball heads up program
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HEADS UP FOOTBALL
WHAT IS IT?HEADS UP FOOTBALL IS USA FOOTBALL’S NATIONAL INITIATIVETO HELP MAKE THE SPORT OF FOOTBALL BETTER AND SAFER.
A comprehensive collection of resources, programs, applications and promotions to create change and address the complex
challenges of player health and safety in youth and high school football.
Concussion Recognition &
Response
Heads Up Tackling
Coaching Education
HEADS UP FOOTBALL
CORE COMPONENTS
Heat Preparedness& Hydration
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
EquipmentFitting
Heads Up Blocking
STEPS TO IMPLEMENT
Player Safety Coach completes online certification
Player Safety Coach attends in-person clinic hosted by a USA Football Master Trainer
All coaches complete USA Football’s online certification courseYouth = Level 1 certificationHigh school = High school certification
Coaches conduct Heads Up Parent Safety Meeting with parents
Introduce Heads Up Football
Instill confidence in all
Free parent/player memberships
Reinforce training and mentor organization’s coaches throughout the season
Utilize the assessment tool to ensure coaches are putting Heads Up training to use
Player Safety Coach conducts Heads Up Coaches Clinic and ensures all coaches have completed their required certifications
STEP 1PSC GETS TRAINED
STEP 2CERTIFY ALL COACHES IN
ORGANIZATION
STEP 3 COACHES
CLINIC
STEP 4EDUCATE PARENTS
AND PLAYERS
STEP 5PSC GUIDES
AND MONITORS COACHES
HEADS UP COACHES CLINIC• Inform all coaches in organization
about your role as the PSC and the components of Heads Up Football
• Clinic should be held PRIOR to the first day of practice and before the Parents Safety Meeting
• All youth coaches must complete Level 1 Certification Course/Recertification Quiz
• All high school coaches must complete the High School Heads Up Football Course/Recertification Quiz
HEADS UP PARENT SAFETY MEETING
• Educating and involving parents in the components of Heads Up Football are vital to its success
• By involving parents, better monitoring our young players off the field can occur
• This is an opportunity to strength your organization by providing concise, non-technical information about what your organization is doing to help create a better, safer environment
• Explain the organization’s involvement and define what a parent’s role is in this process
• Focus on the HOW, WHY, WHAT