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USA Football clinic on player safety (June 14)

WHAT: USA Football’s Heads Up Football Player Safety Clinic

WHO: Youth football Player Safety Coaches from seven leagues throughout Hawaii with USA Football Master Trainer DOUG COSBIE

WHERE: Kekuaokalani Gym in Kailua Kona
75-5500 Kuakini Hwy.
Kailua-Kona, HI 96745

SCHEDULE: Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
· Concussion awareness, 8:20 a.m.
· Heat and Hydration, 9:10 a.m.
· Helmet and shoulder pad fitting, 10:20 a.m.
· Heads Up Tackling classroom training, 11 a.m.
· On-field Heads Up Tackling drills, 1 p.m.

USA Football will conduct a Heads Up Football Player Safety Coach clinic in Kailua-Kona on Saturday, June 14. USA Football will instruct 15 Player Safety Coaches, representing leagues throughout the state. This group will then teach Heads Up Football to their youth league coaches, players and parents.

Heads Up Football is a comprehensive approach to a better and safer game, encompassing USA Football’s accredited Level 1 Coach Certification Course; Heads Up Tackling techniques; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concussion recognition and response protocols; heat and hydration; and instruction on proper helmet and shoulder pad fitting.

After completing the workshop, Player Safety Coaches will oversee their leagues’ implementation of the highest national coaching standards for youth football. Player Safety Coaches also will monitor practices and games throughout the season.

About USA Football: Indianapolis-based USA Football is the sport’s national governing body, leading the game’s development for youth, high school and other amateur football players.

The independent nonprofit is the official youth football development partner of the NFL, its 32 teams and the NCAA’s Atlantic Coast Conference.

USA Football, endowed by the NFL and NFLPA in 2002, is the sport’s leader in coaching education and player skill advancement for a better, safer game.

— Find out more:
www.usafootball.com

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