Blocking and Defeating Blocks, Shoulder Tackling & Equipment Fitting
Blocking and Defeating Blocks, Shoulder Tackling & Equipment Fitting
Elective Course
Course Details
Blocking and Defeating Blocks, Shoulder Tackling & Equipment Fitting
The High School Blocking and Defeating Blocks, Shoulder Tackling & Equipment Fitting course encompasses student-athlete health protocols and skill development.
Teaching the proper fundamentals of blocking and shoulder tackling is essential to making football better and safer. USA Football's Shoulder Tackling, Blocking and Defeating Blocks progressions, featuring football experts Scott Peters and Rocky Seto, deliver consistent terminology and a series of drills to teach middle and high school players to play with their head and eyes up and reduce helmet contact. Shoulder tackling drills cover Fundamentals, Leverage, Form Tackling, Thigh and Drive and Thigh and Roll techniques. Blocking and defeating blocks drills include instruction on the bridge, pillar and buckle techniques. In addition, learn how to properly fit helmets and shoulder pads. Improperly fitted equipment can increase the chance for injury.
The Blocking and Defeating Blocks, Shoulder Tackling & Equipment Fitting course is 1 of 4 courses required earn your Heads Up Football Middle & High School Coach certification. Please make sure the following courses are completed: 1) Heat Illness Prevention 2) Concussion in Sports 3) Sudden Cardiac Arrest and 4) Blocking, Defeating Blocks, Shoulder Tackling and Equipment Fitting. This Heads Up Football Middle and High School Certification fulfills the online requirements for coaches whose program is enrolled in Heads Up Football.
To learn more about the Heads Up Football Middle and High School Coach certification, visit http://www.nfhslearn.com/HeadsUpFootball.
To learn more about how your school can enroll in Heads Up Football, visit www.usafootball.com/headsup.
Course Outline
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1.
Introduction
( 1 Sections )
- Getting Started
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2.
Equipment Fitting
( 2 Sections )
- Helmet Fitting
- Shoulder Pad Fitting
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3.
Shoulder Tackling
( 3 Sections )
- Introduction
- Shoulder Tackle Fundamentals
- Shoulder Tackle Principles
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4.
Blocking and Defeating Blocks
( 1 Sections )
- Blocking and Defeating Blocks
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5.
Course Close
( 1 Sections )
- Final Remarks
Heads Up Football High School Program
Heads Up Football Middle and High School is the sport’s most comprehensive high school player safety program encompassing an array of medically endorsed coach education resources. It is highly recommended schools participate in all aspects of the Heads Up Middle and High School program and have coaches certified annually. The level of frequency of program adoption is driven by schools, school districts as well as local and state requirements. To learn more about getting your school enrolled in Heads Up Football Middle and High School, visit www.usafootball.com/headsup.
NFHS Core Courses
Fundamentals of Coaching and First Aid, Health and Safety for Coaches provide coaches with content from all eight domains contained in the National Standards for Sport Coaches (NASPE 2006). These two courses form the foundation from which all elective courses and sport-specific courses are developed. Core courses should be completed first to give the coach a better understanding of elective and sport-specific courses.
Fundamentals of Coaching
