Coaching Football
Coaching Football
Sport Specific Course
Course Details
Coaching Football
Coaching Football developed by USA Football in partnership with the NFHS, provides a student-centered curriculum in essential football coaching techniques and methods for interscholastic teacher/coaches. This course provides demonstration and teaching tips for each offensive and defensive position and shares practical methods for increasing student participation through effective feedback and stress reduction. Coaches who complete this course receive a one-year membership to USA Football that includes a $1 million of general liability insurance.
Course Outline
-
1.
Introduction
( 1 Sections )
- Course Welcome
-
2.
All-Player Skills
( 4 Sections )
- Skills for All Players
- Blocking and Defeating Blocks
- Shoulder Tackling
- Catching
-
3.
Offensive Team Skills
( 5 Sections )
- Offense
- Offensive Line
- Quarterbacks
- Running backs
- Receivers
-
4.
Defensive Team Skills
( 4 Sections )
- Defense
- Defensive Line
- Linebackers
- Defensive Backs
-
5.
Special Teams Skills
( 4 Sections )
- Special Teams
- Kickoffs
- Punting
- PATs/Field Goals
-
6.
Conclusion
( 1 Sections )
- Congratulations
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.
Introduction to Interscholastic Music
