PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES

From proper tackling to leadership training, USA Football courses set you and your team up for success.

Shoulder Tackling  FREE

Featuring 22 individual drills plus advanced versions of each, this course is designed to help coaches learn the Shoulder Tackle progression, providing a greater understanding of the program and a large menu of drills to use with their players.  Get video instruction from Seattle Seahawks Tackling Coach Rocky Seto, including drill and game clips that provide a progression and regression for teaching the core principles in each of the tackle sections: Tackle Fundamentals, Leverage, the Form Tackle, the Thigh and Drive Tackle and the Thigh and Roll Tackle.

Youth Football Parents 101  FREE

Christine and Mike Golic share their experience raising two football players to help today’s parents. Narrated by Christine, the course discusses why football is a great option for kids to play, the benefits of being active, the role of a football parent, goal setting, and developing positive relationships with coaches, officials and other players.  Chris and Mike also tell anecdotes from their parenting days, highlighting the fun of football and sharing some of the mistakes they made along the way so that it may address some of your questions and benefit you.

Youth Tackle Coach Recertification  $10

Alongside full instruction on USA Football's new Shoulder Tackling system, this course allows returning coaches to test out of other sections by taking review quizzes and proving their knowledge.

For anyone needing a refresher, this course also provides the slides and videos from the full certification course, allowing coaches the opportunity to review key material and advance their learning.

Practice Smart  $10

Led by former NFL head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy and Tampa (Fla.) Plant High School head coach Rob Weiner, this course teaches high school coaches how to better plan their practices to reduce unnecessary contact while enhancing skill development.  This standalone, elective course will give coaches the tools to maximize teaching while minimizing the amount of player-on-player drills that are needed to instill proper fundamentals.

Dynamic Warm-up, Movement Prep and Mobility  $10

Bill Parisi of the Parisi Speed School demonstrates 16 drills that he employs to get his athletes moving and activate their muscles with the Dynamic Warm-up, Movement Preparation and Mobility online course. Part of USA Football's Speed Training series, take these exercises - shown in detail through video instruction - and incorporate them into your practice plan today.

Change of Direction  $10

Led by noted speed coach Bill Parisi, this course takes high school coaches through a full workout they can use with their players to improve speed and fluidity when changing direction. Learn how to define a player's center of gravity then use these 11 drills to improve deceleration into direction change. Part of USA Football and Parisi Speed School's speed training series.

Acceleration  $10

Led by noted speed coach Bill Parisi, this course takes coaches through a full workout they can use with their players to improve speed and fluidity when accelerating. Learn how to teach the foundational movement skills then apply them to more complex drills to improve this important football skill. This course is part of USA Football and Parisi Speed School's speed training series.

Positive Coaching: Communication  $10

USA Football and Positive Coaching Alliance team up to help coaches improve their communication skills when interacting with players, parents, officials and fellow coaches. Introduced by former NFL head coach Steve Mariucci, the course also includes appearances by Northwestern University head coach Pat Fitzgerald, University of Texas head coach Tom Herman, NCAA vice president and former University of West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck and Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy, each of whom share their experiences and advice.

Network with more than 1,500 coaches and administrators within the football community and learn how to take your professional development to the next level. It's all happening

February 22-24, 2019 in Orlando, FL. Register today to be a part of the 2019 National Conference! - https://nationalconference.usafootball.com/

OUR CONFERENCE + YOUR EXPERIENCE

This year we are no longer using promo codes.  Everything, including the pricing for the certification, are tied to the organization’s name (Southeastern Virginia Pop Warner Football Conference).  I have set up your league so that all coaches will receive a $10 fee for their certification.  

In order for coaches to receive the $10 certification price, coaches must be correctly associated with their respective organization.  New coaches can accomplish this by entering the organization’s name into the search box during account creation, while recurring users will be able to login to their account again and have the option to automatically be associated with the organization from the previous year.  After they sign up or log in, they will be taken to their dashboard to purchase the certification. 

The biggest change to the HUF program this year involves two different ways for coaches to certify: online and in-person at our new coaches’ clinics.  Coaches can choose the option that works best for their time, learning style, and preference. 

With the implementation of the new coaches’ clinics we have made changes to the Player Safety Coach (PSC) aspect of the HUF program.  In years past we received feedback that commissioners have wanted to send multiple coaches to the PSC clinics and have limited them in order to provide enough space for all organizations.  This year we have opened these clinics up to all coaches who wish to attend the clinic and have allowed them to certify in-person in addition to the online option, forming the previously mentioned coaches’ clinics. Due to the expected volume at the clinics we are no longer mandating attendance at the clinics or tracking nominations for the designated PSC of a program.