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EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHTS Riddell
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Riddell has consistently attempted to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to player safety. By 2020, the company plans to have position-specific helmets, and by 2022, instrumented fully personalized head gear.
network with over 1,000 coaches and adminIsTRATORS | Feb. 22-24 | Orlando, Florida | nationalconference.usafootball.com
Learn and Advance the Game at USA Football’s National Conference Coaches nationwide gather annually at USA Football’s National Conference, and this year is no different.
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Fanbooks
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Fanbooks works with leading binderies in the United States and Europe to create a consistent, high-quality soft and hard cover books that fans will treasure for years.
Peopletrail
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Peopletrail’s background screening solution combines easy-to-use technology and human insights to help you put safety first.
Catapult
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Catapult offers a GPS chip placed at the middle of a players’ spine, coaches and trainers that can download info and click and see if a player is hurting, working hard or if he’s ready to return.
On USA Football’s Live Field at National
Conference, you can dive deep into fundamentals and techniques to power your schemes. Culture and leadership will be highlighted at this year’s National Conference with experts like Brian Kight, the CEO of Focus 3, and retired Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine.
Technique Over Scheme: Skill-Focused Systems
Tackle Tube
The Tackle Tube is designed to give coaches a tool that will facilitate correct tackling position and hones judgment and timing. The mobile ring is made of high density energy absorbent foam.
National Conference Goes Beyond a Clinic and Surface Level Xs and Os
If you’re a fan of USA Football’s technique-based University of Minnesota coach PJ Fleck
The following speakers will be among dozens who share insight and advice: ff Mike Tomlin, Head Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers ff P.J. Fleck, Head Coach, University of Minnesota ff Jeremy Pruitt, Head Coach, University of Tennessee ff Herb Hand, Co-Offensive Coordinator, University of Texas ff Noel Mazzone, Offensive Coordinator, University of Arizona ff Bobby April, Retired NFL Special Teams Coordinator
The list above doesn’t even begin to scratch the
surface. With the winningest active high school football coach in J.T. Curtis (John Curtis Christian School in River Ridge, La.) and other successful, cutting-edge coaches like Steve Specht of Cincinnati St. Xavier High School, attendees will gain knowledge to give their program a winning edge.
systems, there are plenty of opportunities to engage with those systems and coaches who believe in them. With on-the-field drills and classroom sessions, USA Football’s National Conference is the best way to sample something from every USA Football system.
Off-the-field Focused Sessions
Football isn’t just about what happens in your locker room, on the field or even in the weight room. There are sessions focused on risk management and brand integrity to help coaches become better in a variety of other areas as well. Additionally, there are sessions on return-to-play protocols, at-risk youth, social media, character and building a strong relationship between youth and high school programs.
what’s inside? Q&A with University of Arizona offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone. Page 2 Introducing the Football Development Model. Page 5 The National High School Football Alliance. Page 7 The schedule of speakers and presentations. Pages 8+9 The Leonards are Illinois coaching royalty. Page 10