Local football coaches participated in an interactive player safety clinic on Saturday morning at the Dimond Park Fieldhouse. The clinic focused on the Heads Up Football program, a medically-endorsed initiative led by USA Football.
USA Football Master Trainer John Miller led the clinic that taught proper tackling and blocking mechanics, reducing helmet contact, and education on concussion recognition and response.
USA Football’s Heads Up Football program is endorsed by the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. More than 1,100 high schools and nearly 70 percent of all U.S. youth leagues enrolled in Heads Up Football in 2015. The program is endorsed by a combined total of 26 state high school athletic associations and high school football coaches associations spanning 21 states.
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