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USA Football resources empower coaches, commissioners, and parents to enhance the football experience for athletes in their communities.
Take advantage of valuable league operations tools created with input from respected organizations across the country — including thorough, easy-to-use background check provider.
Through our preferred background check screening partner, you'll receive best-in-class screenings. Plus, you'll have peace of mind knowing that working with our partner ensures you meet the background check requirement in the League Excellence Program.
Our preferred background check partner, National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI), is able to deliver a compliant check at a very attractive price point (as low as $10.25 per coach per year for a 2-year check).
Every year, more than $1 million in grants are made available through USA Football to provide equipment upgrades, uniforms, new fields, medical safety devices and support for recovery from natural disasters.
Providing insurance recommendations and requirements is another way USA Football wants to help organizations succeed. That is why we work with insurance providers that meet our standards so you can get comprehensive, best-in-class insurance coverage at a competitive price!
Organizations that enroll yearly with USA Football get access to a number of resources. These include the League Operations Guide, League Marketing Kit, Risk Management Guide, Emergency Action Plan and additional resources and tools!
USA Football implemented a corporate policy that addresses misconduct. Athletes who have been mistreated may experience social embarrassment, emotional turmoil, psychological scars, loss of self-esteem and negative impacts on their relationships with their family, friends, and the sport.
The best youth football programs set health and safety, both on-and-off the field, as a top priority. To help your organization meet the standard, USA Football’s launching our Director of Player Safety Initiative, designed to deliver top quality resources and support all in one location.
Elevate your coaching skills by obtaining a USA Football Coach Certification. There are tackle and flag dedicated options available to tailor to the game type that you coach. Additionally, gain essential health and safety knowledge.
USA Football, ESPN, and Coaches Choice have collaborated to create Beyond the Xs and Os and A Guide to a Better Safer Game. These resources are designed to aid high school coaches in navigating essential steps for building and sustaining successful on and off-the-field programs.
Prepare for every aspect, including managing heat and scheduling drills, using USA Football's Practice Guidelines. These guidelines were crafted with input from experts in sports and medicine.
Access drills, skill development resources and more from the palm of your hand with USA Football’s Coach Planner app.
Discover essential insights to become an exceptional football parent, such as assembling a first-aid kit, ensuring your athlete stays hydrated, offering nutritious snacks, and addressing common injuries.
Discover essential insights to become an exceptional football parent, such as assembling a first-aid kit, ensuring your athlete stays hydrated, offering nutritious snacks, and addressing common injuries.
USA Football has created health and safety materials covering concussions, sudden cardiac arrest, heat and hydration, and other areas of the sport.