Coach Tools
Resources to Help You Coach Your Best
Teams are lined up. Parents are watching. The expectations for coaches go beyond just showing up. Athletes don't just learn how to play the game from you. They learn how to prepare, compete, and grow.
Whether you're a first-time coach or returning for another season, we help you coach your best with training courses, drills, practice materials, playbooks, and more resources—For You. For the Game.
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Coaching tools and resources to make it your best season yet.
The TEAM USA FOOTBALL® Coach ID is built to up your game and your athletes. You'll get access to the Advanced Flag Course, additional training tools and resources, exclusive perks and benefits, plus you'll become eligible to coach for the National Team Development Program.
Over 100,000 youth football coaches are trained each year by USA Football. The Youth Coach Course for tackle and flag football is accredited through the United States Center for Coach Excellence, and helps you gain the coaching skills to be prepared when you step onto the field.
The Coach Training Program combines USA Football's Youth Coach Course with Coaching Systems, featuring over 100 videos, exclusive perks, and additional tools and resources, all bundled into one easy-to-access package.
The Advanced Flag Course is built for flag football coaches ready to gain the winning edge by delivering next-level X’s & O’s, key concepts, and game-ready insights when the competition intensifies and margins become thinner.
Before the whistle blows on game day, there are practices, and USA Football's Practice Guidelines help coaches conduct organized practices and teach proper fundamentals.
Protect your athletes while promoting skill development utilizing the USA Football Levels of Contact®, which provides detailed implementation instructions and safety guidance for coaches.
Find the right football drills, share your practice plans, build your schedule, and more with USA Football's Coach Planner App.
USA Football, the National Governing Body, is passionate about improving player safety and protecting the health and well-being of every athlete by supporting coaches with health and safety resources.
Learn the principles of applying and resisting force to block and defeat blocks, using concepts that reinforce fundamentals and elevate skills.
Learn the progressive frameworks that help break down and troubleshoot a defender’s ability to execute the most critical defensive skills of tackling.
USA Football provides coaches with playbooks and schemes for different levels of tackle and flag football to give you a winning edge no matter the game you coach.
The Football Development Model (FDM) is a framework that is transforming how the game is taught and played by helping coaches learn how to teach athletes based on their age, the skill they are learning and game type.
If you need assistance utilizing USA Football's coaching tools and resources, our team is here to help.