In an effort to promote player safety at an early age, USA Football is planning to teach youth coaches at a master trainer workshop March 2-3 in Indianapolis.
USA Football will instruct 21 Master Trainers, including some of the top high school football coaches in the nation as well as former NFL and college players. This group will then teach the Heads Up Football program to youth league leaders across the country.
One of the Master Trainers will be Broomfield, Colo. Legacy High School head Coach Wayne Voorhees, who will attend the clinic in Indianapolis.
Voorhees has been a high school football coach for 20 years, including 10 as a head coach at Legacy High School in Broomfield, Colo., where he is 50-27 with nine playoff appearances. A social studies and business teacher, he was the Denver Broncos’ 2011 nominee for the NFL Don Shula Coach of the Year Award. Voorhees has directed the Broncos’ NFL High School player Development program for the past eight years and has been part of the Broncos’ NFL 7-on-7 National Tournament staff for five years.
“Youth football leagues in our region have a tremendous opportunity in 2013 to adopt USA Football’s Heads Up Football program,” Broncos Head Coach John Fox said. “USA Football has earned my trust – they put the safety of our youth first and offer the training that coaches need to be exceptional teachers. Wayne Voorhees is part of Heads Up Football because, like the Broncos, he is committed to raising youth football’s standards.”
Heads Up Football is a comprehensive approach to a better and safer game, encompassing USA Football’s accredited Level 1 Coach Certification Course, Heads Up Tackling techniques, educating leagues on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concussion recognition and response protocols and instructing on proper helmet and shoulder pad fitting. USA Football’s Master Trainers bring a wealth of experience and success – including a combined 26 high school state championships – to the position.
After completing the USA Football workshop, Master Trainers will instruct youth leagues in their regions on Heads Up Football, educating youth league-appointed Player Safety Coaches who will oversee their leagues’ implementation of the highest national coaching standards for youth football. These standards include league-wide completion of the Level 1 Coach Certification Course as well as conducting a Heads Up Football Coaches Clinic and a Heads Up Safety Clinic for parents and players within their leagues. Player Safety Coaches also will monitor their leagues’ practices and games throughout the season.
“Heads Up Football promotes a safer, better game,” USA Football Executive Director Scott Hallenbeck said. “We are proud to have this group assist us in leading America’s youth football community as Heads Up Football Master Trainers, helping to set the highest standards of player safety and coaching education in any youth sport.”
Tags: Health and Safety, USA Football
I only heard him after his workout, missed the Irving interview, but would like the watch it. I think our offense could use a closer like him, we can’t seem to seal the deal in games..
OT again we can close games out but chose not to. Our D goes to prevent and our offense goes to the run game when we have the lead late.
In the Irving interview all he talked about basically was how good he is and doesnt have a weakness in his game and that he should be considered for the 1st pick.
He is a home run hitter from both the WR and RB spot. We failed several times to movie the chains, and I’m comfident that Gase will open it up more but even in conservative play calling, Austin creates mismatches and gives the offense an advantage.
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I can’t see us drafting Austin though, I think we’re too conservative. Can’t wait to see what we do though!
Austin will not even make it to pick #20, he”ll be gone by then.
I’m still wanting to draft Eddie Lacy RB above all that I’ve spoken of theses last few weeks. He’s my first choice.
John Elway was just interviewed on !04.3 The Fan just now and says Nate Irvin will be the starting MLB going into camp.
He says also that he’s happy with our Safetys and that there were quite a few reasons they lost against the Ravens and not just the one play that Rahim Moore misjudged the timing of the Jump.
It sounds like we’re drafting a RB but the question is what round.
I still wouldn’t be surprised if went went and draft Matt Elam Safety from Florida. It might happen!
Elway says that as for now, that we’ve not approached any players to restructure and are still in the evaluating proccess in their meetings. Hmmmm
Elway also said that Champ will not be playing Safety and that is just media talk.