PAL to Offer Education, Teaching Resources for Football Coaches

The Wayne Police Athletic League will provide education and teaching resources from USA Football’s Heads Up Football program for this upcoming season.

USA Football is the official youth development partner of the National Football League.

For the second consecutive year, the PAL will conduct baseline concussion tests. Every football player will use Xenith helmets

Every Wayne PAL coach will be trained in the Heads Up Football program before their teams take the field this season.

Coaches will learn the proper ways to recognize if a player receives a concussion and the proper response. Proper tackling techniques, which will help players keep their heads out of the line of contact and how a player’s helmet and shoulder pads should properly fit.

“This program is a great way to help aid our coaches in providing a safer learning environment as it pertains to the nuances of tackle football. Football has been a great tradition in our country and specifically in our town,” said Steve Schiffman, the PAL’s director of operations and facilities. “We are very proud to say we are taking all necessary means to ensure the children in our program not only learn the fundamentals of football but are doing it with coaches and a program that is putting safety first.”

For more information, read the notice the PAL issued that is attached to this article. 

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