Coaching Programs

NFL High School Football Coach of the Week Grant Program

The NFL High School Coach of the Week Grant Program aids and promotes high school football by recognizing and honoring high school football coaches and their teams in 32 NFL markets and Los Angeles. The program is designed to recognize high school coaches who, through their hard work and dedication to young people, create successful football teams and players both on and off the field. With the assistance of NFL clubs, it also provides high schools with grants to help maintain and upgrade their football programs.

NFL High School Football Coach of the Year Award Program

The NFL High School Football Coach of the Year Award Program honors high school football coaches that had a profound impact on the athletic and personal development of current NFL players. NFL Coach of the Year candidates are nominated by current NFL players they have coached, and the winner is selected from among a group of five finalists chosen by a blue-ribbon committee of sports leaders appointed by the NFL. The NFL High School Football Coach of the Year attends the Super bowl as a guest, receives a cash award from the YFF, as well as a $10,000 grant for his high school football program. Four other finalists receive $2,500 cash awards and $5,000 grants for their high school football programs.

NFL Youth Football Summit

Held annually in Canton, Ohio, the NFL Youth Football Summit includes interactive sessions focused on football skills, health and safety, and off-field development. More than 150 youth and high school football coaches and administrators nationwide are selected to participate in educational seminars, chalk-talks and roundtable discussions chaired by former NFL players and coaches, youth medical experts and motivational speakers. Several football experts and NFL greats discuss topics vital to the continued success of youth and high school football. Leaders in the field of sport medicine and sport psychology address injury prevention and heat and hydration practices, demonstrations on how to handle coach-player relationship issues, and tips on inspiring youth and high school football players to achieve their highest potential.