INDIANAPOLIS – Benefitting Indiana children in youth football programs statewide, the Indianapolis Colts will provide USA Football Youth Coach Certification for more than 2,500 youth coaches in 2022.
The Colts and USA Football, a non-profit based in Indianapolis that serves as the sport’s national governing body and a member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, are committed to providing positive, healthy experiences for young athletes and their families.
USA Football’s Youth Coach Certification, which recently earned recognition as the only training for football coaches accredited by the United States Center for Coaching Excellence, provides leading coach and player education standards.
USA Football’s Youth Coach Certification encompasses the Football Development Model (FDM) to help coaches teach the sport based on a child’s age, stage of development and football game type played. Introduced in 2020, the FDM is the first national application of a long-term athlete…