Chiefs Training Camp Update: 8-2-09 PM
The Chiefs ‘only’ had one practice on Sunday and here is the summery.
From Josh Looney Twitter
- Full pads again today! (pic above)
- Waters and Goff back in action today.
- http://twitpic.com/cjsz6 - Take ur dog to practice day? Check out x-fac in back. Rockstar. (picture)
- LJ diving over the top on goal line session…no holding back this camp.
From Mitch Holthus
- Wow…good long tough practice. I like the way the team approached the 4-3 inside run drills. Its obvious they want to be a physical team.
- Watching special teams work with 15 year long snapper Kendall Gammon is like talking computers w Bill Gates. Drill today he wanted 4 8yrs
Updates from Gretz at CBS Sports
- Activated from the NFI List and participating in Chiefs practice are G Brian Waters, G Mike Goff and DT Ron Edwards.
- Starters who aren’t in Chiefs practice on Sunday are RT Damion McIntosh and ILB Derrick Johnson.
- Chiefs coach Todd Haley is spending extra time in practice with wide receivers working on body control coming out of breaks.
- WR Devard Darling is running with the Chiefs’ No. 1 offense opposite Dwayne Bowe.
- Chiefs TE Brad Cottam had a Tony Gonzalez-like catch down the deep middle, snagging it with one hand over his head.
- Chiefs K Ryan Succop was 4 for 4 in field goals.
- Chiefs G Brian Waters struggled in pass protection against NT Tank Tyler.
- Chiefs WR Rodney Wright had a nice catch on a deep ball under good coverage.
- Chiefs ILB Zach Thomas knocked down a pass in deep zone coverage during the 7-on-7 drill.
- Chiefs OLB Tamba Hali showed good pass rush off the edge against the first-team offense.
- Chiefs LT Branden Albert on the return of guards Brian Waters and Mike Goff to practice: “It was great having the two wisemen back.”
- Chiefs coach Todd Haley on why he spent extra time in Sunday’s practice with the team’s wide receivers: “We’ve had guys on the ground and the receiver is no good to anyone if he’s laying on the ground. Whether it’s the right shoes, improper technique, whatever, a wide receiver cannot be on the ground and help you win in any way, shape or form.”
From UW-RF Staff
- Before practice officially began, Defensive Coordinator Clancy Pendergast was working with the defensive backs, running a drill that used five garbage bins to simulate the offensive line. During this drill, cornerback Maurice Leggett was seeing time as the nickelback.
- One of the defensive coach stood on the back of the single sled while the defensive linemen worked on tackling. Defensive Line Coach Tim Krumrie continued to ask the men to “jam it” and “keep [their] head up.” Krumrie made defensive tackle Tank Tyler hit the dummy multiple times until he was satisfied with Tyler’s “jamming.”
- Seeing time with the first-string during 7-on-7 was: defensive ends Alfonso Boone and rookie Alex Magee, defensive tackle Ron Edwards and linebackers Monty Beisel, Zach Thomas, Tamba Hali and Mike Vrabel.
- Frustrated due to the defense’s weak showing versus the running offense during 7-on-7, Defensive Line Coach Tim Krumrie shouted, “Don’t let him push your (butt) off the ball. You push him past the line of scrimmage!”
- 11-on-11 began. Seeing time with the first-string was: linebackers Tamba Hali, Zach Thomas, Mike Vrabel and Monty Beisel; cornerbacks Brandon Carr and Brandon Flowers, safetiesBernard Pollard and Jarrad Page, defensive ends Alex Magee and Alfonso Boone and defensive tackle Ron Edwards.
- After quarterback Matt Cassel completed a pass to wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, Defensive Coordinator Clancy Pendergast said he expected more out of linebacker Tamba Hali. “Finish, Tamba,” he shouted.
- Running back Kolby Smith, tight end Jake O’Connell and tackle Damion McIntosh were not suited up for practice this afternoon. GuardsBrian Waters and Mike Goff were both in full pads for the first time today.
- Off a good handoff from quarterback Tyler Thigpen during 7-on-7, running back Jackie Battle fumbled the football. This was much to the dismay of Offensive Line Coach Bill Muir.
- Running back Dantrell Savage had a good run off a handoff from quarterback Matt Cassel during 7-on-7
- Head Coach Todd Haley was getting on quarterback Matt Cassel for his play-action fake during a half-speed scrimmage against the offensive reserves. “[We need a] good sell, good sell! If we are going to run those, Matt, we need a good sell!”
- Quarterback Tyler Thigpen looked really sharp in his 7-on-7 session. Thigpen was 6-6 on the day.
- Chiefs President Denny Thum was present at this afternoon’s practice.
So there you have it Chiefs fans. Stay tuned, more updates are coming.
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Chiefs Training Camp Update: 8-1-09 PM
First day of training camp, practice number two for our Chiefs. Here is the summery.
(via UW-RF)
Updates from Josh Looney Twitter
- No helmets only practice following a full padded morning…love it! Keep the thuds coming.
- zach thomas is a pro…does the little things right…bringing wood today
- http://twitpic.com/cg1he - Pic of tank messin with z. Thomas
- new videos up - camping with @mitchholthus and another camp life…check em out http://bit.ly/LZKvW
Updates from Mitch Holthus
- Am I one of the few that Bernard Pollard could be a Larry Izzo type Pro Bowl special teams guy? He showed some signs again today.
- Whoops Jamaal Charles fumbles and EVerYBODY runs…every coach talks about turnover margin…others make it a way of life
- Hilites of session 2. RBs v LBs on pass pro. LBs have advantage but u find out who wants to play football. Javarris Williams didn’t blink.
- Also OL v DL pass pro. Liked Eric Guy check…we need depth on OL and he might be a G-C-G guy that every team needs.
Updates from Bob Gretz @ CBS Sports
- DE Tyson Jackson is missing his second camp practice as contract negotiations continue. Chiefs GM Scott Pioli had no comment on the status of the talks
- As the Chiefs worked on their punting game, WRs Rodney Wright and Quinten Lawrence handled returns. Neither has returned a punt in a regular or pre-season game.
- Chiefs RBs struggled in a pass-protection drill trying to block blitzing LBs.
- In a 7-on-7 Chiefs passing drill, Matt Cassel was 7 of 9 with an INT, Brodie Croyle was 3 of 9 with an INT and Tyler Thigpen was 5 of 6.
- CB Brandon Flowers made two big plays in Chiefs team work, blitzing the QB for a sack and knocking down a pass to WR Dwayne Bowe.
- Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe says the addition of veteran WR Bobby Engram has been a big help to him. “That’s my roommate, and I’m learning from him every day,” said Bowe. “He’s taught me things about watching tape, catching the ball, how to practice, how to prepare.”
- Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe said he’s down to 210 pounds, which is 12 to 15 pounds lighter than last year.” I just feel better,” he said. “I feel like I can run faster and jump higher.”
And lastely but definitly not least, updates from the UW-RF Staff:
- Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe had the first dropped ball of the day in an 11-0 drill. It turned out to be a trend for the remainder of practice. Tight end Brad Cottam had two drops in a row when running routes against air about 20 minutes later. Rookie wide receiver Quinten Lawerence had a drop in one-on-one drills. Wide receiver Mark Bradley had a drop in the 7-on-7 drills. Head Coach Todd Haley had commented earlier in the day that he had seen too many drops in the morning session.
- During a drill involving both offensive and defensive linemen, center Eric Ghiaciuc pushed defensive tackle Tank Tyler over. The crowd, including both offensive and defensive players, let out some “oooh’s” after the play. Ghiaciuc offered to help Tyler up, but Tyler declined the hand and sprinted back to complete the drill. The offfensive line was looking strong again when tackle Cameron Goldberg knocked linebacker Tamba Hali over pretty handedly. Hali got back up and continued to battle toward the “quarterback.”
- During the individual position split, the tight ends were working on some blocking. When Brad Cottam got over-extended, trying to make a block, Tight End Coach Bob Bicknell made a crack about Cottam’s height. “I know it’s hard for you. You are tall. You are, like, 11-feet tall.” Cottam is listed at 6’7”.
- In an interview after practice, wide receiver Dwayne Bowe stated that the offense was making some great improvements in practice. According to Bowe, quarterback Matt Cassel is “a great leader. He doesn’t let anybody fail. If you fall down, he is right there to pick you back up.”
- During the afternoon practice, (Derrick) Johnson was not suited up; he was wearing a pair of grey sweatpants with his jersey. He worked out with the other players not suited up during practice. It was defensive end Glenn Dorsey, linebacker Demorrio Williams, defensive tackle Ron Edwards and defensive end Dion Gales who were again not suited up during this evening’s practice.
- During 11-on-11, players seeing time with the first-string base defense included: defensive ends Alfonso Boone and rookie Alex Magee, defensive tackle Tank Tyler, linebackers Tamba Hali, Mike Vrabel, Monty Beisel, and Zach Thomas, cornerbacks Brandon Flowers and Brandon Carr and safeties Jarrad Page and Bernard Pollard. Replacing Thomas in the first-string nickel defense was cornerback Maurice Leggett, playing the nickelback spot.
- (Have to love this) The running backs and linebackers got together and did some one-on-one blitz pickup blocking. Linebacker Zach Thomas got the defense off to a good start. Thomas landed a huge hit on running back Mike Cox, picking him up and throwing him down like it was nothing. The defense appeared to completely dominate the drill.
- Punter Dustin Colquitt spent about five minutes kicking footballs from the 30-yard line on field 2 toward the goal post on the south end of the field. Kicker Ryan Succop was shagging the balls and throwing them back to long snapper Tanner Purdum who would return them to Colquitt. Each of Colquitt’s punts were landing on the 20-yard line, making each worth about 50 yards.
Well, that about sums it up for yesterday’s PM practice. Today’s single practice goes from 2-4 PM.
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Chiefs Training Camp Update: 8-1-09 AM
I don’t know about you but I am very excited today! Today is the first day of training camp for our 2009-2010 Kansas City Chiefs! WooHoo! Ok, now that we got that out of the way here are some updates from around the web about this mornings practice.
(Picture from Josh Looney via Twitter)
Speaking of Josh Looney’s Twitter here are some of his tweets regarding the AM practice:
- Tamba Hali and Derrick Johnson two of the first on the field
- Still easy to spot LJ…those long red socks at practice are a signature…follow the blog for detailed practice reports
- http://twitpic.com/cdnpp - View from the top (picture)
- The pace of practice is drastically different from past chiefs camps…action everywhere
- Fans in river falls are loving the “new chiefs”
- LJ got the offense fired up after a TD over the left gl pylon…Practice complete & waiting for coach to talk
- “that’s one day of semi-controlled chaos.” - Todd Haley
Another great resource for Chiefs Training Camp info is CBS Sports. This season they have a ‘play tracker’ for training camp and rumor has it that Bob Gretz is doing the updates (so you know it’s good)
- Veteran Chiefs WR Bobby Engram raved about working with QB Matt Cassel. “He puts the ball in great positions for you to catch and it comes with a tight spiral,” Engram said.
- Chiefs coach Todd Haley is pleased with the first practice performance of QB Matt Cassel. “He’s just what he has been and I would say that he had a fairly solid start,” Haley said. “You’re going to get great enthusiasm from him, and you’re probably going to have to tell him five or six times to be quiet because he’s so excited.”
- Chiefs RB Larry Johnson revealed that he’s down more than 10 pounds from the weight he’s played his whole career at, dropping from 235 to 223. “It’s something Coach (Todd) Haley asked me to do and I feel faster,” said Johnson. “I don’t think I’ve lost any power.”
- The Chiefs safeties spent extra practice time working with assistant coach Ronnie Bradford on walking that fine line between dropping into coverage and run support.
- Chiefs coach Todd Haley said he was not concerned that three-fifths of his starting offensive line wasn’t able to practice Saturday morning. “If this were long term, we might be worried, but I don’t think anything will be a long term deal with any of those players,” Haley said of LG Brian Waters, RG Mike Goff and RT Damion McIntosh.
- In a live goal line drill, RB Larry Johnson beat LB Zach Thomas to the pylon on a nice TD run.
And Let’s not forgot the UW-RF Staff, they always put out some great updates for us as well. Here are some tidbits from them:
- Rookie defensive end Alex Magee was getting his fair share of praise from Defensive Line Coach Tim Krumrie. At one point Krumrie told the end from Purdue that he was doing a good job. “There ya go. Good, Alex, good,” Krumrie said.
- The group ran different routes amongst the four dummies to simulate different situations in which the defensive linemen would have to break through offensive blockers to reach the quarterback. In order to be successful at the drill, Krumrie told the players to keep their “feet underneath them. Feet, feet, feet!” During one of the routes, Krumrie stood really close to the third dummy and hollered, “Step, step, club!” as the men ran by.
- During a 7-on-7 drill, utilizing the offense’s running game, defensive end Alfonso Boone, defensive tackle Tank Tyler and linebackers Tamba Hali, Mike Vrabel, Monty Beisel and Zach Thomas all saw time with the first-string. Rounding out the 7-on-7 first-string was rookie defensive end Alex Magee.
- Later, during a 7-on-7 drill addressing the passing game, cornerbacks Brandon Carr, Maurice Leggett, and Brandon Flowers; safeties Bernard Pollard and Jarrad Page; and linebackers Tamba Hali, Monty Beisel, Mike Vrabel and Zach Thomas were considered first-string.
- When the rest of the team went to work on the kicking game, the quarterbacks were left to work by themselves. Two poles that hung four different colored targets were placed in each corner of the endzone. The quarterbacks took turns trying to hit the different targets. Quarterback Tyler Thigpen was the first one to hit a target. Newly acquired quarterback Matt Cassel followed that up with one of his own in the left corner. Every time Cassel hit the target, he followed it up with excited yells while throwing his hands in the air.
- Quarterback Matt Cassel completed his first six passes in the team’s 7-on-7 drill. Three of those passes were perfectly-timed sideline hitch routes to wide receiver Dwayne Bowe. Cassel came back and completed three more passes before the drill’s completion. He ended up finishing 9-9
- Quarterback Matt Cassel was the first quarterback to run the team’s 7-on-7 drill. His first pass was a completed pass to running back Larry Johnson behind the line of scrimmage. This received some heat from linebacker Mike Vrabel. Vrabel yelled across the field, “You’re one-for-one on check downs! They don’t throw check downs in Foxborough! No check downs for Tom!”
- Receiver Bobby Engram was at his 14th NFL Training Camp and his first in River Falls. Engram signed in the off-season with the Chiefs after 13 years in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears. Engram told reporters that he has “a lot of gas left in the tank.” He made it known that he is here to compete for a job and help the Chiefs win football games, not just to be a mentor for the Chiefs young receivers
Chiefs Injuries:
The Chiefs have placed three players on the PUP list: DE Glenn Dorsey, RB Kolby Smith and TE Jake O’Connell. I am being told that the only ‘real worry’ (read risk of missing actual games) on this list is Kolby Smith.
The Chiefs also placed six players on the NFI List: RT Damion McIntosh, RG Mike Goff, LG Brian Waters, LB Demorrio Williams, DT Ron Edwards and DE Dion Gales.
The next practice is today from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. (I will be trying to get one of these out for every practice)
So there you have it Chiefs fans. Are you as excited about ‘real football’ as I am?
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Chiefs Conditioning Test Update
As I’m sure you are aware of by now, Chiefs head coach Todd Haley has required that each player on the Chiefs pass a conditioning test before they are allowed to practice in team activities.
Here are some quotes regarding this conditioning test that took place this morning:
Via JoshLooney’s (of kcchiefs.com) Twitter page
Coach Haley says conditioning test met expectations…ready to get things started tomorrow.
Via UW-RF site
Tight end Brad Cottam showed up to lunch at the University Center wearing a yellow cut-off shirt and a green visor. He commented on the conditioning test that Head Coach Todd Haley had the players participate in earlier in the morning. “Most guys made it,” Cottam said. He said the team knew the test was coming, so they had been preparing for it and working hard in the off-season. Cottam said that the mentality of the team so far has been “exciting and new.” “We’ll see in a week how things are looking,” he said. Cottam also said that he’s excited to get pads on and practice
More from UW-RF
When asked if he thought this year’s team was in better shape than last year, center Rudy Niswanger said, “Oh yeah.” Niswanger said that being in shape allows for the players to stay better conditioned and learn how to approach plays smarter. With being better conditioned, Niswanger forsees his team being able to stay fresh throughout an entire game. “We’ll have better fourth quarters,” he said. “Therefore, we’ll have less fourth quarter losses.”
Here is one player who didn’t pass the test (via Red Zone)
Defensive end Glenn Dorsey admitted Friday that he was among the handful of players who didn’t pass the test.
“Close,” he said after a long pause. “I’ve still got a ways to go.”
In Dorsey’s defense, he had ice taped to his left lower leg. It’s ostensibly the same injury that kept Dorsey out of most offseason practices. Dorsey has enough work ahead that he can’t afford a long absence from practices, which begin tomorrow. Haley has said players can’t join team activities before passing the test. Dorsey is making the switch from tackle to end.
Bob Gretz confirms that everyone did not pass the test
Haley would not talk at all about those players who failed the conditioning test. The coach made the session off-limits to media and fans. He did indicate that a number of players will not be passed on the team physical for a number of reasons, and thus will be unable to practice Saturday morning.
But Coach Haley doesn’t seem TOO worried as of yet:
“We don’t have anybody that’s real far off and that’s what I feel good about,” Haley said of those players that will start practice on the sideline. “None of these are long term deals and we should have everybody going pretty soon.”
Well, there you have the jest of it. Most of the Chiefs players passed the mandatory conditioning test and the ones didn’t are not too far off. Overall good news, now… let’s get workin’ boys!
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VIDEO: Chiefs leaving KCI for Training Camp in River Falls WI
Here is a video of the 2009-2010 Kansas City Chiefs leaving from KCI to head to River Falls, WI. Enjoy.
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Chiefs Single-Game Tickets go on sale July 31 to Public
Via the official KC Chiefs Twitter page single game tickets go on sale at the end of July.
Twitter / Kansas City Chiefs: Chiefs Single-Game Tickets ….
Chiefs Single-Game Tickets go on Sale July 31st - http://bit.ly/YOFuk - Jackson County July 29-30 at 10 AM each day - http://bit.ly/Z5J14
So if you have been thinking about getting a few tickets to a Chiefs game this year check it out. The earlier you get them the better seat you will get.
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Renovations at Arrowhead: The New Arrowhead Stadium - Video
I just came across this video (from kcchiefs.com) that covers some of the new renovations at Arrowhead Stadium, including a new section called the VIP Club Level.
Looks pretty sweet to me, but makes me wonder how much $$ that cost to get access. Let’s us know what you think in the comment section below.
(having an issue with the video showing up below for some reason, but you can view the video here as well)
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Chiefs sign veteran safety Mike Brown
The Kansas City Chiefs have signed former Bears safety Mike Brown.
Chiefs pick up veteran safety Mike Brown - Kansas City Star.
I think this is a good move. Scott Pioli is upgrading the talent at every position and creating competition. Bringing in the 31 year old safety should be good for Jarrad Page and Bernard Pollard.
Here are Mike Brown’s career stats: (via nfl.com)
| Season | Team | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
| G | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2008 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 15 | 73 | 57 | 16 | 1.0 | – | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 2007 | Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | 2 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | – | – |
| 2006 | Chicago Bears | 6 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2005 | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 | 72 | 63 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 72 | 1 | – | – |
| 2004 | Chicago Bears | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2003 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 | 76 | 62 | 14 | 0.0 | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 2002 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 15 | 90 | 75 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 | – | – |
| 2001 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 | 67 | 55 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 33T | 2 | – | – |
| 2000 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35T | 1 | – | – |
| TOTAL | 415 | 341 | 74 | 5.0 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 275 | – | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
Although durability is probably Brown’s biggest issue, now the Chiefs have three starting caliber safties. You can never have too much talent, right?
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Chiefs sign Ryan Succop and agree to terms with Colin Brown
The Chiefs have officially started signing their 2009 NFL draft picks and the last player taken overall is the first one.
Chiefs Sign Seventh-Round Pick K Ryan Succop
Succop (6-2, 218) joined the Chiefs as the third of the club’s three seventh-round selections (256th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played in 50 games at South Carolina, connecting on 49 of 69 field goals (71.0%) with a career-long of 55 yards. He also converted 104 PATs and racked up a total of 251 points, the second-highest total in school history. He added 69 touchbacks on 192 kickoffs. He served as the punter during his sophomore and junior seasons, punting 85 times for 3,597 yards (42.3 avg.) with 22 inside the 20 and three touchbacks.
Succop played in 13 games as a senior in 2008, earning honorable mention All-Southeastern Conference honors. He connected on 20 of 30 field goals (66.7%), leading the SEC in both made FGs and FG attempts. He converted all 30 of his PATs for 90 total points.
From what I have heard Succop has a really strong leg, as in he has 60 range, but the problem is it may not go 60 yards straight. So, the Chiefs have to decide if they want distance or accuracy because I highly doubt they will carry two kickers.
Also, Chiefs 5th round draft pick Colin Brown has reportedly agreed to terms with the Chiefs but no contract has been signed (that we know about). Via Scout.com
The Kansas City Chiefs have reached a contract agreement with fifth-round pick OT Colin Brown, Scout.com has confirmed. According to a league source, it’s a three-year deal worth nearly $1.34 million with a signing bonus of close to $154,000.
The former University of Missouri offensive lineman lined up at right tackle during the team’s OTA practices.
Possible replacement forDamion McIntosh? Only time will tell.
Well, there you have it Chiefs fans, any thoughts? Who do you think the next player to sign with the team will be?
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Carl Peterson gets a new job
photo via USA Football
Former Chiefs GM/King Carl Peterson has found a new job as the chairman of the USA Football League. I think this could actually be a good fit for Mr. Peterson
Former Kansas City Chiefs executive Carl Peterson is the new chairman of USA Football. He replaces the late Jack Kemp.
In case you are wondering USA Football is the ‘national governing body of youth football’.
The group was endowed by the NFL and NFL Players Association in 2002. It hosts more than 100 football events annually, instructing coaches, players and game officials and providing resources for youth football league commissioners.
USA Football said Tuesday it will host a junior world championship from June 27-July 5 in Canton, Ohio.
According to USA Football these will be some of Peterson’s responsibilities:
Peterson will preside over USA Football’s board of directors and offer his insight toward USA Football initiatives, including:
- Nearly 50 full-day “Coaching Schools” in more than 30 states to train volunteer youth football coaches
- 40 nationwide meetings of youth football commissioners to offer insight and share best practices
- Nearly 20 officiating camps and seminars nationwide to educate and recruit football officials
- 12 three-day “Player Academies” conducted across the country to advance players’ skills, aged 9-14
- Distribution of $500,000 in equipment grants for youth football leagues, based on merit and need
- Distribution of $500,000 in volunteer youth football coach and volunteer background check subsidies
- Creation of the USA Football Youth Football Rule Book & National Playing Standard, unifying the youth game
- Author exclusive and innovative youth football-related research to further advance America’s favorite sport
I wish the best to Carl in his new venture and to USA Football… Good Luck.
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