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>> WITH FOOTBALL SEASON ALMOST
UPON US, INDIANAPOLIS-BASED USA
FOOTBALL HAS LAUNCHED
MULTI-FACETED PROGRAMS AIMED AT

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BRINGING THE BEST IN SAFETY AND
COACHING TO ALL LEVELS OF THE
GAME, BUT ESPECIALLY TO OUR
YOUTH. BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN

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THIS WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA
SPORTS. BILL >> GERRY, THANKS.
FROM HOW YOUTH LEAGUES ARE
ORGANIZED AND CONDUCTED TO

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LIMITED CONTACT PLAY TO COACH
CERTIFICATION, USA FOOTBALL IS
TRYING TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED
GROWTH OF FOOTBALL WHILE DOING

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EVERYTHING IT CAN TO ENSURE
SAFETY OF KIDS WHO PLAY THE
GAME.
AND JOINING US TODAY TO DISCUSS

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THESE VARIOUS INITIATIVES IS
SCOTT HALLENBECK, CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF USA
FOOTBALL. SCOTT, WELCOME.

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GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK ON THE
PROGRAM.
>> GREAT TO BE WITH YOU, AS
ALWAYS.

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>> AGAIN, A MULTI-FACETTED
INITIATIVES. USA FOOTBALL HAD A
GREAT PROGRAM CALLED HEADS UP
FOOTBALL. TACKLING TECHNIQUES,

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AND MAKING SURE KIDS WERE
PLAYING WITH HEADS UP. FROM THAT
YOU'VE SPUN OFF THIS VARIOUS
INITIATIVES, STARTING WITH

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LEAGUE EXCELLENCE. GIVE US AN
OVER VIEW.
>> THANK YOU. BUILDING ON THE
FOUNDATION OF THE HEADS UP

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FOOTBALL PROGRAM WE WORK CLOSE
WITH THE COMMITTEE, CREATED
FOOTBALL MODEL, ADDRESSING THE
CONTACTS IN A NEW WAY. START

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WITH NON-CONTACT, PROGRESS TO
LIMITED AND THEN TO FULL CONTACT
TACKLE. SO THINK OF FLAG, TO
SOMETHING WE CALL TACKLE BAR,

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YOU DON'T KNOCK TO THE GROUND,
YOU LEARN THE GAME IN A
AND FULL FIELD TACKLE. WE ALSO
BASE IT ON AN AGE-APPROPRIATE

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SKILL-BASED LEARNING. THE BEST
ANALOGY, IF YOU THINK OF SOCCER,
EIGHT DIFFERENT FIELD SIZES AND
GOAL SIZES, THEY PROGRESS THE

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KIDS BASED ON AGES, A WHOLE NEW
REIMAGINED WAY TO LOOK AT
FOOTBALL, WELL RECEIVED BY
PARENTS, GIVES PARENTS MORE

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ENTRY POINTS AND OPTIONS AND
MEETS KIDS WHERE THEY ARE. NOT
EVERY 8-YEAR-OLD IS THE SAME,
NOT EVERY 10-YEAR-OLD IS THE

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SAME. A NEW WAY TO LOOK AT THE
GAME IN TERMS OF HOW WE TEACH,
DEVELOP AND COACH.
>> TALK ABOUT THE LEAGUE

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EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. YOU'RE
ENGAGING WITH LEAGUES OF VARIOUS
LEVELS AND PAGES THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY.

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>> EXACTLY. THANK YOU. SORT OF
CONCERT WITH THAT FOOTBALL
DEVELOP MODEL, ONE OF THE THINGS
WE LEARN FROM THE PROGRAM, WE

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DEFINE NEW WAYS TO CELEBRATE
LEAGUES DOING THINGS THE RIGHT
WAY. THINK OF IT AS REALLY A
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SEAL OF

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APPROACH, WE HAVE BRONZE, SILVER
AND GOLD PROGRAM, WHEN YOU REACH
LEVELS, USA FOOTBALL CELEBRATES,
RECOGNIZES YOU, WE WORK WITH

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PARTNERS, COLTS AND BIG TEN AND
OTHER PARTNERS AROUND THE
COUNTRY TO HELP RECOGNIZE AND
CELEBRATE THESE LEAGUES FOR

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DOING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY. THE
SIMPLE PREMISE IS TO SET NEW
STANDARD AND BEST PRACTICES AND
RAISE ALL BOATS OVER TIME.

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>> SCOTT, CERTIFICATION, VERY
IMPORTANT THAT AS YOU TRAIN
THESE KIDS AND GIVE THEM
TECHNIQUES, COMES FROM THE

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COACHES, AND COACH CERTIFICATION
IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THIS
PROGRAM.
>> ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IT DOESN'T

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GET MORE IMPORTANT THAN TEACHING
THE COACHES. FOUNDATION AND
BACKBONE, WELL OVER 100,000
COACHES A YEAR GET TRAINED. ALL

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NOW ABOUT FOOTBALL DEVELOP
MODEL. IT IS NOT JUST THE THINGS
YOU MENTIONED, TECHNICAL,
TACTICAL, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS,

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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MENTAL
HEALTH, TALKING ABOUT ABUSE, A
MYRIAD OF OTHER THINGS,
NUTRITION, TRYING TO BE HOLISTIC

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WHEN WE APPROACH THIS WITH
COACHES AND HOW THEY MANAGE
TODAY'S WORLD, VERY DIFFERENT
THAN A COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND

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CERTAINLY FIVE OR TEN YEARS AGO.
ALWAYS GOING TO BE A CRITICAL
COMPONENT OF OURS IN TERMS OF
COACHING OR EDUCATING COACHES

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AND WORKING WITH THE KIDS.
>> LEADER OF THE COLTS
ORGANIZATION, YOU GUYS HAD A
PRESENCE AT BIG TEN MEDIA DAY

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RECENTLY IN INDIANAPOLIS. A LOT
OF SUPPORT FROM THOSE VARIOUS
FOLKS.
>> YEAH, LOVE TO HAVE THEM AS

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NEW BOARD MEMBERS. THE BIG TEN
HAS BEEN A LONG-STANDING GREAT
PARTNER AMONG OTHER COLLEGE
CONFERENCES, ALL WORKING CLOSELY

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TO MAKE THIS GAME BETTER AND
SAFER.
>> SCOTT HALLENBECK, CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER. WE GOT TO

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BRING THESE KIDS UP AND MAKE