AYF Coaching Tools

Tuesday, 07 August 2012 21:00

At American Youth Football, safety is the first priority when it comes to a child's participation. From background checks and concussion awareness, to education and insurance, we take pride in our safety first risk management, which provides the most professional and safe environment for children to play.

AYF has partnered with the top training providers and athletic coaches. Failure to act in a safe and responsible manner, with the children entrusted to you, will be dealt with severe consequences from the AYF National Office.

AYFcoaching.com

Due to today’s safety concerns for our children in sport, all AYF coaches are strongly advised to complete the online course at AYFcoaching.com. The course, for only $24.95, includes a $2 million extra liability coverage, which is twice the amount offered by our competition.

AYF and exclusive coaching education partner ASEP have joined together to design these special courses. Those coaches who take the course will obtain a certification of completion and get listed in the National Coaches Registry. Administrators can also buy the courses for their coaches under an organization account.

* This is the ONLY coaches training course that is accepted for AYF National Championship Coaches.

Certified National Coaches Database

Need to find a certified coach?

Check out the National Coaches Database here

Training Books

Special coaching books are available for sale at AYFcoaching.com.

Risk Management

Concussion Awareness:

There is no band aid solution to the concussion issue which exists at every level of play. To ensure the well being of young athletes, AYF continues to insist on proper instruction by competent coaches and most important, in a culture of good sportsmanship.

AYF has partnered with Axon sports, experts in neuro-cognitive functioning and training, to create baseline testing for AYF athletes. Together we have made it easy to assess cognitive functioning with tools that aid in the evaluation of sports related concussions.

Background Checks:

Failure to act in a safe and responsible manner with children entrusted to your care can mean severe disciplinary action taken against you.

For that, AYF has partnered with LexisNexis to make sure no coach or instructor goes unchecked and that we are able to provide the best and safest working environment for our members.

Since 2002 LexisNexis has screened more than 3.7 million potential employees or volunteers, identifying over 189,000 individuals with criminal convictions - including more than 2700 registered sex offenders.

To learn more about LexisNexis go to Lexisnexis.com. To get access to LexisNexis/AYF, you must first be a member of AYF and then obtain information through MYAYF.com.

Insurance:

AYF and Sadler Insurance work together to create the safest environment for our athletes. With incredible rates, and great customer service, Sadler Insurance will provide AYF members with the greatest and most competitive coverage.

Learn more about the benefits of AYF coverage through Sadler Insurance.

To get insured with Sadler Insurance call 1-800-622-7370 or go to sadlersports.com.

Performance Tools

School of the Legends is an officially licensed partner of the NFL and works with the greatest players to design Training Programs. Partnered with American Youth Football, SOTL will provide free samples of some top Training Videos.

School of the Legends is the creator of the Legends in Training series. Legends in Training is high-def online football training designed specifically for the student football athlete, coaches and parents consists of over 35 classes covering all 22 positions on the field taught by legendary NFL player-instructors including: Jerome Bettis, Jason Witten, Tony Gonzalez, Darren Sharper, Larry Fitzgerald, DeSean Jackson and DeAngelo Williams.

 School of the Legends is also a unique social community that provides football fans, athletes, coaches and parents the opportunity to connect with thousands of current and former NFL players in a safe and secure online environment. In addition, SOTL.com offers a vast array of football-related content including NFL news, stats, unique team fan groups for all 32 NFL teams, plus player profiles and exclusive video content featuring NFL players.