Every year the Lancer Coaches are required to go through training provided by the USA Football organization. These classes range from teaching the latest in tackling and blocking techniques to learning how to be good role models for your young athletes.

HAWK TACKLING / SHOULDER TACKLING

Taken from Ruby; the hawk tackle was introduced by the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks in making tackling safe for athletes.  We teach and re-enforce this method every start of practice.  As Lancers, we not only pride ourselves on being the best tackling team in the league but the safest as well. 

ABUSE PREVENTION 2022

Updated and enhanced for ’22, this course explains ways that coaches can prevent abuse and report abuse if it occurs. It outlines what to look for, what to avoid, and what to do if you see or hear anything of concern. USA Football partners with Stop It Now!, to provide this course.

CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING 2022

This course picks up where the Connecting Student-Athletes with Transformational Coaches left off. It helps coaches transition the valuable information they learned on becoming a Transformational Coach and apply it to their team and coaching methods.

HEALTH AND SAFETY 2022

Coaches will learn head, heart and heat lessons in the courses included in this module. Non-contact and Contact coaches will take away lessons on managing heat and hydration, developing an emergency action plan, sudden cardiac arrest and concussion awareness.

FOUNDATIONS OF QUALITY COACHING 2022

Coaches are a source of life lessons that becomes conduits for holistic developments for their athletes. This course features multiple coaches talking about the 4 C’s of Quality coaching: competence, confidence, connection and character. This course further introduces the tenets of the Football Development Model (FDM).