WHO:
• GEORGE
YOUNG,
NFL Senior Vice President-Football Operations
• ERNIE
ACCORSI,
New York Giants Vice President & General Manager
• LARRY
ENNIS,
New York Giants Scout
• Football coaches/instructors from the
Giants and local universities
• More
than 100 participating local youth and high school football coaches
WHAT:
The NFL, the National Football Foundation and the NFL Players
Association kick off the NFL/NFF Coaching Academy in 24 cities this spring. The national
two-day program is designed to elevate the quality of coaching at youth and high school
levels across America and further grow the number one participatory high school sport.
The objective of the NFL/NFF Coaching Academy is to ensure that youth and high school
football programs have trained adults prepared to focus not only on football skills, but
also on the game’s social benefits and character-building attributes.
WHERE &
WHEN:
Friday, May 18
– 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Giants
Stadium
Giants Stadium Club Entrance, between Gates C & D
*GEORGE
YOUNG,
ERNIE
ACCORSI
and LARRY
ENNIS
Saturday,
May 19
– 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Giants
Stadium
Giants Stadium Club Entrance, between Gates C & D
1:00-1:30
p.m.: Coaches given tours of Stadium Field and Weight Room
1:30 -3:15 p.m.: Sessions held in Giants Practice Bubble
CONTACTS:
Kelly Thalman, National Football Foundation, 973/829-1933
Brian McCarthy, National Football League, 212/450-2069
Meghan Powers, National Football League, 212/450-2161
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