Football Canada in partnership with the Ontario Football Alliance and the National Capital Amateur Football Association (NCAFA) are piloting the first Safe Contact symposium stop to be held Friday, June 21 through Saturday, June 22 at the RA Centre (2451 Riverside Drive) in Ottawa, Ontario. The Safe Contact symposium aims to educate players, coaches and parents alike on the latest National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Safe Contact tackling and blocking techniques.āWeāve taken a proactive, 360 degree approach to Safe Contact in an effort to educate not only the coaches and players but also the parents who are critical in the process,ā said Football Canada Director of Sport, Rick Sowieta.
Coaches are trained in the new Safe Contact techniques on Friday night and on Saturday they train their players while being evaluated on the material they learned the previous day.
āWeāve also included the parents on Saturday to help them better understand the new techniques, receiving information regarding concussion awareness and return to play protocol in addition to Football Canadaās Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model,ā explained Football Canada Technical Coordinator, Aaron Geisler.
āIf successful, weād like to take this approach across the country to ensure that the amateur football community is brought up to speed on the latest in tackling and blocking techniques to ensure proper safety in our sport.ā
To Register:
https://nccp.coach.ca/Event/Public/5023598
Contact Aaron Geisler, Technical Coordinator, Football Canada,Ā [email protected]Ā tel:Ā 613-564-0003 ext. 227Ā for payment options.
Coaches:
Friday June 21 (6pm to 10pm).
Coaches will be trained in the new Safe Contact tackling techniques that is being implemented nationwide.
Saturday June 22 (8am to 4pm).
Coaches will have the opportunity to practice new techniques with players which will lead to full NCCP training in Safe Contact for football.
Cost is $50 and includes training, evaluation, course materials, expert instruction/mentoring and lunch on Saturday.
Players:
Saturday June 22 (10am to 3pm).
Players will be trained how to make safe contact while blocking and tackling on field by trained coaches.
Cost is $20 and includes lunch (note: No equipment required) and a Football Canada t-shirt. Cost reduction of $5 if player brings parent/guardian.
Parents/Guardian:
Saturday June 22 (10am to 3pm).
In addition to observing coaches and players, practice Safe Contact, parents will have opportunities to try some of the techniques themselves and to take part in discussions around Concussions, Long-Term Athlete Development, and NCAFAās pilot project with Football Canada and Impakt Protective Technologies.
Cost: No Cost to Parents and Guardians
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