G. Request to Hold Heads Up Training Camps Out of Season The Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association (DIFCA) submitted a proposal for the Safety First Football Camp. According to the proposal, the purpose of the camp, which is supported by USA Football, is to educate football coaches on equipment fitting, concussion recognition and awareness, heat and hydration awareness, sudden cardiac arrest, and Heads Up blocking and tackling.
The coaches’ training would be reinforced with players throughout the camp and monitored by coaches trained in USA Football’s online and live training courses. Coaches would also follow the 5-Day Acclimatization guidelines recommended by the Korey Stringer Institute, USA Football, and NFHS. Mr. Neubauer explained that there was a change in regulation that requires all football coaches (including certified, emergency, and volunteer coaches) at all levels of competition to annual complete Heads Up Football training but the Board has not stipulated that the camp for the players is approved. Mr. Neubauer asked if DIFCA needs to come before the board each year.
Dr. Fitzgerald made a motion to approve the DIFCA’s proposal for the SY 2019-2020 and to not require DIFCA to submit the same proposal in the future unless the proposal or the regulation changes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Laws and carried by a vote of 14 yes (Donovan, Andrus, Edney, Laws, Harris, Cimaglia, Layfield, Cilento, Hart, Fitzgerald, Breeding, Little, Bley, and Jeanne) and 0 no.