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The Requirement

The OSAA requires that all football coaches (paid or volunteer) complete the USA Football HeadsUp Football Certification prior to assuming coaching duties and to recertify annually prior to the beginning of each Association year. Additionally, each member school sponsoring football is required to identify a Player Safety Coach. Each Player Safety Coach is required to attend an in person four hour clinic annually prior to the start of the Association year that is conducted by a USA Football Master Trainer in preparation for implementing and overseeing the primary components of Heads Up Football at their school.

High School Heads Up Football Coach Training Agreement

In order to retain Heads Up Football certification status each OSAA member school will be required to review, and electronically sign and submit the High School Heads Up Football Coach Training Agreement each year. This Agreement has been reviewed and approved by Property and Causality Coverage for Education (PACE) - the group that provides insurance coverage for over 90% of OSAA member school districts.

Summary of annual agreement requirements

1. Enroll your school or school district using the Heads Up Football online registration: www.usafootball.com/headsup/
2. Select the Heads Up Football in-person training option that you prefer (choose between training one coach or multiple coaches)
3. Electronically sign Heads Up Football High School Coach Training Agreement
4. Nominate Player Safety Coach (PSC) who has option to attend in-person, 4-hour PSC Clinic
NOTE: A school district administrator can enroll all of the schools within that district through one Heads Up Football enrollment

2016 HUF Player Safety Coach Clinic Schedule

All OSAA member schools offering Football are required to have a certified Player Safety Coach (PSC) by the first practice date. These individuals are responsible for ensuring their schools compliance with core Heads Up Football health and safety protocols, including conducting safety clinics for coaches, parents and players. Player Safety Coach Clinics will be conducted at various sites around the state on the dates indicated below. USA Football Master Trainers will conduct a four hour clinic at each site. There are no registration fees to attend a clinic.

Date Host Site Location
February 13, 2016 Nyssa High School Nyssa, OR
February 20, 2016 West Linn High School West Linn, OR
March 5, 2016 Bend High School Bend, OR
March 12, 2016 Pendleton High School Pendleton, OR
April 23, 2016 Cottage Grove High School Cottage Grove, OR
April 30, 2016 Marshfield High School Coos Bay, OR
May 7, 2016 South Medford High School Medford, OR
May 14, 2016 Ontario High School Ontario, OR
May 21, 2016 Tigard High School Tigard, OR
June 4, 2016 Summit High School Bend, OR
June 28, 2016 Sheldon High School Eugene, OR
July 9, 2016 Gold Beach High School Gold Beach, OR
July 16, 2016 Newport High School Newport, OR
July 23, 2016 Gresham High School Gresham, OR
August 13, 2016 Roseburg High School Roseburg, OR

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR A PSC CLINIC

Coaches Certification/Recertification

Football coaches (paid and volunteer) must complete the Heads Up Football certification process annually by completing a series of four courses at NFHSLearn.com/HeadsUpFootball. This certification encompasses student-athlete health protocols and skill development. USA Football's Heads Up Football program, endorsed by leading experts across medicine and sport, establishes standards rooted in the best available science. The curriculum includes Heads Up Blocking, Heads Up Tackling, equipment fitting and all-sport-relevant topics of concussion recognition and response, heat emergency preparedness and protocols for sudden cardiac arrest. The cost of Heads Up Football certification will be $10 per coach. All four courses will be able to be accessed at Heads up Football on NFHSLearn.com

Athletic Director Checklist

1. Enroll your school or school district using the Heads Up Football online registration: www.usafootball.com/headsup/
2. Select the Heads Up Football in-person training option that you prefer (choose between training one coach or multiple coaches)
3. Electronically sign Heads Up Football High School Coach Training Agreement
4. Nominate Player Safety Coach (PSC) who has option to attend in-person, 4-hour PSC Clinic
5. Instruct all of your coaches to complete the Heads Up Football High School Certification available at NFHSLearn.com
6. Coaches will either create an account or log into their existing account on NFHSLearn.com.
Coaches will then complete the four course certification: Concussion in Sports, Heat Illness Prevention, Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Blocking, Tackling & Equipment Fitting ($10 per coach)
7. Based on the in-person training option selected, instruct either the one PSC to attend a standard PSC Clinic or work with USA Football to schedule a clinic for all available coaches
8. Track your coaches achieving the Heads Up Football High School Certification on NFHSLearn.com
9. Verify that all participants completed the HUF Parental Authorization and Waiver of Liability.
10. Access will be granted to use the Heads Up Football logo/marks once the program has been fully adopted and you submit a signed declaration confirming full adoption

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