ARGONAUTS.CA STAFF
TORONTO – The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board will host a Safe Contact Football Clinic for secondary schools on May 9 and 10. Over 120 coaches are expected to participate. Working in partnership with Football Canada (FC), the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC), and the Ontario Football Alliance (OFA) and the Toronto Argonauts, this two-day event will provide all Dufferin-Peel secondary school coaches with training in Football Canada’s Safe Contact module through the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) in Partnership with the Coaches Association of Canada.
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The Safe Contact module is designed to train coaches how to properly teach their players safe tackling and blocking techniques to minimize serious head and neck injuries. Coaches will also learn how to properly fit players for equipment. On day two of the clinic, players and parents participate in classroom information sessions and field drills led by team coaches. Coaches are able to teach players the new techniques they have learned while being observed by the clinic facilitators to ensure they are transferring what they learned in the classroom onto the field effectively.
“Recent studies about concussions and head injuries, more specifically how they can effect youth, makes safety training a priority for our sports teams,” said Tim Lariviere, principal and organizer of the clinic. “This training clinic will provide our coaches and athletes with the skills and techniques to play safe and responsibly on the field.”
“Football is a collision sport, we cannot eliminate all injuries, but we can minimize the risk by educating our coaches how to properly teach safe tackling and blocking techniques that keep the head out of contact,” said Chris Patton, technical director of the Ontario Football Alliance. “The Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board is ahead of the pack by providing this valuable training for their coaches and players.”
Clinic Schedule:
Instructional Clinic for Coaches Only
Date: Friday, May 9, 2014
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Blessed Trinity Catholic Centre for Learning, 2495 Credit Valley Rd, Mississauga
Field Clinic for Coaches, Athletes, Parents
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Loyola Catholic Secondary School, 4010 Sladeview Crescent, Mississauga
For more information about Safe Contact training, visit www.footballcanada.com.
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is one of largest and most diverse school districts in Ontario, with approximately 84,000 students in 149 Catholic schools throughout Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon and Orangeville. With over 10,000 employees, the board is also one of the largest employers in the region. For more information on Dufferin-Peel Catholic schools, visit www.dpcdsb.org.
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