Giving Back

Two Regional Directors of the NFL High School Player Development program presented by the National Guard discuss how coaches everywhere can give back to the game.Most successful coaches recognize that they are fortunate to have made a career out of football. That’s what motivates so many to give something back to the game by participating in activities that can make a difference – using football to be a positive influence with youth in their communities.Hundreds of coaches give back to the game every year by participating in the NFL High School Player Development program, which is presented by the National Guard. The NFL HSPD provides high school players, primarily in underserved communities, with multi-day football instructional camps that also emphasize character development – at no cost to the participants. In 2012, there were more than 200 camps that mentored nearly 40,000