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Are you looking to improve your football field? The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program, is a collaboration between the National Football League Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to provide new turf fields to local communities. This program aims to provide financial and technical support to non-profit, neighborhood-based organizations to enhance the quality, safety, and accessibility of local football fields. Through the NFL Foundation Grassroots Program, grants of up to $250,000 are available to fund capital improvement projects that can benefit communities in various ways. By working with this program, the Cleveland Browns seek to improve football fields and provide better opportunities for young players to develop their skills in a safe and positive environment.

University Hospitals (UH) is a proud partner of the Cleveland Browns, and their Sports Medicine program is paving the way for a revolutionary approach to sports medicine care. UH's multifaceted sports medicine program offers comprehensive specialty and subspecialty care for athletes of all ages and every skill level.

As coaches, our top priority is the success of our athletes, from their health and well-being to their performance on the field. To achieve this, we must stay at the top of our game.

USA Football recognizes this need, so they have issued over 1,000,000 coach certifications since 2012. By becoming certified, coaches pledge to prioritize their athletes and provide the best possible coaching. Certification is an excellent way to prepare for the upcoming season and access new and useful resources, videos, and tools to enhance our coaching skills.

Our athletes and their families deserve nothing but the best, and we must strive to meet these high expectations. Let's step up to the standard and earn our USA Football Coach Certification today.

Powered by USA Football, the sport's national governing body, NFL FLAG is the country's leading flag football program, with unmatched standards of safety, education and support. We believe football imparts great lessons and provides kids with skills that serve them well throughout their lives.

Check out these tips for coaches on to how build a coaching style, set standards for young players and more.

USA Football believes in the passion, intensity, joy, confidence and sense of community football brings to those who play, coach and love it. From practice to playoffs, we work to make the game better and safer, ensuring that nothing stands in the way of a player's excitement for the sport.

We evolve and grow the sport through innovative standards and best practices to advance coach and player development, participation and safety within the fun of the game and its inherent values. As the sport's national governing body and member of the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Football partners with leaders in medicine, child advocacy, and athletics to support positive football experiences for youth, high school and other amateur players.

Our dedication to football pushes us to provide the best certifications, resources and programs, keeping the spirit and integrity of the game alive for the millions of athletes who enjoy the fun and benefit of playing.

College-bound student-athletes preparing to enroll in a Division I or Division II school need to register with the NCAA Eligibility Center to ensure they have met amateurism standards and are academically prepared for college coursework.