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The Football Development Model is designed to help coaches teach athletes based on their age, the skill they are learning and game type. Our approach assists with the development of young athletes and allows them to learn the game and related skills in a progression that best suits them.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p><p dir="ltr">This path offers young athletes more opportunities to play the game and choose the type of football that they want to play.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fdm-testimonial-container"> <div class="fdm-testimonial"> <p class="testimony"> "At its center, the Football Development Model stands for having fun, developing a base of athleticism and learning skills step-by-step. Learning developmentally and age-appropriate skills allows you to compete, which is something kids love and differentiates sport from exercise." </p> <div class="author-info"> <div class="image"> <img src="https://fdm.usafootball.com/images/default-source/testimonial-hs/testimonial-headsho-hainline.jpg?sfvrsn=108ea7e3_2" /> </div> <div class="name-and-org"> <div>DR. BRIAN HAINLINE</div> <div>CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF THE NCAA & FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT MODEL COUNCIL CHAIR</div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C080_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_non_header_hero bg-white" data-sf-element="FdmNHH" data-placeholder-label="FdmNHH"> <div class="fdm-hero"> <img class="fdm-hero_bg_img" src="https://fdm.usafootball.com/images/default-source/home/content_block1.jpg?sfvrsn=b64d143f_0" alt="Alternate Text" loading="lazy" /> <div class="fdm-hero-content"> <h1>WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?</h1> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt">Like many sports, football has changed and evolved over time. Regardless of challenges it has faced, the sport remains “America’s game” with millions of young athletes participating nationwide.</p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt">Our model is designed to be a smarter and safer way to play and teach the game. By establishing different levels of contact and game types at each game category, parents can identify the right entry point for their athlete. For coaches, the model helps USA Football further advance standards in coach education and certification.</p> <div>  <p><a style="display: none"></a><a href="/game-types" sfref="[f669d9a7-009d-4d83-ddaa-000000000002|lng%3Aen]66e62a1b-8176-4553-888c-fafded46f87c">LEARN ABOUT GAME TYPES</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C010_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C012_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C013_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-3" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C016_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C019_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container fdm_container" data-sf-element="fdmContainer" data-placeholder-label="fdmContainer"> <div class="fdm_content-block" > <div ><h3><img src="/images/default-source/default-album/athletes_red.png?sfvrsn=c40e502a_2" alt="ATHLETES_red"><br></h3><p> </p><h1>3.6 MILLION</h1><h4>CONTACT & NON-CONTACT FOOTBALL PLAYERS</h4><h6>SOURCE: SFIA</h6></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C013_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-6" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C015_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C018_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container fdm_container" data-sf-element="fdmContainer" data-placeholder-label="fdmContainer"> <div class="fdm_content-block" > <div ><h3><img src="/images/default-source/default-album/coach_red.png?sfvrsn=2025f285_2" alt="COACH_red"><br></h3><p> </p><h1>1,100,000+</h1><h4>USA FOOTBALL COACH CERTIFICATIONS<br><br></h4><h6>SOURCE: USA FOOTBALL<br></h6></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C013_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-3" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C014_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C017_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container fdm_container" data-sf-element="fdmContainer" data-placeholder-label="fdmContainer"> <div class="fdm_content-block" > <div ><h1>1.4 MILLION</h1><h5>NON-CONTACT PLAYERS</h5></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C033_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C035_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container fdm_container" data-sf-element="fdmContainer" data-placeholder-label="fdmContainer"> <div class="fdm_content-block" > <div ><h1>2.2 MILLION</h1><h5>CONTACT PLAYERS</h5></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C020_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C021_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-6" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C023_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C025_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container fdm_container" data-sf-element="fdmContainer" data-placeholder-label="fdmContainer"> <div class="fdm_content-block" > <div > <h1><img src="/images/default-source/default-album/parents_red.png?sfvrsn=ab7b5bbf_2" alt="PARENTS_red"><br></h1><p> </p><h1>84%</h1><h4>OF FOOTBALL STAKEHOLDERS BELIEVE THE </h4><h4>FDM MOVES THE GAME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION</h4><h6><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; text-align: inherit; text-transform: inherit; white-space: inherit; word-spacing: normal"></span></h6><h6><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; text-align: inherit; text-transform: inherit; white-space: inherit; word-spacing: normal"> </span></h6><h6><span style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; text-align: inherit; text-transform: inherit; white-space: inherit; word-spacing: normal">SOURCE: 2022 USA FOOTBALL BRAND STUDY</span></h6></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C021_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-6" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C022_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C024_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container fdm_container" data-sf-element="fdmContainer" data-placeholder-label="fdmContainer"> <div class="fdm_content-block" > <div ><h1><img src="/images/default-source/default-album/leagues_red.png?sfvrsn=d63dbe18_2" alt="LEAGUES_red"><br></h1><p> </p><h1>90%</h1><h4>PEOPLE BELIEVE COACHES ARE MORE INFORMED ON HEALTH AND </h4><h4>SAFETY THAN 5 YEARS AGO</h4><h6> </h6><h6>SOURCE: USA FOOTBALL BRAND STUDY</h6></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fdm-testimonial-container"> <div class="fdm-testimonial"> <p class="testimony"> "I think the Football Development Model will significantly impact the future of football if adopted properly over a period of time across the United States. I think it will change the way youth football is done. I think it will change the way youth football is perceived.” </p> <div class="author-info"> <div class="image"> <img src="https://fdm.usafootball.com/images/default-source/testimonial-hs/testimonial-headshot-turpin.jpg?sfvrsn=f2c295a4_2" /> </div> <div class="name-and-org"> <div>Ray Turpin</div> <div>PRESIDENT, NIAGARA ERIE YOUTH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (N.Y.)</div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C032_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C079_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_non_header_hero bg-white" data-sf-element="FdmNHH" data-placeholder-label="FdmNHH"> <div class="fdm-hero"> <img class="fdm-hero_bg_img" src="https://fdm.usafootball.com/images/default-source/home/content_block2.jpg?sfvrsn=72335c4c_0" alt="Alternate Text" loading="lazy" /> <div class="fdm-hero-content"> <h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt">WHO’S BEHIND THE MODEL?</h1><p>USA Football created a group of medical, football and athlete development experts to develop ways to improve age-appropriate teaching methods, set standards to reduce contact, and define a progression of game types to benefit athlete development, confidence and overall well-being.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="/the-council" sfref="[f669d9a7-009d-4d83-ddaa-000000000002]10298f8d-fd42-4db5-a7de-9385c5bbcd75">MEET THE COUNCIL</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C040_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"> <img src="/images/default-source/default-album/quote.png?sfvrsn=d26e941b_2" title="quote" alt="quote" /> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C041_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-6" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C043_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C045_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container fdm_container" data-sf-element="fdmContainer" data-placeholder-label="fdmContainer"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C047_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C049_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;margin-bottom:20px;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/394543651" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border-radius:8px;" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script> <div class="fdm_content-block" > <div > <h5 style="text-align: center">MIKE LAFLEUR ON PROGRESSING THROUGH GAME TYPES</h5></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C041_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-6" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C042_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C044_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container fdm_container" data-sf-element="fdmContainer" data-placeholder-label="fdmContainer"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C046_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C048_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;margin-bottom:20px;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/390402548" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border-radius:8px;" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script> <div class="fdm_content-block" > <div > <h5 style="text-align: center">Mike golic on usa football's impact</h5></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C054_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C055_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-2" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C055_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-8" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C056_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-4" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C057_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C062_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container fdm_container" data-sf-element="fdmContainer" data-placeholder-label="fdmContainer"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C056_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-4" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C058_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C060_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container fdm_container" data-sf-element="fdmContainer" data-placeholder-label="fdmContainer"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C056_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-4" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C059_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C061_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container fdm_container" data-sf-element="fdmContainer" data-placeholder-label="fdmContainer"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C055_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-2" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C085_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container-fluid bg-white" data-sf-element="Container Full-Width" data-placeholder-label="Container Full-Width"> <img class="fdm_background" src="/images/default-source/default-album/fdm-background_horizontal.jpg?sfvrsn=1f1e9921_0" title="FDM Background_Horizontal" alt="FDM Background_Horizontal" /> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C095_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"><div class="row align-items-center bg-white" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C097_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-8" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C092_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C114_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"> <div class="fdm_content-block" > <div ><h2></h2><h2>LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MODEL<br></h2><p> </p><p>The Football for All<sup>®</sup> podcast has everything you need to know about the model and what it means for everyone in youth football - no matter your role. This podcast includes interviews those from the medical and science field as well as the football field. </p><p> </p><p>Listen to learn what parents like about it, what coaches gain from it and how leagues implement it to create a stronger future for our game and the kids who play it.</p></div> </div><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C103_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-4" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C104_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"> <div class="fdm_content-block" > <div ><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/football-for-all-podcast/id1510609788" target="_blank" style="background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 20px"><br><img src="/images/default-source/default-album/applepodcasts.png?sfvrsn=fda012bd_0" width="183" alt="Apple Podcast logo"></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_C103_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-lg-4" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div id="Contentplaceholder1_C105_Col00" class="sf_colsIn fdm_row" data-sf-element="FdmRow" data-placeholder-label="FdmRow"> <div class="fdm_content-block" > <div ><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3XqJ5VcfbVQ6LoZvkSIMtt?si=-4LH54cwRH-BHWQ_PmsIsQ" target="_blank" style="background-color: #ffffff; 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