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Football Summer Camp Volunteer Training

Concussions, summer heat, helmet fit, and the youth-protection judgment calls a great football-camp volunteer makes.

50 min Beginner 8 modules Pass 80%

For: Volunteer football coaches, position trainers, team parents, and sideline helpers

What you’ll learn

Keep every player safe with active supervision and the two-adult rule
Recognize a concussion and run the HEADS UP 4 R’s — Recognize, Remove, Refer, Return
Prevent and respond to heat illness on hot summer practice days
Fit helmets and pads correctly and build in real hydration breaks
Handle common injuries with R.I.C.E. and know when it’s a 911 emergency
Make the right call when lightning and severe weather threaten the field
Coach positively — build confidence, not fear, on your sideline
Apply youth-protection boundaries and report concerns the right way

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Course outline

1
Your role & the two-adult rule
A football summer camp puts trusted adults in close, physical, and often one-on-one contact with kids for long, high-energy days.
7 min Quiz Interactive
2
Concussions: the HEADS UP 4 R’s
Football is a collision sport, and a concussion is a brain injury — you can’t see it on an X-ray and a player often won’t admit to it.
8 min Video Quiz Interactive
3
Beat the heat: heat illness & hydration
Summer football is the peak season for exertional heat illness — hard exertion, hot and humid days, and heavy pads that trap heat.
7 min Quiz Interactive
4
Helmets, gear fit & hydration breaks
Protective equipment only protects when it fits.
5 min Quiz
5
Injuries on the field: R.I.C.E. & first aid
Sprains, strains, and bruises are part of football.
6 min Quiz Interactive
6
Lightning & severe weather
Summer afternoons bring fast-moving thunderstorms, and an open football field is one of the most exposed places to be.
5 min Quiz Interactive
7
Positive coaching & sideline conduct
Kids come to football camp to get better and to have fun — and how the adults act decides which one they remember.
5 min Quiz Interactive
8
Youth protection & mandatory reporting
Football camp gives adults close, physical, trusted access to kids — exactly the setting youth-protection rules are built for.
7 min Quiz Interactive

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