Some officials and coaches actually have a mutual interest in kids and share such things, Jeff.
It was developed for all ages and is at least an attempt to teach players to do what the NFHS wants as far as reducing unnecessary helmet contact.
http://trainemupacademy.org/blog/wp-...-Kit_10-28.pdf
January 2, 2010
Dear Coach Hosea,
As you may know I am currently a Firefighter/Police Officer with the City of LA.
Over the past 25 years I have worked on many football head and neck injuries
due to poor tackling. Now that I am the VP of Football for Murrieta Valley Pop
Warner and Assistant Coach at Murrieta Valley High school, it was my priority
to hire and train coaches that can teach the proper tackling fundamentals.
Earlier this year I looked into your Dip-n-Rip tackling program and philosophy
and decided that this training is what we needed for our youth football program
in Murrieta. This past season I made it mandatory for all of my coaching staff,
(85 Head and Assistants ) to complete your program and teach better tackling
techniques. As a result, our Murrieta Valley Pop Warner organization had no
head or spinal injuries and is considered one of the hardest hitting, best tackling
programs in Palomar Conference. Furthermore, I brought your tackling concepts
to the high school level with the same success.
In conclusion, the results speak for themselves. Thank you for introducing better
and safer tackling methods to our community youth football programs!
I wish you continued success.
Sincerely,
Cliff Duckett
VP of Football (2007, 2008 & 2009)
Murrieta Valley Pop Warner