Springfield football coaches got to experience what their players go through five days per week.
They went to class.
Springfield Public Schools high school and middle school coaches met together Monday at Parkview High School to attend “Heads Up” training from USA Football.
Heads Up Football trainers talked to the coaches about blocking techniques, tackling techniques, concussion symptoms, hydration and heat issues, proper helmet and pad fitting and what to do if a player suddenly goes into cardiac arrest.
They will meet each other as adversaries on Aug. 19, the first Friday night of the high school football season, but Parkview coach Anthony Hays and Kickapoo coach Kurt Thompson attended training in the same auditorium as USA Football trainer Rob Droege, a former offensive tackle for the Missouri Tigers and now an assistant coach at Kirkwood, led the discussion.