AAU offers amateur sports programs through a volunteer base for all
people to develop physically, mentally, and morally through the
promotion of good sportsmanship and good citizenship.
AEMA promotes the advancement and improvement of the equipment
manager’s profession, while focusing on bringing about equipment
improvements for the increased safety of all participants in sports and
recreation
AFCA strives to maintain and develop the highest possible standards in
football and the profession of coaching football by emphasizing safety,
legislation, and good fellowship within the sport.
AYF provides support services, scholarships, grants, "Giving Back"
programs and tournaments to over 479,000 members who take part in over
1,800 local associations. AYF is the only youth football program with
members in all 50 states and several countries worldwide. Since its
inception in 1996, American Youth Football has successfully donated
over $13 million dollars in cash and athletic product to its members.
AYF offers all-inclusive football and cheer divisions to give every
team/league/and child a place to play.
The Black Coaches Association (BCA) headquartered in Indianapolis,
Indiana, is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt non-profit organization whose
primary purpose is to foster the participation and professional
development of ethnic minorities at all levels of sports and athletics.
The BCA is committed to creating a positive enlightened environment
where issues can be examined closely, debated sincerely, and resolved
honestly. The BCA's focus involves the concerns of its colleagues in
professional sports, NCAA (Division I, II, and III), NAIA (Division I
and II), junior college and high school levels.
Inspires and enables all young people, especially those from
disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as
productive, responsible, and caring citizens.
Founded in 2000, the IWFL is an international women's tackle football
organization. The IWFL provides women's tackle football teams the
opportunity to play at the top competition tier of their sport, while
fostering an environment of goodwill and sportsmanship.
The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) unites more than 50
countries on five continents through a burgeoning international sport. With
national football federations in existence for more than 70 years, IFAF was
created in 1998 to organize and further develop the game through international
cooperation and global competition.
JCCs provide recreational and athletic programs along with Jewish
educational, cultural, and social opportunities to enhance the lives of
their members and users of all ages and backgrounds. NFL Flag Football
has become a core sport in many JCCs as they strive to offer members
and non-members the most innovative and well-rounded programming
possible. Programs that encourage teamwork, sportsmanship, inclusion,
and healthy lifestyles are the foundation JCC's build upon and instill
in their respective communities.
NAYS is a nonprofit organization that has been America's leading
advocate for positive and safe sports for children for more than 20
years. Its wide range of programs and services for volunteer coaches,
parents, commissioners, officials and children are utilized in more
than 3,000 communities nationwide, and on military bases worldwide.
PAL is the largest organization of law enforcement agencies formed to
prevent juvenile crime and violence utilizing a recreation-oriented
program that relies heavily on athletics, recreational activities, and
education to help kids go right and stay right.
NASO's mission is to serve as the leading source of officiating
information, programs and services for sports officials working at
every level and in all sports. NASO's more than 17,500 members come
from all walks of life, and its members are located in every one of the
50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 32 other countries
around the world.
NATA's mission is to enhance the quality of health care for athletes
and those engaged in physical activity and to advance the profession of
athletic training through education and research in the prevention,
evaluation, management and rehabilitation of injuries.
NCYS is a nonprofit organization representing over 90 organizations and
52 million participants in the youth sports industry. Its mission is to
advance the values of participation and educate and develop leaders.
The NFHS promotes participation and sportsmanship to develop good
citizens through interscholastic activities that provide equitable
opportunities, positive recognition, and learning experiences to
students while maximizing the achievement of educational goals.
NFF is committed to developing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship,
and academic excellence in America’s young people. Two of their
most important and effective programs include Play It Smart and the
NFL/NFF Coaching Academy.
Its mission is to improve, promote and protect the game of college
football for those who play the game, for those who coach the game and
for those who support the game.
PLAYERS INC is the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL
Players Association. It was created in 1994 with the mission of
"taking the helmets off the players," thereby marketing NFL
players as not just professional athletes, but personalities as well.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame first opened its doors to the public on
September 7, 1963. Since that time, more than seven million visitors
have passed through the turnstiles at the museum in Canton, Ohio. The
nearly 83,000 square-foot museum encompasses the complete history of
football from 1892 through the present day.
Founded in 1929 and headquartered just north of Philadelphia, Pa., Pop
Warner is the largest national youth football and cheerleading
organization in the United States with over 1,300 local associations
throughout the country, and is also the only youth sports organization
that requires scholastic fitness as a prerequisite to participation and
offers its members the opportunity to earn college scholarships.
Currently there are approximately 400,000 participants in Pop Warner
organizations spanning 37 states, Scotland, Germany, Russia, Japan and
Mexico. The annual Pop Warner Super Bowl is held each December at
Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando, FL. For more information on
Pop Warner and its programs, please visit www.popwarner.com.
PCA is a nonprofit organization based at Stanford University that seeks
to transform the culture of youth sports to give all young athletes the
opportunity for a positive, character-building experience.
