NFL Junior Player Development
Ages:Boys & Girls 11 - 14
Columbus, OH, Ages 12-15, March 30th - April 4th
2009 JPD OH Camp Application

Rialto, CA- July 8th - 11th
2009 JPD CA Camp Application

Santa Barbara, CA- July 29th - August 1st
2009 JPD CA Camp Application

Los Angeles, CA- July 15th- 18th
2009 JPD CA Camp Application

As junior high school programs diminish, the NFL Junior Player development program is an attempt to rebuild youth tackle football as an effective feeder system for high school programs. The program is a revised youth tackle football instructional and developmental playing method for junior high school boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 15. In order to receive a full experience and understanding of the game, every participant receives a wide range of training in a number of positions.

The NFL JPD shares many similarities to the NFL High School Development Program for which it prepares young players to participate. All basic fundamentals, such as tackling and blocking, are taught and reviewed at every practice. Each head coach applies the incorporation of life-skill messages throughout all on-field skill training. Coaches follow a specifically designed curriculum created by a sports psychologist. Each day a different life skill is integrated throughout the on-field curriculum.

All practices are broken into instructional segments. The particular assigned position of the day is taught in an upbeat tempo that holds a player’s interest throughout the entire practice. Every practice ends with a review of skills. To further emphasize skills learned that day, there is also a weight-based competition between two adjacent teams on the field that have learned complimentary positions through one-on-one individual competition. The objective of competitive play focuses on the execution of basic skills learned, not necessarily the end result of a play. Participants compete for points awarded by a referee for proper set up and stance, as well as proper execution of skill.
JPD is broken into twelve stages (practices) with every participant graduating from stages one through twelve over four consecutive days. The focus of instruction and competition shifts after stage one to a progression of sharpening and combining with other skills. At this time a semblance of the actual game of football is developed. Instruction then focuses on how different positions work together, with competitions reflecting these changes.