Youth Football

The Green Bay Packers Youth Football Outreach Camp is a complimentary, grassroots program, which features educational benefits as well as recreational opportunities for kids in a safe and fun environment.  The camp is designed for 2nd through 5th graders only.  

Youth Football Outreach Camps are coordinated in conjunction with the NFL Play 60 Program.  The NFL PLAY 60 campaign is designed to tackle childhood obesity by getting kids active through in-school, afterschool, and team-based programs.  

Click here to learn how your elementary school/youth program can schedule a Youth Football Outreach Camp.

Comprehensive, non-contact football instruction that includes visits from former Packers players is available to kids 6-14 throughout Wisconsin this summer at the Green Bay Packers “Youth Football Camps.” This year, the camps have also added first-round competitions for the “NFL Punt, Pass & Kick program.”

Running back Ahman Green, linebacker Bryce Paup, wide receiver Bill Schroeder, linebacker John Anderson and defensive back Johnnie Gray are among the former Packers players that will participate by offering supplemental instruction at the camps, which aim to develop young players’ ability on the field and character off.

Each of the 10 camps lasts five days from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and they will be held from mid-June until late-July. The daily practices will develop athletic skills, including individual passing, receiving and non-contact blocking and tackling drills.

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High School Player Development (HSPD) is a FREE camp that provides incoming high school freshman through seniors a program that focuses on character development and specific football skills training by position. Through the program, each participant will gain full awareness of what is necessary to become a successful collegiate student-athlete.

In 2013, Wisconsin HSPD camps will be held at Chippewa Falls High School (June 12-13), Wisconsin Lutheran College (June 13-14), and Green Bay Packers Don Hutson Center (June 15-16). Thirty-six HSPD participants, 12 from each location, who displayed a combination of hard work and sportsmanship, will be selected to an HSPD all-star team to compete in the Green Bay Packers 7-on-7 Regional Tournament on Saturday, June 22.

Click here to view photos from previous HSPD camps held in Green Bay.

Click here for registration information and details about the camps.

On Saturday, June 22, 2013, the Green Bay Packers will host their fifth annual 7-on-7 Regional Tournament. Eight high school teams will be invited to the Don Hutson Center, located across from Lambeau Field, to compete in a passing tournament for a chance to advance to the NFL 7-on-7 National Tournament as representatives of the Green Bay Packers. The national tournament will be held July 11-14, 2013, in Cleveland, OH. In order to be eligible each player must participate in a character development and life skills session that will take place prior to the start of the regional tournament.

Click here to view photos from the 2012 regional tournament.

The Green Bay Packers have been selected to participate in the 2013 NFL 7-on-7 National Tournament. The tournament will be held in , OH, hosted by the Cleveland Browns on July 11-14. All 32 NFL team will compete for the NFL's 7-on-7 National Championship. The non-contact tournament is comprised of high school aged student athletes.

Click here to learn more about the NFL 7-on-7 National Tournament.

USA Football is an independent non-profit organization whose purpose is to galvanize, support and promote the sport at all levels of amateur football. The first national advocacy group created for this purpose, USA Football was launched in 2002 and received initial funding from the National Football League and the NFL Players Association, through the NFL Youth Football Fund. The activities of USA Football generally focus on the following: building coalitions, advocating positions and causes, identifying best practices and standards, aggregating resources, and promoting the sport. It is also the designated U.S. representative to the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). Visit usafootball.com.

On Sunday, June 2, 2013, the Packers will host their sixth annual USA Football Coaching School at the team's practice facility in Green Bay. The Packers are one of two NFL teams who will host a USA Football coaching event to further strengthen America's favorite sport. The event in Green Bay offers youth coaches innovative classroom and on-the-field football instruction from top local high school and youth coaches. Beyond the Xs and Os, attendees are taught techniques to ensure that their youngsters have fun playing the game they love while developing their character through football's intrinsic values of teamwork, responsibility and discipline.

Click here to learn more about the Green Bay Packers/USA Football Coaching School.

In conjunction with the NFL and USA football, the Packers celebrate the annual USA Football Month to encourage kids to play America's favorite sport. During Family Night and both preseason home games, the Packers invite Wisconsin youth football teams to scrimmage on the field during halftime. Before each game, the youth teams join the pros on the field for the National Anthem.

Every year, millions of boys and girls from around the country take part in the Punt, Pass & Kick skills competition. The competition, which has been around since the 1960's, is FREE and open to boys and girls ages 8-15. Each year the Green Bay Packers play host to the Team Championship level of competition taking place later this year. Get a chance to participate in a passing exhibition held on Lambeau Field before a regular season home game!

Click here for more information on how to get involved.

Coaches and Parents!
NFL FLAG is the National Football League's premier youth football program for kids 6-14 years old. Available nationwide, including in all 32 NFL markets, NFL FLAG is a community-based turnkey program that provides all youth the opportunity to play in an organized NFL non-contact football league. Get involved and start an NFL FLAG League today!

Calling all kids!
Get involved with the NFL's premier youth football program, NFL FLAG Football! Kids 6-14 are encouraged to sign up and play! Every team will receive official NFL team-identified footballs and every participant will receive their favorite NFL team-identified reversible jersey and official NFL FLAG belts. Registered teams are eligible to compete in the NFL FLAG Regional Tournaments in October. Winning teams from each age bracket from the Regional Tournaments are invited to participate in the National Tournament of Champions at DISNEY'S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS® Complex in Orlando, FL in November.

Click here for more information on how to sign up!

NFL Grassroots

The Green Bay Packers are excited to give schools and neighborhood non-profit organizations in Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Racine and Sheboygan the opportunity to apply for an NFL Grassroots grant.

Through this program, the NFL Youth Football Fund will award $2.5 million in NFL Grassroots field grants during the 2011 fiscal year.  The 2011 NFL Grassroots RFP submission deadline is December 16, 2011.

The NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program is a partnership of the National Football League Youth Football Fund (NFL YFF) and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to provide non-profit, neighborhood-based organizations, middle schools and high schools with financing and technical assistance to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local football fields.

Parks and ball fields can serve as tremendous community assets because they offer opportunities for recreation, education, and relaxation that contribute to the local quality of life, especially for young people. Since 1998, the Fields Program has awarded $30 million in grants for 241 projects with total development costs of $125 million in over 70 cities across the United States. Grants are announced and awarded annually in the early fall.

Click here for more information about the Grassroots Program.

The Green Bay Packers Coach of the Week program, presented by the Wisconsin National Guard, supports youth football efforts by giving high school coaches the recognition they deserve. On a weekly basis, for ten weeks throughout the high school football season, the Green Bay Packers will select one high school coach as the Coach of the Week. Each honoree will be awarded several items and privileges, including a $2,000 donation to the school's football program on behalf of the Green Bay Packers and the Wisconsin National Guard, as well as recognition of the award in one of the Packers Game Day programs.

Nominations can be submitted to coachoftheweek@packers.com. Please include the name of the coach, school/team name, school location and why the coach is being nominated for the Coach of the Week award.

Click here for an entire list of previous award winning coaches.