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NFL's Coach Scholarship Program enables NFL coaches to receive training from the nation’s top speech and debate coaches during their summer break. Scholarships are available for all areas of forensics including public speaking and interpretive events, debate, and congress.

The first round of scholarships will be announced April 15. To ensure full consideration for any awards, please submit an application by April 1.

for a list of 2011 Coach Workshop Scholarship Recipients.

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Scholarship options include:

• Coverage of tuition, plus lodging and meals
• Coverage of tuition only
• Discount off tuition rates.

All scholarship recipients are required to provide their own transportation costs and any amenities that the institute does not provide. Additionally, each recipient is required to complete a post-workshop survey expressing what they learned from their attendance and general details about their experience.

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  Loyola College, Baltimore • July 10-30, 2011
  Events: Policy Debate
  
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  Hanover, NH • July 17-Aug. 7, 2011
  Events: Policy Debate
  
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  Fort Lauderdale, FL • July 22-Aug. 5, 2011
  Events: Congress, Speech/Interp, PF
  
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  St. Peter, MN • July 24-30, 2011
  Events: Speech/Interp.
  
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  Manhattan, KS • July 10-17, 2011
  Events: Policy
  
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  University of North Texas, Dallas • June 19-July 2, 2011
  Events: Policy, LD, Public Speaking
  
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  Southwest High School, Lincoln, NE • July 22-30, 2011
  Events: Policy, LD, PF
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  Athens, OH • July 17-23, 2011
  Events: PF, PA, Interp, Limited Prep
  
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  St. George, UT • July 17-23, 2011
  Events: Debate/Interp.
  
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  Hattiesburg, MS • July 18-23, 2011
  Events: HI, DI, Duo, Prose, Poetry, Congress
  
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  University of California, Los Angeles • Aug. 7-13, 2011
  Events: LD
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  Bowling Green, KY • July 10-16, 2011
  Events: Interp, Public Speaking, PF
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  Walla Walla, WA • July 17-Aug. 5, 2011
  Coaches also must submit three letters of recommendation, attesting
  to their professionalism and commitment to coaching.
  Events: Policy, LD, PF

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Goals

1. The knowledge and skills gained at an institute should equip a coach to develop and enhance their program.
2. The knowledge and skills obtained at an institute should enable the coach to improve the lives of their students through speech and debate.
3. The coach should leave the workshop with an appreciation of forensic teaching and coaching, and a positive outlook for the upcoming academic year.

Learning Objectives

Knowledge:

1. An understanding of individual and/or debate events, NFL rules, and proper procedures for preparing and effectively competing in the events in which they have an interest.
2. An understanding of coaching strategies for individual and/or debate events.
3. An understanding of forensic trends and issues related to working with students, administrators, and colleagues.

Skills:

1. An ability to analyze and assess factors that may result in the success or failure of a forensic program.
2. An ability to effectively communicate ideas about individual and/or debate events.
3. An ability to demonstrate newfound coaching techniques acquired throughout the course of the institute.

Dispositions:

1. Understanding the impact a forensic coach can make on a student, school, region, state and nation.
2. Recognition of one’s power and limitations as a forensic educator and ways to grow from those strengths and weaknesses.
3. Appreciation for the activity of forensics.

NFL Policy for Institutes

Institutional policies regarding the participating summer institute should be formed by the institute administration and sent to the attending coaches prior to the beginning of camp. These policies should outline specific rules of conduct and use privileges on the campus of your institute, ensuring that both parties understand their rights and limitations in advance. NFL suggests that institutes should re-emphasize these policies on the first day of camp. Items may include but are not limited to:

• use of computers/computer lab
• use of copy machine
• use of library
• use of dorm/housing/bedding
• use of meal plan, food card, cafeteria, and/or restaurant privileges
• air conditioning
• use of laundry mat, washer/dryer
• use of filing systems for cases, scripts, etc.
• use of instructional DVDs, videos, CDs, and other resources

The NFL National Office is not responsible in any way for lost, missing, or stolen items from an institute. The League is also not responsible for behavioral problems during the camp, and/or any violation of institute policy that may occur during the course of instruction.

NFL Policy for Coach Scholarship Recipients

Institutional policies should be followed at all times throughout the course of the camp/workshop experience. Any violation of institute policies shall be handled by the administration of the institute.