UH's McMackin to speak at youth coaching clinic
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University of Hawai'i head football coach Greg McMackin will be the keynote speaker at USA Football's Honolulu Coaching School, a daylong clinic for youth coaches that is scheduled for tomorrow at McKinley High School.
The clinic, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., will cover scheme and motivation techniques, and teaching fundamentals and drills. In addition, McMackin and his staff will be leading the afternoon coaching seminars for the local coaches in attendance.
Cost for the clinic, co-sponsored by the Hawai'i High School Athletic Association and USA Football, is $35. Registration is available at www.usafootball.com or by calling 1 877-5-36682255 (FOOTBALL).
The Honolulu clinic is the first of 40 held around the country this year.
ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL SEASON TO BEGIN
An adult flag football league will debut Sunday and continue through April 27.
The league will have three seasons, with a tournament following each of the seasons. The second season is tentatively set to start in early June and the third will start in October.
Games will be at Waikele Community Park.
Registration for the first season is closed, but teams can register for the other two seasons.
"As we increase the number of teams, we'll have different divisions," said Ryan Zylius, Hawai'i regional director of XFF. There are 10 teams competing in the inaugural season.
For more information, call Zylius at 754-4990 or e-mail rzylius@xflagfootball.com or visit www.Xflagfootball.com.