The Football Development Model (FDM) has established roots in Iowa, where a community league is piloting USA Football`s recommended strategy for player progression of athleticism and fundamental skills through a range of football game types. The prototype has been nothing short of a huge success.The Iowa Developmental Youth Football League (IDYFL) is changing how the game is played, taught and experienced for third-through-sixth graders. Based 20 miles outside the state capital of Des Moines, the four-community league is piloting USA Football`s Football Development Model (FDM). The FDM delivers a progres-sion of athleticism and fundamental football skills through a range of football game types.In 2017, Dallas Center-Grimes (Iowa) High School head coach Scott Heitland learned of modified football game types at USA Football`s annual National Conference in Orlando, Fla. The idea of matching fun, engaging game play and skill instruction with a child`s physical and cognitive abilities inspired him to bring the concept home.
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