The NFA Triad™

The football community in the United States is passionate, committed, and important to the United States. Our sport and student-athletes play a critical role in the history and future of the country. The truth is that our world needs strong men and women, and football helps many in our society become intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially strong.

 
 

The NFA will curate these communities to advance the sport so that the player experience elevates by:

  • Creating more efficient communication, access, and collaboration across the football community

  • Helping members get access to best practices, standards, education, equipment, etc.

  • Conducting research to verify the efficacy of improvements.

  • Helping partners connect with members so they may make the best decisions regarding their student-athletes and football programs.

  • Helping society better understand and relate to the football community.

NFA members

Football players, parents, coaches, associations and leagues—are passionate about American football; seek the highest-performing and safest form of the game possible; and are committed to honoring, improving, and advancing the sport for future generations.

Society

The NFA is advocating for Americans’ right to choose tackle football while maximizing freedom of choice with respect to football rules and style of play, by supporting safety standards and world-class solutions that benefit student-athletes.

Partners

The NFA is establishing trusted relationships with partners throughout the industry, including athletic apparel companies, software and insurance providers, equipment manufacturers, universities, healthcare providers and medical device companies, who have a deep commitment to football performance and safety, demonstrated through building and delivering proven solutions backed by trustworthy science.