Event Overview:

More new and exciting events await you at the 2018 American Football Coaches Association Convention, January 7-10, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina! Begin planning now for new, interactive educational sessions, the new AFCA skills and drills field, and the repeat of the Tailgate Party and American Football Coaches Awards Show.

The purpose of the AFCA Education Division is to provide our members with the opportunity to exchange information related to the game of football, the football coaching profession, and the well-being of those who play the game. The AFCA Education Division is funded by the American Football Coaches Foundation®, whose purpose is to support the educational opportunities provided to the members of the American Football Coaches Association and the football coaching profession.

The AFCA believes staying educated is the best way for coaches to practice responsible influence.

The AFCA Convention is the flagship event of the American Football Coaches Association. It is the largest educational gathering in the football coaching industry. More than 6,000 coaches from all levels of the game gather once a year to learn, network, and fellowship.

Throughout the course of the 2018 AFCA Convention, the Education Division will provide members with a strategically designed curriculum that will address the following core competencies of the football coaching profession:

• Personal Development

• Professional Development

• X’s & O’s

• Program Management

• Personnel

• Administrative

• Ethics

• Character

Exhibitor Information:

Now in its 95th year, the American Football Coaches Association’s Annual Convention will feature its largest trade show hall yet in 2018. If you want to reach football coaches with your products or services, there is literally no better place to showcase your company than the Exhibit Hall at the AFCA 2018 Annual Convention, January 7-10, in Charlotte, N.C.

More Than 7,000 football coaches will attend. Whether you want to reach high school, college or pro coaches, they will all be in attendance.

From 10’x10′ booths to 30’x60′ Special Plazas, the Exhibit Hall at the Charlotte Convention Center has just the space to fit your needs.

Modern Exhibit Hall and Show Decorator can meet the requirements of any exhibitor.

Expect high levels of engagement with interested football coaches looking for tools to improve their programs.