Heads Up pioneering school district explains program to area parents

Thursday's Heads Up Football news:

• on a parents clinic sponsored by the Fairfax County Public Schools that explained many of the aspects of Heads Up Football, FCPS Athletic Safety Consultant Dick Adams.

• The Detroit Lions reminded fans they have a Moms Football Safety Clinic set for next Tuesday.

• USA Football's Fundamentals Blog wrote about how to properly store football equipment for the offseason, talking to Kyle Borland, the vice president of institutional sales for equipment manufacturer Riddell.

• Oregon State quarterback Sean Mannion's pass play was the USA Football/Pac-12 Fundamental Play of the Week.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor