Jabbar Davis of Mesquite, Texas, selected by USA Football to attend 2011 NFL/USA Football Youth Summit in Canton, Ohio
By Steve Alic Tue, 03/01/2011 - 5:20pm
USA Football recently selected JABBAR DAVIS of Mesquite, Texas, to attend the 2011 NFL/USA Football Youth Football Summit from July 20-21 in Canton, Ohio. Davis is the commissioner for the North Texas Youth Football League, comprised of approximately 850 youth football players and cheerleaders living in Mesquite and Dallas. Davis is also the President of the Mesquite Giants Youth Organization which is a member of the North Texas Youth Football League.
USA Football, the sport’s national governing body, is the official youth football development partner of the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL, the NFL Players Association and each of the league's other 31 teams. USA Football's 2011 State Leadership Forum schedule will reach hundreds of youth football league commissioners nationwide to impact approximately 20,000 coaches and 500,000 players.
Davis and youth football leaders from throughout the North Texas region attended USA Football's North Texas Leadership Forum on Feb. 19, hosted by the Cowboys at Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas. Davis was selected at the event to represent the area at the youth football summit in Canton. USA Football's North Texas Forum is among dozens of meetings that the non-profit holds across the country to share best practices within the youth football community.
“I'm looking forward to having the opportunity to meet other league commissioners from different regions and getting ideas to help improve our league,” Davis said. “I would also like to visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame to see the busts of the legends that pave the way for our youth.”
"The dedicated volunteers who power youth football unite and share their knowledge and ideas at our state forums," USA Football Executive Director SCOTT HALLENBECK said. "We're pleased to have Jabbar contribute to this discussion on a national level at this summer's youth football summit in Canton, thanks to the support of the NFL and the NFL Players Association."
The NFL/USA Football Youth Summit, funded by the NFL and NFL Players Association, assembles nearly 200 youth and high school football coaches from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with youth football league commissioners. Among the summit’s participants are former NFL players who now coach high school football.

About USA Football
USA Football, the sport's national governing body, hosts more than 80 football training events annually offering education for coaches and game officials, skill development for players and resources for youth football league commissioners. The independent non-profit is the official youth football development partner of the NFL, its 32 teams and the NFL Players Association. USA Football manages U.S. national teams within the sport for international competitions and provides more than $1 million annually in equipment grants and youth league volunteer background check subsidies. Endowed by the NFL and NFLPA in 2002 through the NFL Youth Football Fund, USA Football (www.usafootball.com) is chaired by former NFL team executive Carl Peterson.