Canton calls local coach
Journal-Register
Tuesday, August 03, 2026

Each year the National Football League selects one coach from each state to attend the NFL Youth Football Summit during the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend in Canton, Ohio.

This year, Albion High School varsity coach and Athletic Director Dick Diminuco has been selected as New York’s representative, and he will attend the summit this weekend.

“I’m very thrilled and excited about being selected,” Diminuco said. “There are a lot of great football coaches in this state, so I am honored, and I feel very fortunate to be one of those selected to attend.”

In addition to the high school coaches selected, more than 100 youth coaches and other supporters of youth and high school football, including former NFL players now coaching at the high school level, will attend the weekend of educational seminars that are designed to support the youth coaching community.

Several football experts and NFL greats will be on hand to discuss topics vital to the continued success of youth and high school football. Among them will be Pro Football Hall of Famer and NFL Senior Vice President for Football operations and Development Art Shell and former Dallas Cowboys personnel chief Gil Brandt.

With leaders in the fields of sports psychology and sports medicine also on hand, the summit’s topics will include using technology, injury prevention and sports first-aid practices, fund-raising, role-playing demonstrations on handling coach-player relationship issues, recognizing talent and tips on inspiring youth and high school football players to achieve their greatest potential.

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