About Gfa

Our mission is to provide sport specific athletic and personal growth for youth, middle school, high school, and collegiate athletes.

Our combines are about accurate numbers and improving those numbers.

Our camps and showcases are about teaching skills and platforming excellence.

Our teams and leagues are about teaching the great sport of football and instilling values in kids (e.g. hard work and accountability).

We are not about clicks, claps, or empty promotions.

About us

Eric Henderson (CEO of the Grassroots Football Association and President and CEO of Coach_Hendo67 Recruiting and Training Services) was a DI football player and coached at the high school level for 35 years and the college level for 2. He took 3 public high schools teams into the playoffs and was coach of the year for 3 different schools 8x. He has mentored/coaches All Americans, All Met, All State and thousands of high performing athletes in a variety of public schools. 

Laura Henderson (CFO of Grassroots Football Association) is the website designer, behind the scenes magician, and Texas native with a passion for sports (football specifically). Laura runs the technical aspects of the combines and manages the business needs of Grassroots Football Association.