From now through kickoff at USA Football's 2018 National Conference at Pro Bowl, we will take a look at some of the notable speakers and sessions on the docket for one of the country’s largest gatherings of high school football coaches.

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Name: Vinny DiGaetano

Current role: Defensive assistant coach, Wagner College, Staten Island, New York

Session date, time: Year-Round Tackling Program, 10:15 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018

2018 National Conference website: https://nationalconference.usafootball.com

His background: DiGaetano just completed his second season in his current role at Wagner. He has worked with several football programs in the New York City metropolitan area, most recently as linebackers coach at Nassau Community College. In 2014, DiGaetano was a finalist for AFCA NCAA Division III Coach of the Year. He also served as defensive coordinator of the U.S. Select Team for the 2015 International Bowl. That team defeated the IFAF World Team, 20-15. In 2013, he was named to the USA Football Master Trainer program. Coach DiGaetano resides in Oakdale, New York, with his wife, Jennifer, and daughters Madeleine and Olivia. You can follow DiGaetano on Twitter at @CoachDiG

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