MEDIA ADVISORY
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TELEVISION/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
HUNDREDS OF SAN DIEGO
CHILDREN SELECTED TO
"PLAY FOOTBALL LIKE A CHARGER" AT FREE
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS NFL STARTER PLAY FOOTBALL TRAINING CAMP
Reuben Davis and Raylee Johnson To Teach Football Skills To Local Children
| WHAT: | Hundreds of boys and girls ages 8 to 14 have been selected to "Play Football Like a Charger" and participate in the inaugural SAN DIEGO CHARGERS NFL Starter Play Football Training Camp. The children will test their skills at 10 innovative football skills stations that are based on the televised NFL player competitions "NFL Quarterback Challenge," "NFL Lineman Challenge" and "NFL Run To Daylight." | |
| REUBEN DAVIS, RAYLEE JOHNSON, CRAIG WHELIHAN and BRIAN ROCHE, along with coaches OLLIE WILSON and ROD PERRY will be on site to offer instruction to participants and sign autographs. Each skills station will be run by local high school coaches and volunteers. | ||
| Participants were randomly selected after signing up for the camp at San Diego-area Robinson’s May, Chicks and Pro Image stores. The camp will be divided into two sessions, with children ages 8-10 attending in the morning and 11- to 14-year-olds attending in the afternoon. | ||
| WHO: | Hundreds of San Diego boys and girls ages 8-14 | |
| SAN DIEGO CHARGERS players REUBEN DAVIS, BRIAN ROCHE, CRAIG WHELIHAN and RAYLEE JOHNSON, and coaches OLLIE WILSON and ROD PERRY | ||
| WHEN/ | Saturday, June 28 | |
| WHERE: | 8-11:30 a.m. (children 8-10); 1-4:30 p.m. (children 11-14) | |
| Chargers Practice Field at Qualcomm Stadium | ||
| 9449 Friars Road | ||
| San Diego, CA | ||
| CONTACT: | Brian McCarthy/Dave
Lockett NFL (212) 450-2000 |
Robin Wexler Starter Corp. (203) 781-5246 |