MEDIA ADVISORY
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TELEVISION/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
HUNDREDS OF PHILADELPHIA
CHILDREN SELECTED TO
"PLAY FOOTBALL LIKE AN EAGLE" AT FREE
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES NFL STARTER PLAY FOOTBALL TRAINING CAMP
Former Eagles Players To Teach Football Skills To Local Children
| WHAT: | Hundreds of boys and girls ages 8 to 14 have been selected to "Play Football Like an Eagle" and participate in the inaugural PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 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." | |
| Eagles Alumni Players 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 Philadelphia-area Strawbridge’s and Schuylkill Valley 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 Philadelphia boys and girls ages 8-14 | |
| PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ALUMNI PLAYERS | ||
| WHEN/ | Saturday, July 19 | |
| WHERE: | 8-11:30 a.m. (children 8-10); 1-4:30 p.m. (children 11-14) | |
| Lehigh University | ||
| Bethlehem, PA | ||
| CONTACT: | Brian McCarthy/ Dave Lockett NFL (212) 450-2000 |
Robin Wexler Starter Corp. (203) 781-5246 |