MEDIA ADVISORY
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TELEVISION/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
HUNDREDS OF MINNESOTA
CHILDREN SELECTED TO
"PLAY FOOTBALL LIKE A VIKING" AT FREE
MINNESOTA VIKINGS NFL STARTER PLAY FOOTBALL TRAINING CAMP
Dennis Green and John Randle 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 Viking" and participate in the inaugural MINNESOTA VIKINGS 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." | |
| Head coach DENNIS GREEN will be on site with Vikings players JOHN RANDLE, RANDALL MCDANIEL, ED MCDANIEL and JAY WALKER 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 Minnesota Kohl’s 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 Minnesota boys and girls ages 8-14 | |
| MINNESOTA VIKINGS head coach DENNIS GREEN and players JOHN RANDLE, RANDALL MCDANIEL, ED MCDANIEL and JAY WALKER | ||
| WHEN/ | Saturday, June 21 | |
| WHERE: | 8-11:30 a.m. (children 8-10); 1-4:30 p.m. (children 11-14) | |
| Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | ||
| 5th Street & Chicago Avenue | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | ||
| CONTACT: | Brian McCarthy/Dave Lockett | Robin Wexler |
| National Football League | Starter Corp. | |
| (212) 450-2000 | (203) 781-5246 | |