MEDIA ADVISORY
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TELEVISION/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
HUNDREDS OF NEW ENGLAND
CHILDREN SELECTED TO
"PLAY FOOTBALL LIKE A PATRIOT" AT FREE
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS NFL STARTER PLAY FOOTBALL TRAINING CAMP
Willie McGinest and Chris Slade 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 Patriot" and participate in the inaugural NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 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." | |
| WILLIE MCGINEST, CHRIS SLADE will appear in the morning, and RUPERT GRANT and CORWIN BROWN will be on site in the afternoon, 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 New England-area MVP Sports stores and The Patriots Pro Shop. 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 New England boys and girls ages 8-14 | |
| NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS players: WILLIE MCGINEST and CHRIS SLADE (8-11:30 a.m.); and RUPERT GRANT and CORWIN BROWN (1-4:30 p.m.) | ||
| WHEN/ | Saturday, June 21 | |
| WHERE: | 8-11:30 a.m. (children 8-10); 1-4:30 p.m. (children 11-14) | |
| Patriots Practice Bubble at Foxboro Stadium | ||
| Foxboro, MA | ||
| CONTACT: | Brian McCarthy/Dave Lockett | Robin Wexler |
| National Football League | Starter Corp. | |
| (212) 450-2000 | (203) 781-5246 | |