MEDIA ADVISORY
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TELEVISION/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
HUNDREDS OF WASHINGTON
CHILDREN SELECTED TO
"PLAY FOOTBALL LIKE A REDSKIN" AT FREE
WASHINGTON REDSKINS NFL STARTER PLAY FOOTBALL TRAINING CAMP
Tre Johnson and Rich Owens 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 Redskin" and participate in the inaugural WASHINGTON REDSKINS 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." | |
| TRE JOHNSON, RICH OWENS, DARRYL POUNDS and TRENT GREEN, along with coach TERRY ROBISKIE 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 Washington-area Hechts stores. The camp will be divided into two sessions, with children ages 8-11 attending in the morning and 12- to 14-year-olds attending in the afternoon. | ||
| WHO: | Hundreds of Washington boys and girls ages 8-14 | |
| WASHINGTON REDSKINS players TRE JOHNSON, RICH OWENS, DARRYL POUNDS and TRENT GREEN; | ||
| Coach TERRY ROBISKIE | ||
| WHEN/ | Saturday, June 14 | |
| WHERE: | 8-11:30 a.m. (children 8-10); 1-4:30 p.m. (children 11-14) | |
| Redskin Park | ||
| 21300 Redskins Park | ||
| Ashburn, VA | ||
| CONTACT: | Brian McCarthy/Dave
Lockett National Football League (212) 450-2000 |
Robin Wexler Starter Corp. (203) 781-5246 |