Featured photo by Erin Wallace
Jeff Chadwick, Lomas Brown, Luther Bradley, Scott Conover, Eric Hipple, Cory Schlesinger, George Jamison and Don Clemons. These are the former players and coach that made up the first Lions Legend Camp held in Clare Michigan. The camp was a huge success.
In the calm before the storm I was able to ask Jeff Chadwick a few questions about what has been the driving force behind starting a football camp with former NFL players teaching and encouraging middle and high school athletes. “I want to get kids off the devices,” Chadwick stated. “Teach kids hand eye coordination and help them understand training and just what it takes to play football.”
Photo by Erin Wallace
In today’s tech savvy world video games and smart phones rule many teenagers lives. While those games have a time and place. To be active and in structured sports helps bring kids the knowledge for how to get along with others and work together, not to mention how to be a good teammate and even a leader.
As they arrived the student athletes hands were marked with what position they play or are going to try out for. In my opinion what made the camp excel is that after being grouped by position the players rotated around and tried other positions. That can only help to bring a full understanding of what it means to be a team.
Former Detroit Lions players instructed the players as a group and also worked one on one with them. The student athletes ate up everything the players were telling them. As they should. It is not easy to get to the NFL. All the information handed out is a great benefit and you could see the players confidence grow as they applied what they were told.
On a side note, for former players who always seem to be busy to take time out of their schedules and away from family and pass on what made them successful was endearing.
The first Detroit Lions Legends football camp was a smashing success. It is a camp that will continue to grow. Jeff Chadwick and his outstanding support team should be proud. Just like training for a football season, the work Jeff and his team put in paid off.
Parents and coaches in and around Michigan should look into this camp for their children, players and teams.
This piece makes me want to check the camp out next summer.
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I will check into the Legends camp for my kids. Sounds outstanding.
Thanks a bunch for sharing this. I need to check into the camp.
When someone writes an article they have a full understanding. Much Like Brian does. Thus that’s why this piece of writing is outstanding.
Sounds like it is a great camp.
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I am beyond thrilled that the camp was a hit!!!! Not surprised,i watched kris and jeff work feverishly for months putting it together.it was a lobor of love as it benefits so many kids athletically and the town of Clare.nothing around like it and with heartfelt congrats to everyone involved i hope for many more years of this special camp!