CFL Toronto Argonauts

Argos Welcome GTA High Schools & Coaches for Third Annual Captains' Club Day Wednesday

Published on September 27, 2016 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Toronto Argonauts News Release


TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts are excited for another year of the Level the Playing Field program (LTPF). Entering its sixth year, the program will welcome over 100 football team captains and their coaches from high schools across the Greater Toronto Area to the third annual Captains' Club Day this Wednesday, September 28 at the Argonauts' practice facility at Downsview Park. This year's Captains' Club Day will give the next generation of aspiring CFL stars the opportunity to watch an Argonauts practice and meet second year receiver Kevin Elliott as well as Level the Playing Field product and 2016 CFL Draft pick, Jamal Campbell. Campbell, a testament to the programs success, got his first taste of the gridiron in Grade 11 at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute in North York. Both Argonauts players will address those in attendance, informing them of their path to the CFL and the importance of leadership.

Joining Campbell and Elliott as guest speakers at this year's event will be Argonauts General Manager Jim Barker, four-time Grey Cup champion and Canadian Football Hall of Famer Damon Allen, and Clinician Scientist and Occupational Therapist & Holland Bloorview Concussion Educator and Researcher, Andrea Hickling.

WHAT: 2016 Captains' Club Day DATE: Wednesday, September 28 TIME: 11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (approx.) LOCATION: Toronto Argonauts Football Club Practice Facility at Downsview Park 79 Carl Hall Rd. (Behind Scotiabank Pond hockey arena) Toronto, Ontario

ABOUT LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD: Level the Playing Field aims to grow the sport of football, as well as school spirit through engagement and mentorship. Over six seasons, the program has given over 700 students the chance to play high school football as well as improved football safety through helmet certification, providing athletic therapists at local games and offering instructional clinics. Argonauts players mentor and coach each team which has a substantial impact on their lives on and off the field. Not only do the teams that receive grants benefit from mentorship experiences, but the entire school community is engaged by the program through player, cheerleader and program staff acting as ambassadors for school spirit.

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