Dallas Desperados & Team ESPN Host Football Clinic For Local Boys & Girls Club
March 10, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Dallas Desperados News Release
Arena Football League's Dallas Desperados and Team ESPN, the corporate outreach program of ESPN, will host a football clinic for 75 youth at the Grand Prairie Boys & Girls Club on Tuesday, March 11 from 5pm to 7pm. The two hour clinic for boys and girls (ages 7-14), will include drills in receiving, kicking, offense and defense taught by Dallas Desperados player and coaches. The Dallas Desperados Dancers will also be on hand to teach dance techniques. In addition, there will be an ESPN The Magazine photo station on site for participants to get a cover photo taken. The Grand Prairie Boys & Girls Club chose the clinic participants from their pool of members who have excelled academically in school. For participating, children will receive Team ESPN and Dallas Desperados gift bags, T-shirts provided by Russell Athletic and tickets to attend the Dallas Desperados nationally televised ESPN Monday Night Football game on March 17. At the March 17th game, there will be an on-field charity check presentation on behalf of Team ESPN and Gene and Jerry Jones Family Charities to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas.
Desperados Players Tentatively Scheduled to Attend:
- Remy Hamilton
- Terrance Dotsy
- Rickie Simpkins
- Anthony Armstrong
- Troy Reddick
- Marcus Nash
Desperados Coaches Schedule to Participate Include:
- Will McClay
- Adriel Fenton
- James Fuller
The Boys & Girls Club of Grand Prairie is located at:
1000 Enterprise Dr.
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
(972) 623-1698
Team ESPN encompasses ESPN's multi-faceted corporate outreach initiatives, including volunteerism, corporate giving and cause marketing, while utilizing its diverse media assets. Through Team ESPN, ESPN, its employees and its fans work together to make a difference. Team ESPN... Fans Helping Fans. www.teamespn.com
The appearance at the Grand Prairie Boys & Girls Club officially kicks off the Dallas Desperados Impact Player Program - the team's annual community outreach initiative that allows players and coaches the opportunity to be a positive influence in the lives of children in the Dallas area. As part of the Impact Player Program, select players and coaches visit a different Boys & Girls Club in the Dallas area each week during the Arena Football season, spending time with youth participating in the centers' after school programs. Debuted during the 2003 season on the initiative of Coach Will McClay, the program helps Desperados players gain confidence in their ability to interact with the community as professional athletes and role models. In 2006, the Impact Player Program expanded its borders to include weekly appearances at local children's hospitals, including Children's Medical Center Dallas and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. In 2007, the program hosted children from The Salvation Army's after school programs to afternoons of miniature golf, arcade games and go-karts at SpeedZone - a local amusement park.
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