Each year the City of Chattanooga Parks and Recreation Department Sports Division offers a football camp where local youth ages 6 through 18 get to train with NFL and college players, coaches, and trainers for free.
This year Chattanooga natives Josh and Daniel Bullocks will bring other NFL players and top national talent to Finley Stadium on Friday and Saturday, June 27th and 28th.
Registration for each day is 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. with the Training Camp from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The camp is free and open to all area youth.
Sessions are divided into two age groups: Ages 6 through 12 on Friday and ages 13 through 18 on Saturday.
The camps will include skills testing, workout and conditioning techniques, and team practices and play.
Both Bullocks brothers grew up here, played ball for Hixson High School, college ball at University of Nebraska, and now Daniel plays for the Detroit Lions and Josh is with the New Orleans Saints.
The summer NFL Football Camp program is in its 19th year. The Chattanooga connection for this program began when the local family of UT graduates and NFL players Reggie and Raleigh McKenzie sponsored 15 youth from Washington Hills Recreation Center to attend this camp in Knoxville.
As interest in this program grew, Facility Manager of the Washington Hills Recreation Center, Dennis Leftwich, the Washington Hills Chamber of Commerce and community got the program started in Chattanooga.
This will be the 6th year players have come to Chattanooga to donate their time and resources, as they say, "to do it for the kids!"
Co-sponsors for the event that donate t-shirts, meals, refreshments, and awards include:
Coca-Cola, Chick-Fil-A, Parkridge Valley Hospital, Angels in Flight, Inc., Jordon Distributing, 22 Visions, US Food Service, Country Place Restaurant, and Hudgins Catering.