As we reported on the corner last week, the annual Camp of Champions returns to Wasmer Field on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 24-26.
An elite quarterback/receiver academy, the Camp of Champions will run from 1:30 PM until 4 PM each day. A camp that will teach the athletes how to perform like champions, the Camp of Champions is a skills camp in which quarterbacks and receivers in grades 9 through 12 learn techniques and drills designed to help them "self-correct" during the regular season.
Each player will receive individual instruction and evaluation from some of the premier coaches Northeast Ohio has ever produced, including Saint Ignatius' Chuck Kyle '69, Nick Restifo and Elvis Grbac (former St. Joseph High School and Michigan standout, and NFL All-Pro quarterback).
Also heading up the staff are high school and college coaching legend Joe Perella; John Carroll University head coach Tom Arth (a former Saint Ignatius and John Carroll great and a former NFL quarterback with the Indianapolis Colts); John Carroll University assistant coach Brandon Stanley; Strongsville High School head football coach Russ Jacques, who previously coached on the college level at West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin and Northwestern; Villa Angela-St. Joseph's outstanding head coach John Storey; Lakewood head coach Ron Lewis; Joe Brozak (Brush, Villa Angela-St. Joseph); Shawn Dodd (Gilmour Academy) and last, but certainly not least, former Cathedral Latin School and Georgia Tech football standout Tim Hyland, father of current Wildcat captain Jack Hyland.
The cost of the camp is $80 (includes a camp T-Shirt) and all participants should bring their helmets. The quarterbacks are encouraged to bring their own football. For any questions, call Coach Perella at 440-446-1018 or Coach Restifo at 216-651-0222, ext. 502.
***MINI CAMP 3: Coach Kyle's 2013 Wildcats will take Wasmer Field on Thursday, June 27 for the third mini camp of the preseason. The junior varsity reports at 3 PM and the varsity checks in at 4:30.
Have a great weekend.