Jun. 19—WYANDOTTE, Okla. — Jen McCloud, director of Unleash The Beast youth football camp, called it a “special opportunity” to host such an event in the northeast Oklahoma community.
“I think it’s pretty cool that they’re coming to a small town in Oklahoma with like, 1,000 people, maybe,” said Kason Threet, an incoming junior at Wyandotte High School. “I think it’s pretty awesome that they’re coming down here to work with us all.”
Threet is transferring from Grove to Wyandotte for this next school year and was looking to learn from former NFL linebacker Roosevelt Collins. Collins played for the Miami Dolphins. Threet was specifically wanting to improve his technique and his speed getting across the field.
“A lot of people did a lot for me back in the day in Shreveport, Louisiana, and I know it’s my responsibility to pay it forward,” Collins said. “I love doing what I do and it’s a blessing for me to be able to do it.”
The camps aren’t just about football. Collins and his coworkers and friends — Byron Williams, Xavier Warren and Cody Norris — work multiple camps together in Texas and other areas. Their goal is to talk to the athletes about how to succeed in life, not just athletics.
“We tell them, not just about football, but how to be a great kid, how to listen to your parents. How to be a leader in the classroom as well as a leader on the football field,” Collins said.
Collins said they even share their phone numbers with players sometimes to continue to mentor the young athletes.
Saturday’s camp began with drills and workouts with the first-through-fifth graders. A couple of the boys offered their thoughts on the workout with former pros and veterans of the game.
10-year-old Bryden Bresee of Seneca is heading into fourth grade and had this to say: “It was cool meeting some players that experienced being in the…
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Author : The Joplin Globe, Mo.
Publish date : 2024-06-19 22:31:00
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