The National Football League and the local High School Player Development group will join with the N.C. National Guard and Carolina Elite Football for a camp for Cap 8 and area football athletes.
The camp will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at Wake Forest Middle School on South Main Street. (The camp had to be moved from Heritage High School because fields are being reconditioned.)
The focus will be on character development, community involvement, life skills, concussion awareness, NCAA guidelines, career development and football fundamentals.
The camp is free for the athletes. Players must be preregistered by their school football programs or Carolina Elite Football. The camp is for 9-12 graders and all participants must turn in a signed waiver and a current physical to Bob Winstead.
Heritage, Millbrook, Wakefield, Wake Forest high schools have registered and over 400 athletes are committed. If your school is interested in registering for this year or next year, Please contact Bob Winstead at coach@carolinaelitefootball.com.
Through a partnership developed by the Northeast Regional Business Alliance, Cap 8 coaches and NFL players are coming together with the NFL, the HSPD, and the National Guard to help prepare today’s CAP 8 and area football athletes to become tomorrow’s leaders as athletes and professionals.
Guy Trawick, chairman of the Northeast Regional Business Alliance thanked business and community leaders along with Freddie Brown (NFL- HSPD), Bob Winstead (Carolina Elite Football), Pat Teague, Cap 8 Area football coaches, the Wake County schools School to Career program and Wake Forest Parks and Recreation for their support in making this all possible.
He went on to say, “This is a great opportunity for our athletes to benefit from the tremendous resources that the NFL can provide. We are very fortunate to have this opportunity here in our area. Through the NFL- HSPD Camp on June 14th, the Russell Wilson Camp on June 21st, the 7 on 7 State Championship Tournament on July 18th-19th and the establishment of the CAP 8 Letterman’s Club, our athletes will have the opportunity to grow and enhance their leadership talents as student athletes.
Trawick said he believed that through these efforts and others we are making a positive investment in the future of our student athletes and in the future of our communities.”
Freddie Brown, the NFL HSPD regional director said, “On behalf of the NFL and the National Guard, we’re really excited to offer the Wake Forest community a High School Player Development Camp.”
