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NFL PLAY 60 YOUTH FOOTBALL CLINICS AT NFL EXPERIENCE PRESENTED BY GMC

More than 3,000 children attending the NFL Experience will learn flag football and USA Football FUNdamentals, sportsmanship and teamwork from current and former NFL players, USA Football staff, and members of the Indianapolis Crash – Indianapolis’ female tackle football team.

All NFL PLAY 60 youth football clinics will take place at the clinic fields within NFL Experience at the Indiana Convention Center (100 South Capitol Ave./Media Entrance is behind main box office off Capitol Ave). Clinics below are open to boys and girls ages 6-14.  For the third year, Under Armour is providing apparel for all NFL PLAY 60 clinics at the NFL Experience.

• Friday, Jan. 27:           4:00 – 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 28:       10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., 3:15 – 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 – 8:45 p.m.
• Sunday, Jan. 29:         2:45 – 4:15 p.m. and 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
• Monday, Jan. 30:        4:00 – 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 31:       5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 2:        6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 3:                         4:00 – 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 4:        11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 1:30 – 3:45 p.m., 4:30 – 6:45 p.m. and 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

In addition, private clinics will be held from Saturday, Jan. 28-Tuesday, Jan. 31.  On Saturday, Jan. 28, the NFL will welcome children from Special Olympics of Indiana for a special clinic from 2:30 -3:15 p.m. On Sunday, Jan. 29 from 2:00 – 2:45 p.m., a flag football clinic will be held for youth from LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens). A flag football clinic will be held for local Hispanic youth on Monday, Jan. 30 from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. and local youth football players will take part in a health and safety youth football clinic on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

NFL-USA FOOTBALL HEALTH AND SAFETY FOOTBALL CLINIC

Approximately 50 local youth tackle football players from Indianapolis Public Schools and the Whiteland (Ind.) Junior Football League will attend a football clinic and learn from expert speakers on player health and safety on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 4:00- 5:00 p.m. at the clinic fields at NFL Experience presented by GMC (100 South Capitol Ave./Media Entrance is behind main box office off Capitol Ave.). In addition to improving their football skills, the youth players will learn about helmet fitting, hydration from Gatorade Sports Science Institute expert DR. KIM STEIN, concussion awareness from NFL Head Neck and Spine Committee member DR. HENRY FEUER and the importance of an active lifestyle from an Indianapolis Colts player.

Coaches at the clinic will include former NFL players and USA Football’s “Coach Moms” group, local moms who coached youth tackle football this past season.

New football equipment also will be awarded by USA Football to the Whiteland Junior Football League. USA Football is the official youth football development partner of the NFL.

NFL PREP SUPER BOWL XLVI SPORTS CAREER EXPO

NFL Player Engagement’s NFL PREP and Why Not Sports, Inc. are joining together for the Super Bowl XLVI Sports Career Expo.  This one-day sports career conference for high school student-athletes is designed to give them an inside look into the sports industry from stand-out professionals in a range of sectors in the business of sports.

Nearly 1,300 student-athletes from Indianapolis-area high schools are confirmed to attend this free event, and will hear from sports professionals including CBS Sports analyst James Brown, and will learn the importance of good nutrition and proper hydration from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. Student attendees will also get real-life perspectives from all sides of the sports industry from other professionals including leading sports agent Drew Rosenhaus, NFL referee Walt Anderson and current and former NFL players, among others.

The NFL PREP Super Bowl XLVI Sports Career Expo will be held Thursday, Feb. 2 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Pike Performing Arts Center (6701 Zionsville Rd.).

INDIANAPOLIS YOUTH EDUCATION TOWN (YET) PRESS CONFERENCE

NFL GIVING YOUTH FOOTBALL CLINIC

NFL Charities donates $1 million annually as part of its Super Bowl Legacy Grant initiative to support underserved youngsters in Super Bowl host cities.  For the last 18 years, NFL Charities has supported the construction of Youth Education Towns (YETs) in Super Bowl cities nationwide as a lasting legacy of the game. The YET program is aimed at positively impacting youth in at-risk neighborhoods.  This year, NFL Charities contributed $1 million to fund the establishment of the Indianapolis YET. The new YET facility will be unveiled at a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 11:00 a.m. (725 Oriental St.).

Prior to the press conference, current and former NFL players who received NFL Charities grants and NFL Youth Football Fund grants within the past year will host an NFL Giving youth football clinic in partnership with USA Football at 10:00 a.m. for local children at the Chase Near Eastside Legacy Center and YET.

The clinic will be immediately followed by the press conference at the same location, featuring NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL, Colts owner JIM IRSAY and NFL players.  Current and former NFL players also will participate in the youth football clinic.  All events will take place at the new YET facility (725 Oriental St.).  

The $1 million from NFL Charities was used to construct the YET portion of the Legacy Center building. The NFL Charities grant enabled the Super Bowl Host Committee and the local community to leverage an additional $10.3 million towards the construction of the Legacy Center, which will serve residents of all ages in the Near Eastside community. 

A bus will depart the Motorola Super Bowl Media Center for this event at 10:00 a.m.  Media members are welcome to use the bus service.

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