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EVANSVILLE — High school football coaches across Southwestern Indiana want to see their sport continue to grow as much as possible.
There was a large turnout at Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin’s football camp Saturday at Central Stadium. About 150 attendees between the ages of six and 16 participated in various drills, sharpened their football skills and even heard a moving speech by Franklin encouraging them to keep going.
Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin talks to participants at his youth football camp at Central High School in Evansville, Ind., Saturday, July 13, 2024.
“Honestly, this is my first time here in Evansville,” Franklin said. “The people have been nothing but hospitable. Nothing is better than hanging out with the kids all day. That’s like my favorite thing.”
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The Southern Indiana and Pocket Athletic Conferences were also well represented at Franklin’s camp.
Multiple area high school football players were in attendance while Central’s Brandon Artis, Bosse’s Stephan Mullen and Princeton’s Eric Schnur were among the various coaches on staff. Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. athletics director Andy Owen and Brady Allen, a University of Louisville quarterback and Gibson Southern graduate, were also on staff.
“It means a lot, especially for the city and our conference and just the EVSC,” Artis said of the camp. “I think this is one of the first times you have somebody of (Franklin’s) caliber to come to Southern Indiana. And to add Brady to that, that’s amazing for our kids. I think that we wanted to show our kids that these guys, they can be them if they put the work in and do the right thing.”
Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin runs through a line of participants before his youth football…
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Author : The Courier & Press
Publish date : 2024-07-14 10:02:31
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