NFL PREP 100 SERIES PRESENTED BY UNDER ARMOUR
On Saturday, Jan. 26 – Sunday Jan. 27, NFL Player Engagement will kick off the PREP 100 Series presented by Under Armour in New Orleans. The event will host 100 local student-athletes who will participate in two days of classroom instruction stressing player health and safety, as well on-field instruction highlighting technical drills and techniques. Student-athletes will be selected based upon academic transcript, athletic experience, leadership activities, coach and teacher recommendations, and personal essays.
Participants will receive on field coaching from former NFL players Brentson Buckner and Mo Collins, as well as hear from current and former NFL players on the importance of education, mental and physical awareness, and violence prevention. NFL Player Engagement programming assists players in reaching their highest potential on and off-the-field with the guidance, support, and resources provided at clinics like these.
This is a closed event. To learn more about PREP 100, click here or contact Austin Moss at 212-450-2437 or Austin.Moss@nfl.com.
NFL PREP SUPER BOWL XLVII SPORTS CAREER EXPO
NFL Player Engagement’s NFL PREP initiative and Why Not Sports, Inc. are joining together for the 2nd annual Super Bowl XLVII 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.
500 student-athletes and more than 75 high school coaches/administrators from New Orleans-area high schools will attend this free event. Attendees will hear from former New York Giants WR and Super Bowl XLII Champion DAVID TYREE and learn the importance of academic success and different ways to be involved in sport outside of the playing field.
Student attendees will also get real-life perspectives from all sides of the sports industry from other professionals, including NFL Director of Officiating DAVE COLEMAN, NCAA Assistant Director of Enforcement MARK STROTHKAMP, NFL officials,and current and former NFL players, among others.
The NFL PREP Super Bowl XLVII Sports Career Expo will be held Wednesday, Jan. 30 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Loyola University – Roussel Performance Hall (6363 St. Charles St.).
For more information, visit http://www.whynotsports.org/ or contact Aisha Stith at 404-683-9643
Check out the NFL Prep Sports Career Expo Video Here