UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 12, 2007 -- The Penn State Football staff will again welcome close to 3,000 high school players from across the nation to its 33rd annual summer football camps
More than 100 placekickers participated in the kicking camp June 2-3 to launch the five different camp opportunities on the University Park campus this month, with the remaining camps getting underway this weekend.
The Penn State camps feature a 7-on-7 team passing camp, a “seniors only” camp and two offense / defense skills and fundamentals camps for athletes entering 8th-12th grade in the fall. The fundamentals camps will be held June 17-20 and 24-27.
Penn State's popular 7 on 7 team passing camp will be held June 15-16. Many of the top high school teams from the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast attend this camp and use it as a competitive off-season teaching opportunity for their skill players. This camp is designed for varsity programs.
The "seniors only" camp will be held June 22-23. This camp is designed to give an upcoming senior the opportunity to focus in on his primary offensive or defensive position. In addition to the Penn State staff, the senior only camp will feature many former Nittany Lion players that are in the coaching profession as assistant coaches. The past two years, approximately 20 former Nittany Lions, currently serving as high school or college football coaches, worked the senior camp.
In addition to the Penn State coaching staff, selected outstanding high school coaches and Penn State Athletics trainers and medical personnel complete the camp staff.
Additional camp information, including registration forms, can be found by visiting: www.pennstatefootballcamps.com or by contacting the Penn State sports camps office at 814-865-0561.
Coach Joe Paterno and his staff have guided Penn State to 22 wins in its last 27 games, including victories in the 2006 FedEx Orange Bowl and 2007 Outback Bowl. The Nittany Lions have a combined record of 20-5 the past two seasons and are one of only 13 teams in the nation with at least 20 wins during that time.
Penn State returns 15 starters and 33 letterwinners for the 2007 campaign, Paterno's 42nd as head coach. The Nittany Lions have a blockbuster home schedule, featuring five 2006 bowl teams, and open the season Sept. 1, hosting Florida International in Beaver Stadium.
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