Third Annual Doug Brown KidSport Winnipeg Media and Celebrity Football Challenge!
Sport Manitoba – What: Doug Brown and KidSport Winnipeg invite media to participate in a football combine challenge.
Who: Doug Brown, Obby Khan, Faith Ekakitie, Glenn January, Kelly Butler, Mike Renaud, Shawn Gallant: Winnipeg Blue Bomber players and alumni.
When: Saturday May 12, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Axworthy Health & Rec Plex, University of Winnipeg, 350 Spence Street
Other: 9th Annual Doug Brown KidSport Winnipeg Football Camp presented by David and Ruth Asper will follow the challenge.
The CFL combine took place last month, the NFL’s is just around the corner, and your chance to outshine all those pros falls on May 12th. On that momentous day it’s your turn to find out what it feels like to participate and get a first-hand perspective of football’s biggest off-season challenge. Winnipeg’s local media and celebrities are invited to team up and square off against each other in a mini-combine; to go through some of the fundamental testing the pros do, and gain a better perspective of what it’s like off the sidelines and in the game.
Cast your memories back to last year. You got up, and nothing got you down. You had it tough, we saw the toughest around. Some of you reached new heights in the vertical jump; some of you really nailed the standing part of the broad jump. Through the moments of blazing speed, marginal athleticism, a complete and total lack of competitiveness –it was clear all of you had a lot of fun showing Doug and the guys they are made of tough stuff, and sweat, lots and lots of sweat.
Participants will compete in the 40-yard dash, broad & vertical jump stations, long snapping & kicking, lateral movement tests, and an obstacle course.
Returnees – while you may not have got the call saying you’ve been drafted, you ain’t the worst we’ve seen. Newbies – you might as well jump. Go ahead and jump. And kick…and run. Time to sign up! RSVP to Christine: kswinnipeg@sportmanitoba.ca
Following the challenge the 9th Annual Doug Brown KidSport Winnipeg football camp will take place where Doug and the other players will take approximately 100 kids through a combine and a number of position-specific fundamental drills and exercises. The camp is open to kids who received funding in 2017 from KidSport in order to play football and is supported by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, KB2, Boston Pizza, Save on Foods, and KidSport Winnipeg.
Media are invited to stay for the camp. Players and kids will be available for interview.
About
KidSport is a national charity administered in Manitoba by Sport Manitoba which provides support to children in order to remove financial barriers that prevent them from playing organized sport. KidSport believes that no kid should be left on the sidelines and all should be given the opportunity to experience the positive benefits of organized sports.
Sport Manitoba is a not-for-profit organization and the lead planning, programming, and funding agency for the development of amateur sport in Manitoba. Located in the Canada Games Sport for Life Centre, Sport Manitoba partners with over 100 organizations to deliver sport in our province and is responsible for programs including the Manitoba Games powered by Manitoba Hydro, Coaching Manitoba, Team Manitoba, Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, Fit Kids Healthy Kids and KidSport. Services provided include the Sport Medicine Clinic, Sport Performance Centre and the Paul Robson Resource Centre for Leadership and Coaching.
For more information please contact:
Christine Hoenisch – KidSport Winnipeg
W: 204.925.5922
C: 204.296.2826
kswinnipeg@sportmanitoba.ca