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2012 NCAA Youth Football Clinic
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (June 20, 2012) - The Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg and the NCAA Football Youth Initiative will once again team up to host a free youth football clinic for boys and girls ages 5-14 from the Tampa Bay area. The event will take place on Friday, July 20 from 9 a.m.- Noon ET at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater (2450 Drew Street).
The NCAA Youth Football Initiative partners college bowl games with NCAA Football to host a first-class event that teaches football fundamentals, character development and the importance of education to youth in the bowl community.
"We are proud to be able to bring the NCAA's Youth Football Clinic once again this year to our community," said Brent Dulaney, Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg Executive Director."The clinic provides a wonderful opportunity for young athletes to learn the fundamentals of football from the sport's top coaches while promoting the values of teamwork and sportsmanship." Football coaches from the staffs of the
University of South Florida,
University of Central Florida and
Jacksonville University will lead the participants through a number of offensive, defensive and special teams drills.
Mike Alstott, the honorary chairman for the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg, will be the special guest speaker at the clinic. Alstott was a six-time Pro Bowl selection during his 12-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"It's going to be a fun and educational day for the youth in our community and we look forward to another terrific turnout," added Dulaney.
This will mark the third consecutive year that the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg has hosted the clinic. Last year's event attracted more than 400 participants. Those wishing to participate in the clinic can register online at
www.BeefOBradysBowl.com. For more information, call the Bowl office at 727.290.9865.
About Beef 'O' Brady's
Beef 'O' Brady's is a fast-growing national chain of family sports pubs that achieves its success by building relationships with the local schools, youth sports leagues, and other community organizations in each and every Beef 'O' Brady's neighborhood market. The "kid appeal" of this unique concept is reinforced by a very moderately priced kids menu and video games. Ironically, despite what the name implies, Beef 'O' Brady's is actually best known for its Buffalo-style chicken wings. Beef 'O' Brady's has more than 260 open restaurants throughout the Southeast and the Midwest. Visit www.beefobradys.com for more information.
ESPN Regional Television/Event Ownership
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ESPN Regional Television (ERT) annually produces more than 1,200 sporting events. Content includes action from NCAA football, basketball and Olympic sports, NHRA and professional and amateur golf, accounting for more than 3,400 live and/or original hours of programming. ERT's owned and operated events reach over a million fans a year and provides more than 200 additional hours of programming.
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SEC,
BIG EAST,
Big 12,
Mid-American,
WAC) and manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.
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Collegiate Football
BBVA Compass Bowl (Birmingham, Ala); Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg; Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); MAACO Bowl Las Vegas; Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney (Orlando, Fla); Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (Houston); Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl (Honolulu) and The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards
Collegiate Basketball
Anaheim Classic (Anaheim, Calif); Charleston Classic presented by Foster Grant(S.C.); Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Jimmy V Classic (Madison Square Garden); Old Spice Classic (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla); Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan); Sears BracketBusters and State Farm Champions Classic (Georgia Dome, Atlanta)
Collegiate Lacrosse
ESPNU Warrior Classic
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Hawaiian Islands Invitational (Soccer) and ESPN National Golf Challenge
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