Upwards of 300 kids from across 麻豆传媒映画will get a chance to kick, catch and kibitz with the pros this week at a football camp slated for Andy Livingston Park Field.
The National Football League is teaming up with the Seattle Seahawks and Dr. Jen Welter, the first female coach in league history, for a 鈥渃elebration of football event鈥� on Thursday, July 7.
The camp is part of the NFL鈥檚 push to promote its PLAY 60 campaign, which encourages kids to be physically active for at least 60 minutes a day.
The event will serve as a special field trip for kids attending five different day camps across the city. It will include football clinics, games and prizes, and a chance to learn from current and alumni Seattle Seahawks players, along with Welter, who became the first female coach in NFL history last year.
Joining Welter on the sidelines will be Alex Bannister, who played with the Seahawks for five seasons and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2003 and Drew Ferris, a long-snap specialist who signed with the club in March. The club鈥檚 mascot Blitz will also join the festivities alongside the Seahawks鈥� cheerleading squad, the Sea Gals.
Thursday鈥檚 event runs from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Andy Livingston Park Field, located at 80 Expo Blvd.聽
