Kory Lichtensteiger sets grid camp date

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The 2014 Kory Lichtensteiger Football Camp will be held in Convoy on Saturday, June 28, from 9 a.m. -noon. This offense-focused camp is for athletes entering grades 9-12.

Kory Lichtensteiger is a graduate of Crestview High School and Bowling Green State University and currently plays left guard for the Washington Redskins.

He returns to northwest Ohio June 28 to conduct a Division I-caliber camp accessible to a highly talented, yet under-recruited area.

“I see a great need for a local camp that provides both top quality instruction as well as exposure to college coaches of all levels,” Lichtensteiger said. “I have been fortunate enough to play for great coaches and meet some very knowledgeable football minds.

“I have asked many of these coaches to come and work the camp this year,” he added. “I think athletes will be impressed when they see who they will get a chance to work at this camp.”

Campers will gain exposure and get instruction courtesy of coaches from NCAA Divisions I, II, and III colleges and universities as well.

“These college coaches are looking for athletes that can make it to the next level and this camp allows them to see the athletes up close,” Lichtensteiger said. “Elite athletes from northwest Ohio are sometimes overlooked because of the lack of exposure and ability to get in front of the right people. These coaches are looking for those athletes to come to this camp and be scouted by great college recruiters.

“In my high school career I had to run the gauntlet of camps,” Lichtensteiger added, “but now I am fortunate enough to have the coaches come to northwest Ohio’s backyard and the athletes are able to stay close to home and receive better exposure than many camps around!”

Along with college coaches, this camp brings the opportunity for campers to directly interact with current players from very competitive NCAA Division I schools, including: Running backs, quarterbacks, offensive linemen, and wide receivers.

The featured camp guest will be Washington Redskins Strength and Conditioning Coach Chad Englehart, who brings with him secrets from the NFL Combine and a knowledge base for body development that will improve athletes’ performance at any level.

Englehart will emphasize football specific speed and strength training, as well as run drills that include the campers’ 40-meter time, Pro Shuttle, L Cone Drill, and, best of all, learn how to decrease one’s 40 time by two-tenths of a second.

“Chad works with me on a daily basis and I have nothing but the upmost respect for his ability to put physically fit bodies on the field that are ready to perform at the highest level,” Lichtensteiger said of Englehart. “He will bring great knowledge to this camp and offer these campers something unique and instantly influential to these athletes’ play on and off the field.”

The goal of the camp is to bring an elite football camp to local residents’ back yard. Visit http://KLFootballcamp.com online, on Facebook and Twitter (@klfootballcamp).