June 2, 2015
BIRMINGHAM BOWL’S ALABAMA POWER YOUTH FOOTBALL CLINIC SLATED FOR JUNE 19 AT HISTORIC LEGION FIELD
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Youth football players from Birmingham and the surrounding areas are invited to attend a free half-day football fundamentals clinic on Friday, June 19 at historic Legion Field in Birmingham. Clinic instruction will be led by UAB coach Bill Clark in conjunction with coaches and trainers representing the University of Alabama, Auburn University, UAB, Jacksonville State University, Birmingham-Southern, and others.
The Alabama Power Youth Football Clinic is hosted by the Birmingham Bowl and presented by Wind Creek Hospitality and Coca-Cola. The Birmingham Bowl is one of thirteen bowl games owned and operated by ESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN.
The free clinic will give participants the opportunity to complete on-field agility drills and offensive and defensive training under the supervision of some of the nation’s top college football coaches. All participants will receive a complimentary T-shirt and lunch.
Participants will also receive a voucher for two complimentary tickets to the Birmingham Bowl. The tenth annual Birmingham Bowl at Historic Legion Field and will feature teams from the Southeastern Conference and the American Athletic Conference.
“This is a special opportunity for us to offer a free football clinic to Birmingham youth led by some of the top coaches in the country. We look forward to another great turnout at historic Legion Field,” said Mark Meadows, executive director of the Birmingham Bowl.
The free clinic is open to the first 200 youth, ages 8-13, to register online at www.birminghambowl.com. Participants are required to bring a signed waiver to check-in on the day of the clinic. Check in begins at 7:30 a.m. at Legion Field’s Gate 7, with the clinic set to run 9 a.m. – noon. Free parking is available at Legion Field on the day of the clinic. For additional information, contact the Birmingham Bowl office at (205) 733-3776, ext. 103.
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ESPN Events
ESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend college football games; 13 college bowl games, nine college basketball events and two college award shows, which accounts for approximately 250-plus hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over 700,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in Boca Raton, Boise, Birmingham, Dallas-Fort Worth, Albuquerque, St. Petersburg and Las Vegas, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.
ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.
AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Houston); AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl (Houston); Birmingham Bowl (Alabama); Boca Raton Bowl (Florida); Celebration Bowl (Atlanta); Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise); Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu); Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney (Orlando, Fla.); Orlando Kickoff (Florida); Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (Nassau); Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.); Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (Nevada); St. Petersburg Bowl (Florida); The Home Depot College Football Awards (Atlanta) and Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Collegiate Basketball
Armed Forces Classic (Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan); DIRECTV Wooden Legacy (Orange County, Calif.); College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy’s (Los Angeles); Gildan Charleston Classic (South Carolina); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Jimmy V Men’s Classic Presented by Corona (New York City); Jimmy V Women’s Classic Presented by Corona (Hartford/Storrs, Conn.); Orlando Classic (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan) and State Farm Champions Classic (Chicago)
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ESPN Media Contact: Rachel Margolis Siegal at 860-766-2798 or rachel.m.siegal@espn.com
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