Shreveport Parks And Recreation (SPAR) Announces:
NFL PUNT, PASS & KICK COMPETITION
SHREVEPORT, LA, October 5, 2010: Shreveport Public Assembly and
Recreation (SPAR) Athletics announces the National Football League Punt, Pass & Kick (PPK) Competition to be held on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 3:00pm at Independence Stadium.
Winners of the PPK youth football skills competition move on to the Sectional (2nd Level) competition. Registration for the event is required. To register for the Punt, Pass & Kick Competition go online to www.nflppk.com. Online registration is encouraged.
The Sectional event will be held on Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 3:00pm at Lee Hedges (Captain Shreve) Stadium. Winners of the Sectional could possibly move on to compete at half time of the New Orleans Saints game.
The PPK website indicates:
“The NFL Punt, Pass & Kick (PPK) program is a
national skills competition for boys and girls
between the ages of 6 and 15 to compete
separately against their peers. Established in
1961, the PPK program is the oldest NFL Youth
Football program.
Girls and boys in five separate age divisions (6-
7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15) compete against
each other in punting, passing and place kicking
in a fun and engaging forum. The PPK program is
free – both to organizers who host a local
competition and to every youngster who wants to
participate!
With more than three million boys and girls from
around the country taking part in PPK
competitions every year from July through
January, it is one of the world’s largest youth
sports participation programs”.
For more information call Teneisha McKinney at 318.673.7750.
Update 10/12/10:
The Fount congratulates the following six youngsters from Shreveport that received first place honors in the preliminaries and who will move on to the next level of competition scheduled for October 17, 2010 at 3:00pm at Lee Hedges (Captain Shreve) Stadium:
GIRLS
Ages 14-15: Rachel Dorsey
BOYS
Ages 6-7: Mikah Kimble
Ages 8-9: Jakauri Lovelace
Ages 10-11: Gaston Richardson
Ages 12-13: Kevin Shivers
Ages 14-15: Charles Turner
Winners of the Sectional on October 17th could possibly move on to compete at the half time show of the New Orleans Saints vs. St. Louis Rams game in the Superdome, December 12, 2010.
