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Wildcats Football 2024: Nurturing Talent and

Building Strong Teams

By Molly Kett The camp serves a dual purpose,
acting as a training ground for
s the Cornwall Wildcats young coaches and offering valuable
AFootball program kicks off experiences to new athletes.
2024, Kirby Camplin, the driving With eighty-five kids signed
force behind the Wildcats, provides up, it emphasizes the Wildcats’
insights into the ongoing winter skills commitment to youth athletic
camp and the exciting prospects for development.
the upcoming season. Looking ahead, Camplin discusses
The winter skills camp, launched the seamless transition from the
on January 4th, is an eight-week winter skills camp to the flag
program catering to athletes aged program, set to begin in April. The
seven to thirteen. It’s the true kick- program imparts skills essential for
off of the season. young athletes while providing a
“It’s an introduction to football, smooth segue into flag football.
teaching kids the basic skills of Simultaneously, the U18 OSFL
tackle football and flag football. It’s team is gearing up for the 2024
a non-contact, non-equipment camp, season. With eighty athletes aged
focusing on skills essential for both sixteen to nineteen participating in
forms of the game,” said Camplin. Photo Submitted
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