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         Kirby Camplin to Coach Ontario U18 Team in Texas



                                              of  football,  Dallas  Texas  in  the   inadvertently  these  sorts  of     out - from which they will select
         By Molly Kett
                                              AT&T Stadium home of the Dallas       opportunities came along because  the top 40. After this, they won’t
              irby Camplin, head coach of     Cowboys. To go play against some      of the work we’re doing with the  meet again as a team until Dallas.
         Kthe Cornwall Wildcats OVFL          of  the  best  football  players  that   Wildcats and it means a lot.  I love  “I’m excited to go down there and
        (Ontario Varsity Football League)     they have in the US, it’s huge.  I    the  sport  of  football.  I  love  the  make forty kids who maybe don’t
        team  will  be  going  to  Texas  in   can’t think of a greater honour for   opportunities it gives kids and the  know  each  other,  into  a  team  as
        January of 2016, as the head coach    an amateur football coach.”           structure  and  just  how  great  the  quick as we can and then hopefully
        of  the  Under  18  Team  Ontario,                                          game is for kids of all shapes and  execute and come out with a win,”
        to  play  against  the  US  National    The position of head coach for the   sizes.”                              says  Camplin.  “Last  year  I  was
        Team.  Camplin has been coaching      U18 team went under a selection         Tryouts  for  the  U18  Team        part of a team that won against the
        for about ten years and is currently   process.    There  were  applicants   Ontario will be held December 5th    US  team,  so  we’re  hoping  to  go
        the  president  of  Cornwall  minor   from  all  across  the  province.      in  Stoney  Creek  near  Hamilton.     down  there  and  have  success  on
        football  and  an  assistant  football   Camplin  competed  against  these   Camplin  expects  400  kids  to  try  and off the fi eld.”
        coach  at  Carleton  University.       coaches to get this position.  “I’d
        Camplin is certainly qualified for     like to think I’ve done a good job

        the job.                              over the last couple years that I’ve
                                              been  involved  in  the  program,”
           This  will  be  Camplin’s  fourth   says  Camplin.  “So  I’m  humbled
        year  of  involvement  with  team     and  happy  to  have  been  chosen
        Ontario.    “It’s  my  third  trip  to   going  up  against  all  those  great
        Texas.  In 2013, I was a positional   coaches.”
        coach, in 2015 I was the defense
        coordinator, and this year I’m the      Coaching has always meant a lot
        head  coach,”  says  Camplin.  “It’s   to Camplin.  “I had a lot of great
        an amazing feeling. To be chosen      coaches  when  I  was  young  and
        to represent our province and also    they  were  great  mentors,”  says
        our country down there, you know      Camplin.    “Certainly  coaching
        we’re going basically to the heart    locally has been really rewarding
                                              for  me  and  for  my  family  and  Kirby Camplin                                              Photo Submitted

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