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Football camp

The Times Leader staff

King’s College head football coach Rich Mannello will manage the fourth annual Big Men Only Football Camp, which begins today and runs through Thursday at Betzler Fields in Wilkes-Barre Township. Each day will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

The camp, which is dedicated solely to offensive and defensive linemen, is directed by Mannello and King’s coaches and is for linemen entering grades seven to 12. Same-day registration is available for $110, space permitting.

The program includes instruction in drive-block progression, pass protection, trap-and-pull blocking as well as defensive line techniques such as the swim, rip or bull-rush.

Campers will have an opportunity to utilize the technique in scheduled line competitions and watch film of King’s linemen as well as themselves.

Joining Mannello in the core staff are King’s assistants Fred Klein, an offensive line coach for the Monarchs, and Ray Yakavonis, a King’s defensive line coach and former NFL player with the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs.

Also assisting with the camp is Tom Oldziejewski, a King’s defensive line coach and former Big 33 player who was a scholarship football player at Penn State, along with longtime Monarch assistant Nick Ametrano. Other staff will also be on hand to help.

A rain date of June 21 is also in place should inclement weather force a day of camp to be canceled.

More information can be found at bigmenonly.com, or by calling the King’s football office at 208-5900, ext. 5378.