Former Chicago Bear to Host Football Fundamentals Camp

OSWEGO, IL — Former Chicago Bears wide receiver Macey Brooks will host a USA Football FUNdamentals clinic for children going into first through eighth grade.

The free event is designed to introduce children to football by teaching basic skills in an exciting and energetic environment and is supported through a grant from the NFL Foundation.

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The clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to noon for grades first through fifth and noon to 2 p.m. for grades sixth through eighth on July 11 and July 12.

Registration will be held July 11 from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. for the first through fifth-graders and 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. for sixth through eighth graders. Online registration is available here.

The camp will be held at Prairie Point Park, located at 4120 Plainfield Road in Oswego.

FUNdamentals incorporates a series of drills to teach passing, catching and running skills in a non-contact setting. All skills and drills selected are based on USA Football’s Player Progression Development Model, ensuring children are learning in an age-appropriate manner, based on their cognitive and physical maturity.

USA Football is the sport’s national governing body and is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee.