MAC & USA Football Host Youth Clinic At Ford Field
DETROIT, Mich. – On Monday, July 22, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and USA Football hosted over 400 youth football players from the Detroit PAL football league for a free football clinic at Ford Field led by USA Football and support from coaches and students from MAC football programs.
The football clinic was hosted by the MAC, USA Football and Ford Field. Clinic participants also received two (2) free tickets to the 2019 Marathon MAC Football Championship Game, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7 at Noon ET at Ford Field.
During the free clinic, participants will had the opportunity to meet and work with college football coaches and students; run offensive, defensive and agility drills; learn proper techniques to promote on-field football safety; and learn about the importance of character development and good sportsmanship.
“Our annual Youth Football Clinic with USA Football at Ford Field has become a staple within our schedule for our summer MAC Football Media Day Events here in Detroit,” said Dr. Jon Steinbrecher, Mid-American Conference Commissioner. “This is an incredible event and we are proud to partner with Ford Field in hosting a free youth clinic to benefit players in Detroit in an effort to give back to the city that continues to support our Marathon MAC Football Championship Game.”
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Founded in 1946, the Mid-American Conference is an NCAA Division I, 12-member conference that sponsors 23 championships and is one of 10 members of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). With total enrollment of nearly 300,000 students, the league represents institutions of higher learning in five states – Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York and Ohio.
Current MAC schools and the year they joined are – East Division: University of Akron (1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University (1951), Miami University (1947), Ohio University (1946). West Division: Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois University (1975-86, rejoined in 1997), University of Toledo (1950), Western Michigan University (1947). The conference office is based in Cleveland, Ohio. For more information on the Mid-American Conference visit www.GetSomeMACtion.com.
USA FOOTBALL
USA Football designs and delivers premier educational, developmental and competitive programs to advance, unify and grow the sport. As the sport’s national governing body, member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and organizer of the U.S. National Team for international competition, USA Football partners with leaders in medicine, child advocacy and athletics to support positive football experiences for youth, high school and other amateur players.
