The final day of camps for high school athletes to come learn and also showcase their talents was today. I will be helping in a capacity today that is more of what I want my career to fall in which is player personnel and to view athletes. The best part is my input can make a difference and I have always enjoyed viewing athletes in person and being able to ask questions and also learn from the coaches as they put them through a variety of drills. There were more players from all over and today I met a family from San Antonio and from Nevada that planned their vacation around this event to help their son get exposure. I started out helping with shirts again and then I received my player assignment for the day from Graham who runs player personnel for the program. I was assigned to a few athletes that were all tight end. The hardest part I encountered was being able to judge if the athlete is capable of playing at this level which is a first for me because I have been used to judging the capabilities of an athlete who can play at the NFL or CFL level. I watched them very closely and also took into consideration the weather because it was another hot day but that also brings out the fight in athletes as well as a heart test. If a player has heart is the hardest characteristic to judge and critique. The main athlete I had to watch showed good characteristics and athletic ability but he did need to work on his ability to read a coverage, use his size to his advantage and how to create separation from his defenders. Upon the camp completing, I was able to talk with Graham about what I saw and I also began to get more information on my following assignments.
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AuthorMy day to day experience with FAU Football from my perspective by Feddy Azofeifa. Archives
November 2015
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