2014 BC Senior Bowl Preview

The 2014 edition of the BC Senior Bowl is now upon us and CanadaFootballChat.com brings you a special preview of the exciting five-day event. March 18 to 21 will see players taking part in twice-daily practices at the BC Lions Training Facility in Surrey, along with workshops, meetings, and lectures. This year’s game will take place on Saturday, March 22 at McLeod Athletic Park in Langley.

Attendance at the annual camp hosted at the BC Lions Training Facility in Surrey is by invitation only. Invitations are extended automatically to graduating grade twelve players who were named a 2013 BC High School Football Provincial All-Star, named to the 2014 Star Bowl team, or a member of the 2014 under-18 Team BC. Other invitees are players selected from among the hundreds of hopefuls who attended one of the five provincial evaluations held at locations throughout British Columbia. One hundred players will make up the final Senior Bowl roster.

Some of the invited players have spoken to CFC and all express their deep excitement for the camp and game, as well as gratitude for the opportunity Football BC is providing for them.

Manvir Khun-Khun of the Vancouver College Fighting Irish echoes the sentiments of many players when he says he is extremely excited for an opportunity to play a final game as a high school football player, along with the chance to impress university recruiters.

“This is a great opportunity to showcase my talents to university coaches and scouts watching,” Manvir says. “As I haven’t been shown as much interest as I imagined I would, this is one of my final chances to do so.”

James Harney of the Notre Dame Jugglers praises the work that Dino Geremia and others at Football BC have done for the Senior Bowl, while looking forward to the camaraderie and good memories the camp and game will offer players.

“It is an awesome way to end high school football,” James says. “Spending one last time out on that turf field training with teammates, former teammates and former opponents will be a great experience we won’t forget.”

“Regardless if we continue with football or not, the many lessons we have learned from being part of the great game of football will help us as we move forward in life.”

Ty Marshall of the Windsor Dukes is short and sweet in his comments but speaks for many of his fellow players, adding, “I don’t really have a lot to say about it, but I am excited to get the pads back on!”

NOTES:

• The BC Senior Bowl Camp runs during BC’s spring break March 18-21, with the final game between East (Fraser Valley & Interior) and West (Vancouver Island & Lower Mainland) teams taking place on Saturday March 22 at Langley’s McLeod Athletic Park (58^th Avenue & 214^th Street).
• Highlights will include a Football Training Workshop by Game Ready on Monday, March 18, a “Practice with the Pros” with guest coaches Rolly Lumbala (fullback), Travis Lulay (quarterback), Dean Valli (offensive lineman), Korey Williams (wide receiver) and Adam Bighill (linebacker) of the BC Lions on Thursday, March 20, and an awards ceremony immediately following Saturday’s game, including MVP and Most Improved awards for all positions and lines.
• The Senior Bowl seeks to extend Football BC’s mission into players’ post-secondary lives, and encourage promising high school players to continue their football careers whether in Midget, Junior, or University football.
• Dino Geremia and Football BC would like to extend a special thanks to the BC Lions coaching and operations staff for hosting the Senior Bowl Camp.
• Game Day is March 22 at McLeod Athletic Park, Langley, with kick off at 11 a.m. The game is open to the public and admission is free.
• Don’t forget to connect with Football BC on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/footballbc) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/football_bc) for more information about the 2014 Senior Bowl and other events.

The Details:

Times: March 18 to 21, 2014

Game Day on March 22, 11 a.m. kick-off

Locations: Camp: BC Lions Training Facility (10605 City Parkway, Surrey)

Game: McLeod Athletic Park (58th Ave. & 214th St., Langley)

Camp Highlights:

Practices attended by members of the BC Lions and coaches

Scholarship awards courtesy of The Sandman Hotel and Football BC

Top level coaching from University, Junior and Football BC provincial coaches

Football-related workshops every day

Seven practices in total plus one competitive game

Complete camp schedule can be found here: http://www.playfootball.bc.ca/uploads/SrBowlSchedule2014.pdf

2014 Senior Bowl

COACHING STAFF:

Executive Director: Patrick Waslen, Football BC

Head Coach: Dino Geremia, Football BC

Offensive Coordinator: Denis Kelly, WJ Mouat

Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Back Coach: Jerry Friesan, UBC

Robb Begg                              Chilliwack Huskers                Quarterback Coach

Adam Smith                           Chilliwack Huskers                Offensive Assistant

Anthony Rasotto                    Notre Dame Jugglers                        Running Back Coach

Rick Pennell                           Football BC                             Offensive Line Coach

Jim Lozon                               VI Raiders                              Offensive Line Coach

Brendan Carrigan                 White Rock Titans                 Receiver Coach

Jerry Mulliss                          Seaquam Seahawks              Receiver Coach

Glenn Cook                             John Barsby Bulldogs                       Defensive Line Coach

Ray Moon                               South Delta Sun Devils         Defensive Line Coach

Sean Roden                            Nanaimo Redmen                 Linebacker Coach

Jeff Alamohoda                      Langley Rams                                    Linebacker Coach

Shane Beatty                         Okanagan Sun                                   Defensive Back Coach

SUPPORT STAFF:

Communications: Daniel Fung

Event and Game Day Services: Philip Chan

Trainers: Darren Corea, Filip Cuculea

Assistant Trainers: Students from Terry Fox

Football Training Workshop: Tim Cronk, JR Larose & Chris Boyko of Game Ready Fitness & BC Lions Football Club

Photographer: Darren Leong

Drug Awareness Workshop: Sport BC

Equipment: Ken ‘Kato’ Kasuya, Dave Henderson & Andrew Dubiellek

Special thanks to TSN’s Farhan Lalji and Dino Geremia and Daniel Fung of Football BC for providing information on this year’s camp and game.

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