As many athletes and parents still have Covid-19 and the start of the 2020 high school football season on their minds, it was time to get out of the house and compete safely last Saturday at Carter Park in Fort Lauderdale.
With Torrian Wilson from “Crafting Linemen” and Javon Gopie from the “Sack Sensei” on hand with plenty of other qualified coaches a solid group of linemen came for two sessions – with the Class of 2021 and 2022 taking center stage early, and the future of high school football – the Classes of 2023, 2024 and 2025 coming in for the early afternoon session.
Nobody understands how tough the past four plus months have been more than high school athletes.
This pandemic has altered everything from actually being in the classroom to competing in spring and summer.
At a time when parents, coaches and athletes are trying their best to stay away from being affected by the Coronavirus, there are a number of people and organizations who are hosting camps and combines – many to capitalize on the fact that the athletes will do anything for recognition.
As many worry about the season ahead, the last thing that is on their mind is to attend a crowded event that makes all the promises about safety, but just tells you a story to get your money and then never lives up to those important measures that will help put the local athletes back on the field sooner than later.
When you cover high school sports for 50 years, there are those who you will always have a special place in your heart and memory for.
Aubrey Hill was always one of those players who never looked the part, but that was the fun of watching him play – in high school at Miami Carol City and at the University of Florida.
Thirty years ago, Oscar Castaneda stood among some of Miami-Dade County’s elite football prospects as one of the best at what he did.
As a kicker for Miami High, he was selected as one of the best kickers not only in south Florida, but was considered as one of the best in the nation.