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Players hit the field for the Northeast Georgia Offensive Camp in Commerce this week in preperation for the upcoming high school football season. Photo by Brandon Reed

Offensive Camp Under Way In Commerce

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Wednesday, July 23. 2008

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Hundreds of high school football players are in Commerce this week, as the 13th annual Northeast Georgia Offensive Camp gets under way.

Commerce High School head football coach Steve Savage said last month that he expected between 350 to 425 athletes to come out to the camp, which began on Tuesday and will run through Friday at CHS.

Last year, 360 players attended the camp, compared to some 210 that attended in the first year that the camp was held.

In previous years, athletes from Commerce, Stephens County, Dacula, East Hall, St. Pius X, Norcross, Lincoln County, Franklin County, Hart County and White County took part, among others.

The camp will be divided into a lineman camp and a skills camp.

Players will learn the skills needed in an option style offense, along with the fundamentals that they will need to play quarterback, fullback, halfback, wide receiver and offensive lineman.

The camp is being held just as the first official day of football practice looms around the corner. Players can hit the field for the first official practice on Monday, Aug. 4.

Commerce will play its first game on August 29, at home against the Jefferson Dragons.

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#1 Tigerman: Desperate for Info!!! on 07/31/08, 11:12 PM (Reply)

Thank the good Lord that it's almost time for football. I used to live in Commerce (grew up there, in fact) but now live out of state and can only keep up by web (by the way, love the new web site, Mark Beardsley) and my usually week-late Commerce News. Dang post office. Anyhow, I am anxious to know how my team is shaping up this year. Can somebody tell me what the prospects are?? I understand Coach Savage had a very young team last year. How do they look going in to this year? Another thing, how is Bobby Lamb's coaching career at Furman going?

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