BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:NFL Punt\, Pass and Kick Program Expands to Barrington\nThrou gh Chicago Bears Youth Football Camps\n \;\nIn an aggressive move to make fun\, alternative football options available to kids\, Chicago Bea rs Youth Football Camps will host 29 NFL Punt\, Pass and Kick Local Comp etitions. \; This expansion gives local event winners the chance to compete at the Bear&rsquo\;s practice home the -- Walter Payton Center -- and possibly be recognized as an NFL Punt\, Pass and Kick National Ch ampion.\n \;\nAmong the 29 Local Competitions\, kids attending the C hicago Bears Youth Football Camp at Barrington&rsquo\;s Barbara Rose Sch ool\, Mon. July \; 16 - Fri. July 20 will be automatically entered i nto the Punt\, Pass and Kick program. \;\n \;\n&ldquo\;The NFL P unt\, Pass and Kick program gives us a chance to put a national spotligh t on some very talented athletes from Barrington and beyond\,&rdquo\; sa ys Mike Gross\, Operations Director for Chicago Bears Youth Football Cam ps. \; &ldquo\;The competition will create tons of energy within our local programs. \; The kids will be so excited to do well and our c oaches will be excited to get the kids prepared. \; That&rsquo\;s a great mix for effective instruction and fun.&rdquo\;\n \;\nEvery yea r more than 3 million youngsters nationwide compete in the NFL Punt\, Pa ss &\; Kick program. PPK offers boys and girls the opportunity to com pete separately against their peers in punting\, passing\, and kicking c ontests (based on distance and accuracy) in Local\, Sectional\, NFL Team Championship\, and National Final levels.\n \;\nFive age groups (6- 7\, 8-9\, 10-11\, 12-13\, 14-15) are eligible to compete in separate boy s&rsquo\; and girls&rsquo\; divisions. The top scorer in each Local comp etition age group advances to the Sectional Competition.\n \;\nSecti onal Competitions are conducted in October\, and all NFL cities will hos t a Team Championship in late October\, November or December. Boys and g irls Team Champions will be crowned in each age group. \; The Chicag o Bears annually host the Team Championship at the Walter Payton Center\ , the team&rsquo\;s indoor practice facility in Lake Forest. \; Al l forty Team Championship participants attend the Bears game at Soldier Field the following day\, where they partake in an on-field passing demo nstration during pregame or halftime.\n \;\nAll NFL cities will host a Team Championship in their stadium during pregame or halftime of NFL games in late October\, November and December. Boys&rsquo\; and girls&rs quo\; Team Champions will be crowned in each age group.\n \;\nFor th e National Finals\, the top four scorers will be determined in the boys& rsquo\; and girls&rsquo\; divisions from all first-place finishers in ea ch Team Champion age group. These Team Champions will advance to the Nat ional Finals at an NFL playoff game in January. A total of 40 participan ts will attend the National Finals.\n \;\n&ldquo\;We would love it i f some of our Bears campers made it to the big stage\,&rdquo\; says Gros s. &ldquo\;It would be really exciting for everyone involved\, especiall y the kids and our coaches.&rdquo\;\n \;\nFor more information about the NFL Punt\, Pass and Kick competition through Chicago Bears Youth Fo otball Camps\, visit www.BearsCamps.com or call 312-226-7776 for more in formation URL:http://barrington-il.patch.com/events/chicago-bears-youth-football-ca mps-cb1975db SUMMARY:Chicago Bears Youth Football Camps LOCATION:Barbara B. Rose Elementary School: 61 W Penny Rd\, Barrington\, IL END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR