UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 15, 2006 - The Penn State Football staff will welcome close to 3,000 high school players from across the nation to its 32nd annual summer football camps. More than 100 placekickers participated in the kicking camp June 3-4 to launch the five different camp opportunities on the University Park campus this month, with the remaining camps getting underway this weekend. The Penn State camps feature a 7 on 7 team passing camp, a "seniors only" camp and two offense / defense skills and fundamentals camps for athletes entering 8th-12th grade in the fall. The fundamentals camps will be held June 18-21 and 25-28. Penn State's popular 7 on 7 team passing camp will be held June 16-17. Many of the top high school teams from the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast attend this camp and use it as a competitive off-season teaching opportunity for their skill players. This camp is designed for varsity programs. The "seniors only" camp will be held June 23-24. This camp is designed to give an upcoming senior the opportunity to focus in on his primary offensive or defensive position. In addition to the Penn State staff, the senior only camp will feature many former Nittany Lion players that are in the coaching profession as assistant coaches. Last year, approximately 20 former Nittany Lions, currently serving as high school or college football coaches, worked the senior camp. In addition to the Penn State coaching staff, selected outstanding high school coaches and Penn State Athletics trainers and medical personnel complete the camp staff. Additional camp information can be found by visiting: Penn State returns 35 letterwinners and 11 starters for the upcoming campaign, which begins September 2 against Akron in Beaver Stadium. Coach Joe Paterno is entering his 41st as head coach and last year guided the Nittany Lions to an 11-1 record, capturing the Big Ten and FedEx Orange Bowl titles. Paterno recently was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
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