By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

Dylan Stark, Bowie High School’s athletic director and football coach, thought it was high time for a youth camp.
“We are trying to build a program,” Stark said, “and we want them to start with football at an early age.”
Stark said he didn’t have any expectations concerning numbers, but he was happy with the turnout. Overall, Stark reported 45 campers from second through ninth grade participated.
Thursday’s session was the only one affected by weather. Stark moved activities into the gymnasium, and campers went through passing and catching drills.
Campers learned stretching, agility and had their 40-yard dash times measured. They had fun during field-goal kicking, passing and punting contests as well as through a complex obstacle course involving tires and a tackling dummy.
Stark’s own players are benefiting from summer football, too, with the aid of organized 7-on-7 tournaments, which includes an event Saturday in Boyd beginning at 10 a.m. For more, read the weekend edition of The Bowie News.

Joey Crawford attempts to tackle a dummy during Wednesday’s first-ever Jackrabbit Camp at Bowie Stadium. (Photo by Eric Viccaro)