15% OF CHILDREN, AGES 6-19, ARE OVERWEIGHT

Sports Camp Mission: Pro-Athletes Motivating Kids, Building Self-Esteem

West Bloomfield, Mich. – March 6, 2009 – United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) findings give Michigan students an “F.” One of only nine states with an obesity rate greater than 25-percent, CDC statistics put the number of overweight youth at about 16-percent. Former Detroit Lions tight end, Eric Stocz’ is doing his part this summer to stop the trend by bringing kids with weight problems together with student athletes, pro-athletes and professional coaches. Stocz’ All Star Speed & Strength Youth Camp 2009 is designed to motivate and inspire youths to build self-esteem by fostering basic health and improving agility and overall athletic skills in a safe and healthy environment.

By focusing on speed, strength, flexibility enhancement, and specific skill development, children ages 7-9, 10-13, and 14-17, can look forward to inspirational celebrity appearances and motivational training by professional athletes and coaches. Past sports celebrities included Detroit Red Wings superstar, Kris Draper. The camp takes place on June 28 - July 2, 2010. Camp runs from 9 AM to 2 PM daily at the West Bloomfield High School Athletic Facility, located at 4925 Orchard Lake Road. Early bird drop off options are available for an additional fee. Tuition is $295/ week, and sibling discounts are available. Parents and youths have the added benefit of knowing that while they are in training, a portion of their tuition fees will used to help another important cause, Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit.

Eric Stocz is a certified personal trainer and former Detroit Lion who founded the camp with West Bloomfield Community Education and West Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce. More than 300 kids, ages 7 – 17, are expected to attend and parents may register online at www.all-starspeedandstrengthyouthcamp.com.

Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit, located in Royal Oak, is a non-residential community where men, women and children with all types of cancer and their families and friends can enhance the quality of their lives through support, networking and education to build friendships, share the collective wisdom of experience, and develop strategies for living with cancer.

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If you’d like more information about Eric Stocz All Star Speed and Strength Youth Camp 2009 efforts to improve physical fitness by combating childhood obesity, or to schedule and interview, please call Eric Stocz directly at 248-705-8200 or email Eric at eric@all-starspeedandstrengthyouthcamp.com.