Category: Featured Athletes
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Tisha Green: A Mom’s Take on Youth Football
By Joyce Oscar When a child goes to his parents and says “I want to play football”, it’s usually the mother that is apprehensive. I know first hand about this feeling. I insisted that my son play flag football before tackle just to make sure he was ready and could handle the athleticism it takes. It…
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Meet Dalton Bishop – A True, Leading Athlete for Casady H.S.
For those of you looking for a true athlete, Dalton Bishop is there to work all year round… from defending the football team though all challenges to leading the basketball team from center. With incredible size and power, it’s amazing to see this large young man (6’5”; 255 lbs.) with the speed of under 5.5…
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Why Should I Recruit You?
By Joyce Oscar As parents we support our children when they choose a sport. We pay fees, purchase equipment and attend games and events. What about the other side…the business side. Yes, sports have a business side and if your athlete is serious about continuing to play past little league and high school, it pays…
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Eric Rodriguez, Showing What a Freshman QB Can Do
It is so easy to ask… What on earth can be found from a varsity Freshman Quarterback? It is so rare to find in either high school or college football alike, but this young man shows such a great deal of experience and skill throughout his years in youth football. There is much to be…
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Brandon Dickerson – Powerful Leader and QB
With the greatest quality of a senior quarterback leading his team to victory, Brandon Dickerson is a young man with strength, power and confidence carried onto the field. It is incredible to see a young man of great size prove such smooth and precise activity on the field while leading his fellow teammates to victory.…
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GPSA Caeleb Washington Visits The Ohio State University
Georgia Prep DE/OLB Caeleb Washington shows respect to Wood Hayes during Buckeye Nation visit Legend Woody Hayes During his 28 seasons as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football program, Hayes’ teams won five national championships (1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970),[1] captured 13 Big Ten Conference titles, and amassed a…
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Georgia Prep Sports Academy Visits Ohio State University
Georgia Prep Sports Academy Director and Head Football Coach Michael Carson challenged athletes from his prep school program, during a recent visit to Ohio Sate University, to dream big and keep grinding. “Hopefully by introducing our athletes to a successful programs like Ohio State it will inspire our guys to continue working hard this season, both on the…
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Brett Nezat is Getting it Done
By Joyce Oscar Getting his pass off really fast and seeing over the line isn’t a hard task for prototypical quarterback Brett Nezat who is already 6’4″ and 190 lbs. A freshman at Cottage Hill Christian Academy in Mobile, Alabama, Brett models his style after Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Andrew Luck. “I am a pocket passer with a…
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Colton Nash: Dedicated and Determined
“I will never give less than my absolute best” By Joyce Oscar Harding Academy’s 2020 Center Colton Nash spent his off-season like most athletes around the country. He hit the weight room double time, working on extra drills and visited a few training and recruiting camps. Colton has played football since the third grade and has played on multiple All-American…
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Jaylon Swain: An Exemplary Scholar Athlete
By Joyce Oscar The Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama is a landmark that is well-known to the racing world. Many flock to the track to feel the adrenaline rush from the engines and the smoked filled air. But just ten miles away on a Friday night, there is a different rush happening. It’s 7:00 PM and…
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Trey Gory, Big Man on Campus
By Joyce Oscar More often than not, 6-foot, 255-pound Trey Gory is asked ” You’re a big boy, do you play football?” The answer is yes and he plays his position very well. Trey is an extraordinary talent and brings both size and unique athleticism at the Nose Guard position. As I watched his 2015-2016…
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Spencer Brasch: Greatness in the Making
“I will continue to be a great athlete, and even better student in the coming years as I pursue a college education.” By Joyce Oscar Many may have heard of Gilbert, Arizona because of Highland High School, which groomed some great athletes in both baseball and football. One great to emerge from Highland High is…
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Rewind the Grind with Top Performer Landen Johnson
By Joyce Oscar Summer vacation is about cool icy treats, water parks, sleeping in late and just having fun. Although lineman Landen Johnson has been working hard to perfect his craft and prepare for his collegiate future this summer…he has had fun doing it. While scrolling through his twitter time line, you see posts like “FBU camp…
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Chaisen Buckner: In the Wind
By Joyce Oscar Class of 2020 Chaisen Buckner of North Murray High had an awesome freshman debut game. He rushed for 70 yards and ran in a touch down against Christian Heritage High School. Keep up with Chaisen’s season highlights here with Play Book Athlete.
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2017 RB Drezyn Parson Speed & Agility Impressed Coach Jim Harbaugh
2017 RB DREZYN PARSON “Closing out the season strong” One of the most elusive and agile athletes in country, 2017 Drezyn Parson from Tyrone, Georgia is looking forward to closing out his senior football season with a…
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2017 Corbin Cawood Academically Solid
2017 Corbin Cawood “Academics will always come first” 6’2′ / 215lbs Long Snapper Corbin Cawood from South Pittsburg, Tennessee has a serious drive for competition no matter what the circumstance. Cawood’s hardworking nature and unmatched intelligence truly stands out in his field play and in his studies. This talented athlete places academics first, receiving 30 out of a possible…