ROCHESTER, N.Y. – With high school football season just two months away, local athletes are already gearing up at the Changing the Community (CTC) football camp. The camp is known for its wealth of local talent and focus on developing both athletic and academic skills.
“If you want to be prepared for the next level, you want to be great, come to this camp,” said Alijah Jones, a rising junior at Monroe.
Trent Buttles, a rising junior at St. Francis in Buffalo, emphasized the competitive nature of the sport. “There’s millions of kids out there working to accomplish the same thing you’re accomplishing. And, you just got to be part of that 1%,” Buttles said.
James Brumfield, a rising sophomore at Monroe, credited the coaches for pushing him to work harder. “They have done a lot of life-changing things in life and just sports overall too,” said Brumfield.
The camp focuses not only on football but also on life and school skills. Tony Jordan, a Rochester native and former NFL running back, highlighted the importance of starting in the classroom. “I think it sends a positive message to the young people about the mental and emotional side of everything, of football, of life,” said Jordan.
Jordan, an East High graduate and former Kansas State star, serves as an inspiration for many campers. “He did this before, and he came from where I came from. So that was very inspirational,” Jones said.
Greg Hopkins, the camp’s founder, aims to mentor and train student-athletes. “Mentor and training student-athletes to help get a college scholarship or a career path in the trades,” Hopkins said.
Brumfield shared how the camp motivates him. “He was telling me a lot of things that made me want to work harder. Show me discipline and just work on other things that want me to focus,” said Brumfield.
Jordan believes football teaches valuable life lessons. “In football, you work through hard days, through hot days. Football goes into cold weather. And if you can survive all those things, to me, it’s a great sport to teach you that life has those games of ups and downs,” Jordan said.
The camp is free for students and runs until the end of next week. For more information on next year’s camp, go here.
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