Next Gen: Football Youths Get Head Start Through Pasadena Football

Over the past several seasons, Pasadena Football Club has merged the interests of the Panthers, Bucs and Chargers to create a fuller and stronger youth football experience for Pasadena’s kids.

That effort extends to the youngest levels, in which kids as young as 3 play touch football, which has been well-received with local parents. To meet demand and interest, this winter Pasadena Football put together a Fundamentals of Football camp over three separate weekends spanning February and March at All Seasons Gym in Millersville.

The camp was limited to 20 kids to ensure the kids got the best experience for their $35 fee, 100 percent of which went to facility rental costs and T-shirts for the campers. Skill and fundamental areas like proper stances, center-quarterback exchange, hand-offs, difference between offense and defense, blocking and tracking players on defense to grab their flags and more were covered, and the kids had a fun and productive time throughout.

Pasadena Football and longtime Chargers coach Chris Katzenberger ran the sessions along with Northeast assistant coach Ken Croghan, Chargers coach Josh Beck, coach JD Graefe, coach Nicholas Polling, coach Joe Holly of the Panthers and coach Michael Hunigan of the Chargers. Multiple Northeast and older Chargers players volunteered their time at the clinics to assist with teaching the next generation of football players in Pasadena.

The camp was so successful that Katzenberger and Pasadena Football plan to hold another spring session in April and May. Interested parties can contact Chris Katzenberger at ck13ck@aol.com and/or monitor the Pasadena Chargers Facebook page for updates on the next series of football sessions.