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For those interested in entering this year's N.F.L. Pepsi PPK contest, you might want to read the following info. Winners of this contest will advance to an October Sectional competition with a chance of competing at a Cincinnati Bengals game in November. It is a great opportunity for the youth of our area. I will also be posting this on a couple of other forums to make sure the word gets out. Note that you athletes may only enter ONE Local PPK competition.



N.F.L. Pepsi Punt-Pass-Kick Competiton (Local Level)

Sunday – September 7, 2008 – 2:00 p.m.
Piketon H.S. Practice Football Field (directions on the PPK website)


Have a chance to a move on to Sectional PPK competition in October by winning your age group at the Southern Ohio Local PPK contest. Boys and girls are scored separately in PPK.

Age Groups: (age as of Dec. 31, 2008 is what determines your age group).
8/9 > Born in 2000 & 1999
10/11 > Born in 1998 & 1997
12/13 > Born in 1996 & 1995
14/15 > Born in 1994 & 1993


Ø Copies of valid birth certificate are required before entering – must bring it with you.
Ø Cannot wear football cleats
Ø Should arrive at least 45 minutes early to warm up.
Ø Bring your own football to warm up. Some will be provided but perhaps not enough.
Ø Tees will be provided to warm up.
Ø Must use the official PPK football in the competition. The 8/9 and 10/11 age groups will use a smaller ball.
Ø There is no cost to entering or competing in PPK.
Ø Parental consent forms must be signed before competing.
Ø You may enter only one local competition.
Ø Scores are determined by adding distance of the punt, pass and the kick. It is also important to be accurate and land as close to the line (measuring tape) as possible).


For more info:
Go to nflyouthfootball.com and click on the PPK logo.

Call Greg Shepherd at 740/708-6895 or email: [email protected]

South Point Elementary is having one for its students during recess in late Sept. More info to follow!

Too bad this isn't local for all of us.

Any school or league can have their own all they have to do is register. Contact your league or PE teacher and offer to help put it together that is what I did. The kids however can only compete at one location. Since South Point has two elementaries I am hoping that someone will volunteer to help do one at Burlington, too. It should be fairy easy to do it at recess over a few days.

Actually, a kid around here can enter a PPK Local competition anywhere in the Bengals jurisdiction area. If one is not offered in their school (and it rarely is), they can come to the competition that is listed above. That is the reason I posted this in the first place. But they may enter only ONE Local PPK competition per year. We get kids from all over to compete in this Piketon competition every year - Chillicothe, Portsmouth, Jackson, Waverly etc. Call or email me if you have any questions. I also host one for our PE classes but the one you see here for Sept. 7 is for those who do not have access to it in PE classes like our kids do.

I took it that you can only go to one local PPK whether you choose close to home or an hour or two away!

Yes, that's true.