Offensive Camp Under Way In Commerce

Hundreds of high school football players are in Commerce this week, as the 13th annual Northeast Georgia Offensive Camp gets under way.

Commerce High School head football coach Steve Savage said last month that he expected between 350 to 425 athletes to come out to the camp, which began on Tuesday and will run through Friday at CHS.


Last year, 360 players attended the camp, compared to some 210 that attended in the first year that the camp was held.

In previous years, athletes from Commerce, Stephens County, Dacula, East Hall, St. Pius X, Norcross, Lincoln County, Franklin County, Hart County and White County took part, among others.

The camp will be divided into a lineman camp and a skills camp.

Players will learn the skills needed in an option style offense, along with the fundamentals that they will need to play quarterback, fullback, halfback, wide receiver and offensive lineman.

The camp is being held just as the first official day of football practice looms around the corner. Players can hit the field for the first official practice on Monday, Aug. 4.

Commerce will play its first game on August 29, at home against the Jefferson Dragons.