Miami Dolphins Host Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School Football Team at OTA Practice
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May 30, 2017
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Miami Dolphins Host Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School
Football Team at OTA Practice
Davie, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today hosted the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School football team at their Organized Team Activity (OTA) practice. The team was given a tour of the Baptist Health Training Facility at Nova Southeastern University and heard from Miami Dolphins Youth Programs Ambassador and Dolphins alum Twan Russell about the importance of resiliency.
“Our kids’ eyes were lit up from the time we got on the bus until we arrived here. The team was smiling the whole day,” Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School Head Football Coach Tyronn Johnson said. “We started off going to the bubble and had a nice speech by Mr. Russell. We talked about teamwork and overcoming adversity. That hit home for us. We need some of that for our team.”
The Hialeah-Miami Lakes football team also had the opportunity to watch the Dolphins practice and meet with current players on the field. Following practice, the Hialeah-Miami Lakes athletes had lunch provided by Wendy’s.
“It was very exciting. It made me want to get better,” Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School defensive end Desmond Young said. “I’m the same defensive end as them; I put my hand in the dirt. I learned a lot from them (like how) to get to that quarterback hard.”
The Miami Dolphins Youth Programs’ mission is to transform the lives of youth football players by instilling character building and reinforcing safety standards that help to increase football participation and grow a new generation of Dolphins fans.
