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<p>Long before he met the man, former Meyers High School standout and current football coach Jeff Labatch heard all about the legend of Charlie D. Wysocki.</p><p>Even though Labatch was way too young to ever see Wysocki play.</p><p>&#8220;Oh yeah. Tradition runs deep at Meyers,&#8221; Labatch said. &#8220;And he was one of the names that was always mentioned.&#8221;</p><p>So when the possibility was mentioned to Labatch of helping out at the second annual Charlie D. Wysocki Football Camp, he was only too happy to jump at the chance.</p><p>The Wysocki Camp, which opened last year under the direction of former Coughlin star linebacker and current WILK sports radio host John Mendola, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Wyoming Seminary&#8217;s Nesbitt Field.</p><p>It is promoted as a fun and free event and promises to educate young athletes who will enter Grades 7 through 12 in the fall on football, training and life.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a free camp,&#8221; said Coughlin coach Ciro Cinti, who worked the inaugural Wysocki Camp last year. &#8220;It gives the kids who don&#8217;t have a lot of money to go to these camps a lot of opportunity. And it&#8217;s a really nice experience for the kids.&#8221;</p><p>Due to a previous commitment, Cinti won&#8217;t be able to work Saturday&#8217;s camp, but a healthy contingent of high school and college coaches will &#8212; including former Wilkes coach Frank Sheptock and former King&#8217;s College coach Rich Mannello, who are expected to serve as the chief organizers for the camp&#8217;s second straight year.</p><p>The camp, which will also feature some of Wysocki&#8217;s old teammates from the University of Maryland, will guide students through a series of position-specific drills and skills in hopes of helping them increase the quality of their play for the upcoming season. It will also include stories about Wysocki, a standout running back for Meyers in the 1970s and a Maryland Hall of Fame runner who battled mental illness after his college playing days finished.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great time and a great awareness of disabilities,&#8221; Labatch said. &#8220;Working with other kids, it&#8217;s a great experience. For the kids, and for us.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Paul Sokoloski</p><p>psokoloski@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>UP NEXT</strong></p><p>Charlie D. Wysocki Football Camp</p><p><strong>Time: </strong>8 a.m. to noon Saturday</p><p><strong>Place: </strong>Nesbitt Field, Kingston</p><p><strong>Participation: </strong>Football players entering grades 7 through 12 for the 2017-18 school year</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Paul Sokoloski at 570-991-6392 or on Twitter @TLPaulSokoloski</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Wysocki camp affords area HS football players chance for improvement