GLADSTONE — The 61st annual Escanaba Football Clinic will be held on the evening of Friday, April 25, at the Terrace Bay Hotel along the scenic stretch of U.S. 2 and 41 between Escanaba and Gladstone.

Early registration by April 23 is $40 per person, or $35 for three or more coaches from the same school. Registation at the clinic will be $45.

Presented in the hotel’s large meeting room, the schedule includes three experienced coaches, all with backgrounds in the Upper Peninsula.

At 6 p.m. is scheduled a talk by Forest Park High School head coach Brian Fabbri on “Practice Routine and Game Preparation.”

Then at 7:15 p.m. will be Northern Michigan University offensive coordinator Billy Lindquist speaking about “Everyday Quarterback Fundamentals in the Option Game.”

And at 8:30 p.m. is scheduled Dean Altobelli, a state champion at Escanaba High School who played at Michigan State University and was a 14-year member of the University of Alabama coaching staff, speaking on “Defensive Secondary Skills, Techniques and Coverages.”

Presentations include time for questions.

For more information or to register, call clinic director Dan Flynn at 906-280-5937, email him at dflynn@eskymos.com, or mail information and checks made out to Escanaba Football Clinic to Dan Flynn, 318 Lake Shore Drive, Escanaba, MI 49829.

Steve Brownlee can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 552. His email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.