The Upper Peninsula Football All-Star Game is once again coming to the Superior Dome, and the teams have all been selected. In past years, the Licensed Athletic Trainers at Active have had the privilege of of caring for the Upper Peninsula’s top football athletes during the week of this prestigious event.
This year marks the 11th year of the game since its inception, and is a great feature of young football talent across the Upper Peninsula. The U.P. Football All-Star game is the brain-child of Todd G Goldbeck, DPT, ATC, CSCS, STC. He is a physical therapist and owner of XCel Physical Therapy near Madison, WI. Active Ishpeming’s Scott Corkin has been providing sideline coverage for the event in years past. This is his 5th year participating as an Athletic Trainer.
“It’s a fantastic event to be a part of,” says Corkin. “We really enjoy doing it. It’s a great game that features all the best football players in the U.P. under one roof. “
Corkin says that the All-Stars will report to camp on Monday, June 25th, and stay in the dorms all week at NMU. Athletes are purposefully placed in rooms with athletes they’ve never met. Then, at the end of the week, the players have to introduce their roommate at the banquet, and talk a little bit about them. “It’s a great way for athletes to get to know each other,” says Corkin.
Additionally, athletes participate in an event at Bay Cliff Health Camp, and are encouraged to bring canned food goods, which are donated to local charities. The U.P. All Star game also generously donates $1,000.00 to two high schools each year. The game balls are donated to another school, and the practice jerseys another.
Corkin, a Licensed Athletic Trainer, will be covering the sidelines for all practices the week before the game (1-2 per day), and will be enlisting the help of his expert Athletic Training staff Pam Dost and Erin Dillon.
The U.P. Football All-Star game is scheduled for Saturday, June 30th, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Superior Dome.
To schedule an appointment with Scott, or any of the Ishpeming clinicians, please call (906)-204-7400. For more information, please see our Ishpeming web page here.