Two Pelham natives participated and coached in the annual Joe Burns and Paul Miranda football camp. Cousins, Modzelle Atkins and Devontraveous “Tay” Daniels travelled to Thomasville, June 16, to be a part of the camp. Modzelle, who just recently graduated from Mitchell County High School, is very familiar with the Joe Burns and Paul Miranda camp, due to the fact that he was named Most Valuable Player of the camp in 2010. Modzelle lent his coaching skills to runningbacks from Thomasville, Thomas County, Bainbridge & Brooks County. The guys paid close attention and asked very good questions of Modzelle, who will be attending Brevard College, in Brevard, NC, on a football scholarship.
Tay Daniels, 12, participated in the football camp as a player. He was placed with the elementary and middle school participants. The younger campers were under the tutelage of Coach Dondell Green, who is a certified personal trainer for COGI Athletics in Thomasville. All of the campers went through specific football drills according to their position. Coach Green, being a former runningback at Georgia Southern University, taught the middle school and under group runningback drills as well. Tay showed that he has skills and hopes he will be able to put those drills to use as he hope to play football as a seventh grader at Pelham City Middle School.
Overall, the camp was a success, both Modzelle as a coach and Tay as a participant, enjoyed the parts they played in the Joe Burns and Paul Miranda camp.
Modzelle Atkins (red shirt), with COGI trainers, Danny Copeland, Dondell Green, & Justin Stephens. Also Joshua Copeland, Joseph Copeland & Dondell Green, Jr.
Devontraveous "Tay" Daniels
