Head Coach Glen Perrin (Bemidji State)
Wilderness July 11-17, 2010 (Week 1)
Elementary August 1-7, 2010 (Week 4)
Glenn Perrin recognizes and has tapped into the enthusiasm of young athletes.
In the role of head coach of the Legion Athletic Camp's Elementary program and Wilderness camp, he has learned what appeals to and challenges the younger athletes.
"I like to see their (Grade 4-6 athletes) enthusiasm when they are exposed to a whole pile of new activities during the week they are here," says Perrin, a Grade 4 and Early Years Physical Education instructor at Killarney School. This combination of teaching areas, he adds, has led to the development of a well-rounded camp with a major emphasis on track and field.
Perrin attended the Legion Athletic Camps track and field program in the 1960s' as an athlete.
An all-star football player during his high school days in Killarney, Perrin went on to earn a scholarship south of the border. He played tight end and fullback for the Bemidji State University Beavers.
Following graduation Perrin had a tryout with the Canadian Football Leagues Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
"That was a dream achieved, although it was short," admits Perrin of his one 1974 exhibition contest before being sidelined by injury.
Since 1974 he has been in the education system with majority of that time, 17 years, spent at Killarney School, which is one of the largest composite (K-12) schools in all of Manitoba
His love for football remains, coaching two championship teams while teaching in Dauphin.
He has coached several high school wrestling championship teams in Manitoba and British Columbia.
He has also coached basketball, golf, gymnastics, track and field and volleyball at the junior and senior high school levels.
Perrin has been head coach the Legion Athletic Camp's Elementary Camp for the last 15 years.
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