By Kyle Coppola
Former South Lake High Football Star TJ McCoy Hosting Football Camp
Former South Lake High School football star T.J. McCoy, who played for the University of Florida, along with former New England Patriots defensive lineman Corey Vareen, who attended West Orange High School in Winter Garden, will be hosting a football camp in Groveland, Florida, on July 20th and 27th from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM at 13806 SR-33, Groveland, Florida 34736.
(TJ McCoy was a force during the mid 2010s in Lake County. He was one of the best offensive lineman to come out of South Lake High School. Photo Credit – Hudl.)
This training session is geared towards defensive and offensive lineman training. Defensive line training is only $15, while offensive line training is $5. Participants must bring their own helmets and pads. Payment is due before training starts.
T.J. McCoy was one of the great offensive linemen to come through the South Lake High School program. Upon graduating from South Lake High, T.J. enrolled at N.C. State in January of 2015 but transferred to Florida in the summer. He played on both sides of the offensive and defensive line for Coach Mark Woolum. T.J. is the son of former Florida Gators defensive tackle Tony McCoy, who played in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts from 1992-1999 and the Arizona Cardinals in the early 2000s.
(TJ McCoy played for University of Florida. Photo credit – University of Florida.)
Meanwhile, Corey Vareen played for Tennessee under head coach Butch Jones. He went undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft but ended up with the New England Patriots during the 2017 season. He also played with the Memphis Express in the Alliance of American Football and would have played in the United Football League but ultimately decided to seek out other opportunities.
(TJ and Corey ask that you bring your own equipment to the football camp. This is a big opportunity to learn from some of the best to have ever played their respective positions in Central Florida.)
This training is only for 8th-12th graders. This is a big opportunity for kids in the local community to come out and polish their skills. The price is also very affordable. To register, visit www.empoweringyp.com/events.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
