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Area children learn football skills from the pros
Falcons hold Play 60 Clinic for area children
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Dannya Pacheco, 10, runs a drill for Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Cliff Matthews on Tuesday at the Joseph F. Walters Boys & Girls Club of Hall County. The club has partnered with the Falcons before, but Tuesday’s youth football clinic was in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, according to a Falcons news release. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Atlanta Falcons players taught area children Tuesday about what they know best — football. Both current and former players conducted an NFL Play 60 clinic for about 150 children at the Joseph F. Walters Boys & Girls Clubs location on Memorial Park Drive in Gainesville. The kids learned about proper tackling techniques and participated in other drills.