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Young Island football learns from best 
Hall of Fame quarterback hosts annual camp
AL MACLEOD
The Guardian
In the world of sports, practice makes perfect.
It also helps to watch and learn from a legend and that’s just the opportunity young Island football players got when Canadian Football League Hall of Fame quarterback Matt Dunigan held his second annual football camp on the weekend in Charlottetown.
Players of all ages and from every form of football, from tag to tackle, swarmed to see Dunigan in action and learn the techniques that made him a star in Canadian football.
Dunigan along with Miles Gorrell, former CFL all-star offensive lineman and current co-ordinator for Canadian scouting with the Toronto Argonauts, taught the players the basics like throwing, receiving and reading plays to help increase interest and promote football on P.E.I.
Dunigan said he was impressed with the skill level and willingness to learn of the players who took part in the camp.
“They're all prospects, everyone of them winners. The most important thing is they're having fun.”
The future of the camp looks bright and this won’t be his last visit to the Island, Dunigan said.
“I can see (the camp) continuing for a few years and growing like the sport of football on the Island.”
For football to expand on P.E.I. there needs to be communication and a network between all forms of the sport in the province, Dunigan said.
“The only way a team is successful is if they play as one. All levels, from tag football to the high school level need to communicate and unify. We all need to be in this together and this effort (the camp) is to help unify that process.”
Gorrell, who worked with players on linemen skills and assisted Dunigan in drills, said this was his first time on the Island and he was impressed.
“I love it, people are great. I’ve met some great guys who are passionate about football and it’s very fulfilling to see all these people at the grassroots level giving to the sport they love."
As for the prospect of the CFL coming to the Maritimes, it's always been a possibility, Gorrell said.
“There’s always been that talk. It's all about perception and getting the crowds.”
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