“We want each kid who attends All Poly today to improve most as students and then as football players,” Kinikini said. “We take what we do here very serious and I know most of the parents, and hopefully most of the high school students, do as well.”
The annual All-Poly Camp kicked off early Thursday morning with the usual accompaniment of top local prep talent and out-of-state talent in attendance, raring to hone their skills and catch the notice of the attending college coaches.
Before any shoulder pads were strapped on, however, all attendees took part in what camp administrators feel is the most important aspect of the camp — academics.
The importance of academics doesn’t receive passing mention or even an hour of indoctrination. As the camp schedule stated plainly, the All-Poly Camp held not one or two hours of classroom instruction — it held three full hours followed by a half-hour general session.