INSTRUCTORS & LECTURES
Top athletes and coaches from the professional, college, and high school levels focus on the fundamentals and theories necessary for kids to achieve their dreams in athletics and in life!
Lecture topics will include:
- The Dangers of Alcohol and Drugs
- Importance of Education
- Developing Character/Inner Strength
- Having Big Dreams
- The Power of Persisten
Cecil Martin
- Former fullback at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- NFL career spanning 5 years, playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- NFL Ed Block Courage and Unsung Hero Award recipient for community service
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Tyrone Wheatley
Head Track and Football Coach at Robichaud High School
He is a former professional American Football player who played 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and was one of the most successful high school and collegiate athletes in Metropolitan Detroit history. In high school, he was a member of state-champion teams in both track and football, and he was named Michigan's track and field athlete of the year and football athlete of the year in the same academic year. He earned all-american t rack honors in both high school and college. Following his graduation from high school as one of Michigan's best athletes, he attended the University of Michigan on an athleetic scholarship and earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors on Big Ten Champion football and track teams.
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Adam Anderson
Minister in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois
• Originally signed by the Lions as an undrafted rookie free agent April 28, 2005, but was released during the preseason
• Re-signed with the Lions January 2 and then allocated to NFL Europe January 9 and also signed by the Atlanta Falcons
• Played the 2006 NFLE season with Hamburg Sea Devils and led the league with 50 punts for 2,045 yards and a long of 65
• Set school record for career punt average (41.3)
• Career punting numbers at WMU include 190 punts for 7,846 yards… All-MAC second team (2004)
• His 42.8 punting average led the MAC and ranked 20th nationally
• Set WMU single-season punt average record (43.9)
• All Mid-Michigan Conference selection senior year at Chesaning High (Mich.)
• Played on High School state championship team as a junior.
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Dion Powell
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Warren Woods
Robichaud High School Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Head Coach, Robichaud High School Girls Varsity Head Coach, Robichaud High School Girls Varsity Track and Field Head Coach
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Carlos Smith
In 2001 Carlos played in 2 games, had 4 tackles 1 of which was a sack for 4 yards. In 2000 Carlos made the MAC Football Honor Roll, was a WMU Scholar Athlete, and played in all 12 games. Carlos made the 1999 MAC Football Academic Honor Roll, started the first 5 games, made eight tackles against
Florida (5 of them solo), and he made 5 solo tackles against Missouri. Carlos was the 1998 Golden Horseshoe Award winner for special teams play, made the 1998 MAC Academic Honor Roll, and sat on WMU’s Player Cabinet. In 1997 Carlos made All-state and was a selection for the 1998 East-West All-Star Game. He was a two-time all city and all-league. Carlos won 3 letters and was selected as MVP.
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Dave Sichterman
Marygrove College Mens Basketball Head Coach, Director of Athletics, and Wellness & Recreation
- St. Mary’s College in Orchard Lake Coach
- Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Prep School football varsity D-Line Coach
- Kalamazoo College Football D-Line Coach '92-'95
- Played professional football for two years in Landsberg, Germany '95 & '96
- Western Michigan University walk-on Offensive Lineman for Broncos 1988 MAC Championship Team
