Training Camp

Training Camp is an inspirational look at one person’s struggle to make the National Football League. It is an in-depth look at the trials and tribulations of Cecil Youngblood as he lives his life through Kansas City Chief training camp in 1979. This first hand account of a young free agent gives the reader a chance to experience what happens during the course of a professional football team’s training camp. What is particularly impressive is Cecil’s thoughts and his experiences. The reader feels the stress pain successes triumphs and disappointments as Cecil feels them. This personal account is fantastic for the avid football fan. It opens eyes of those who have never realized what hard work and determination are needed to achieve at a professional level. This book is about determination heartbreak pride believing in yourself and living life. It also shows how negative events in one’s life may be turned to positives and are spring-boards to successful ventures in the future. After reading this book one can’t help but feel proud of their accomplishments and know the true meaning of family and friends.