our db boot camp team
KENT BRIGGS
CAMP DIRECTOR/DB CONNECTION FOUNDER (CLICK KENT BRIGGS ABOVE FOR PROFILE)
DON POWERS
34 YEARS OF COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE
5 YEARS AS HEAD COACH IN THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE(THE CITADEL)
DEFENSIVE BACK/DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ASSISTANT HEAD COACH (EAST CAROLINA)
DEFENSIVE BACK/DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ASSISTANT HEAD COACH (WESTERN CAROLINA)
DEFENSIVE BACK/DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ASSISTANT HEAD COACH (THE CITADEL)
DEFENSIVE BACK/DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR (WESTERN KENTUCKY)
DAVID NAPERT
22 YEARS OF COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPECIALIST FOR THE DB CONNECTION AND BOOT CAMP
12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A COLLEGE STRENGTH AND CONDITONING COORDINATOR
SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE LINE/STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COORDINATOR (SMU)
SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE LINE/STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COORDINATOR (VALDOSTA STATE)
DEFENSIVE LINE/STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COORDINATOR (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)
OFFENSIVE LINE/STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COORDINATOR (CHATTANOOGA)
LINEBACKERS/OFFENSIVE LINE/STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPECIALIST (WESTERN CAROLINA)
HEAD COACH (RHEA COUNTY HS)
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR (ROBBINSVILLE HS)
HEAD COACH (SMOKY MOUNTAIN HS)
WILLIAM STRONG
5th ROUND DRAFT PICK AND PLAYED 3 YEARS AT DEFENSIVE BACK IN NFL (NEW ORLEANS SAINTS)
2 TIME ALL-ACC CONFERENCE AS DB (NC STATE)
2 TIME ALL ACADEMIC ACC PLAYER (NC STATE)
4 YEAR DEFENSIVE BACK/ SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER (NC STATE)
ALL-STATE DB (LEWISVILLE H.S)
DB IN NORTH-SOUTH ALL-STAR GAME IN SC

WILLIAM STRONG
TONY SCOTT
6TH ROUND DRAFT AND 3 YEARS AT DEFENSIVE BACK IN NFL(NEW YORK JETS/SEATTLE SEAHAWKS)
4 YEARS AFL-ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE-(DALLAS,COLORADO,NASHVILLE)
ALL ACC CONFERENCE AS DEFENSIVE BACK ( NC STATE)
4 YEAR STARTER AT DEFENSIVE BACK/SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER (NC STATE)
ALL-TIME NC HIGH SCHOOL INTERCEPTION LEADER WITH 33(BURNS HS)
BLUE CHIP ILLUSTRATED ALL-AMERICAN (BURNS)
NORTH CAROLINA PLAYER OF THE YEAR BY USA TODAY (BURNS HS)
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SCOTT
DAVID PATTEN
DB CONNECTION WIDE RECEIVER EXPERT
13 Years as Wide Receiver in NFL (Patriots,Giants,Browns,Saints,Redskins)
3 Super Bowl Rings (New England Patriots)
All Conference Wide Receiver ( Western Carolina University)
All State (Lower Richland HS)

David Patten TD in Super XXIX
KERRY HAYES
DB CONNECTION WIDE RECEIVER EXPERT
7 YEARS WITH THE ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE ( St. Louis Stampede, Florida Bobcats, Anaheim Piranhas, Georgia Force, Carolina Cobras, New Orleans VooDoo)
I-AA Football All-American Team, Honorable Mention ---Wide Receiver (Western Carolina U)
I-AA Football All-American Team, 1st Offense Team—Return Specialist (Western Carolina U)
Record for KR--1992 Western Carolina (7) 20 545 27.3
Record of KR--1993 Western Carolina (2) 16 584 36.5
Holds NCAA FCS record with 7 kick returns for TDs; three-time All-Southern Conference (91-94)
All Conference Team KR- WCU—Coaches Offense/Media
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AAA-All State Wide Receiver (Camden H.S. SC)
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GRADY HARDEMAN
HEAD TRAINER FOR THE 1 DAY DB BOOT CAMP
M.ED.,LAT.,ATC.,CSCS
13 YEARS ATHLETIC TRAINING AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER (WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY)
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER AND DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE)
CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER (THE CITADEL)
CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER (BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY)
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER (HICKORY RIDGE HS)
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER (A.L.BROWN HS)
ANTHONY JAMES
SPEED SPECIALIST FOR THE DB CONNECTION/DB BOOT CAMP
Hosted Youth and Adult Sporting and Recreation Events On The Local, Region, and National Level AAU, USATF, High School, Master’s
Coached 44 AAU National Champion 1996-2004
Coached 4 USATF National Champion 2005-2007
Coached 5 AAU Current or Former National Record Holders 1998-2003
4 AAU Region 3A Team Champions
Charlotte Post Sportsperson of theYear, 2003
USATF Track and Field Delegate 2005-2007 (
Nation Youth Team of the Year 2003
USATF (Youth, Adults, and Master’s) Jim Law Inv. NCAA Track Meet 1986-Current
Youth Developmental Track and Field Program Charlotte Flights TC 1990-Current
AS A PLAYER (HIGH SCHOOL)
South Carolina 4A Running Back of the Year
ALLState Football, Track and Field
All South Football, Track and Field
High School Record Holder 400m, 4x100m Relay, 4x 400m Relay, Long Jump and Triple JumpHigh School All American Long jump, 1979
AS A PLAYER (WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY)
All American Track and Field
College, Long and Triple Jump all Conference 1980-84 Indoor and Outdoor
NC Indoor former Record Holder 25’2”
NCAA National Back Of The Week 1981
All Southern Conference Football
Southern Conference Football Runner Up Athlete of The Year 1982
Southern Conference Athlete of The Year 1983
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