Benjamin Jr. has waited patiently the last two years for HIS turn to be on the field with the big kids at Dad’s football camp….

And THIS was the YEAR – his YEAR! Not only did he run in a race with the big kids, and do some drills, but he was a big help on the field as well!

“The toddler walked and ran around the camp like he owned it, racing in one of the smokehouse 40-yard dash heats and even trying out some drills.” — Megan Ryan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“I have always been a fan of Ben Roethlisberger the quarterback, but after this weekend and after spending a lot of time carefully observing his genuine caring and interaction with the kids, I became a big fan of Ben Roethlisberger, the individual. You can always spot a non-authentic individual from a mile away. Ben was genuinely authentic and really cared about, and appreciated the kids that attended the camp.” — Vince Rush.

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From Megan Ryan at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Ben Roethlisberger started his Father’s Day in typical fashion — with his children bombarding him in bed with hugs and presents.

Or as his wife, Ashley, deemed it, “cute little cuddle moments.”

But how the Steelers quarterback spent the rest of his day differed from the usual. He wrapped up his 10th Ben Roethlisberger Football Procamp, a two-day affair Sunday at Bethel Park High School, including throwing passes to each of the about 400 first- through eighth-grade youths.

Roethlisberger said these hands-on, personal moments with the campers are an important aspect of his camp, as he knows some other professional athletes don’t hang around from start to finish of their camps. The two-time Super Bowl champion said he is even going to see if he “can talk Mr. Rooney into” letting him host his camp at the Steelers’ South Side practice facility, the UPMC Sports Performance Complex, next year so the campers can play where the stars do.

“It’s just me getting to be out there with them and just kind of be free and no barriers, no walls,” Roethlisberger said of his camp. “Just have fun, be a kid and teach them everything I can.”

The camp costs $199 to attend but Roethlisberger said he also provides scholarships for about 100 of the 400 attendees, most of whom were boys. Roethlisberger said about six or seven girls participated as well.

This year, since the camp happened to fall on Father’s Day weekend, there was a special dads-edition of the 40-yard dash. About 30 fathers came down to the field to race, and only one injury — a pulled hamstring — came out of it.

Peyton Marston, a 10-year-old from Wexford, attended the camp for his second-consecutive year and said he thought the camp was “good,” and he liked how the Steelers quarterback really talked to and taught the campers football. Marston’s parents came to watch their son both days, and his father, Tommy Marston, said it was a great, albeit hot, way to spend the holiday.

One of the future campers might just be Roethlisberger’s 3-year-old son Benjamin. The toddler walked and ran around the camp like he owned it, racing in one of the smokehouse 40-yard dash heats and even trying out some drills. Roethlisberger has two […]

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We do a lot of quarterback drills, some receiver drills, and a little bit of running back stuff, but mostly just catching and throwing.

Roethlisberger says a more important lesson to teach, though, is sportsmanship.

“Just a second ago, I was throwing passes and a kid dropped it and one of his teammates said, ‘It’s OK, you’ll get the next one,’” he said. “So to hear that kind of stuff already is just great.” — From KDKA today.

It was all about fun & teamwork!



Kimberly Capitano ‏@kimr086
Ben Rothlisberger’s camp is amazing. The kids are really enjoying it. @SunnyDelight
@_BigBen7 and @ProCamps

Kendall Hicks II ‏@TeamHicks37
It was a dream for some of these kids to get a pass from Ben!

Michelle ohara ‏@LmsoharaOhara
Our first time at Ben camp! Kids loving it! @SunnyDelight @_BigBen7 and @ProCamps

Andrew ‏@beileberbecks
@sunnyd @_BigBen7 @ProCamps 1400 miles to get here!! Memories priceless!

Mark ‏@geddyvedder
@_BigBen7 @ProCamps @SunnyDelight we’ll be back every year. Ian Bennett loves this camp.



Happy Father’s & Grandfather’s Day!!



Dayna K ‏@Daynakalinowsk1
@_BigBen7 @SunnyDelight @ProCamps Happy Father’s Day! Best Father’s Day ever watching my son havin a blast on the field with Ben and all the kids!

Emma Lady ‏@lady4_emma
Loved watching Ben Roethlisberger Jr., all the dads, and kids performing in the SmokeHouse Race.

J A ‏@johnnyislegend
@_BigBen7 @ProCamps @SunnyDelight what a way to spend Father’s Day. Watching you child do what they love. Thanks for the memories!

Steel Dad ‏@SteelDad
I’m away from my kids on this Father’s Day but they gave me a pass! Thanks to @ProCamps for a great opportunity today at @_BigBen7 FB Camp!

Jim Budzilek ‏@JimBudzilek
@_BigBen7 @ProCamps @SunnyDelight Just met Big Ben!! The pulled hamstring was worth it for meeting him and running for my son!



At the end of two tough days, EVERYBODY was a winner!!!



lisa lup ‏@lisalup
Promoting teamwork, good sportsmanship and having tremendous amounts of fun! @SunnyDelight, @_BigBen7 @ProCamps

Joshua Dyer ‏@jdyer61 […]