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12 The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, May 31,2023
Savannah State To Offer Sports Camps
Carlton Hardy
The Savannah State
University Department of
Athletics will offer camps this
summer in baseball, volleyball
and football.
Savannah State head
baseball coach Carlton Hardy
and his coaching staff will host
two baseball camps this sum
mer.
The Elite Prospect
Showcase Camp for high
school and junior college play
ers will take place on June 4
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. The
cost of the camp is $150 per
person.
The Carlton Hardy
Youth Camp which is for ages
6-13 will run June 12-15 from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost of the
camp is $175. Campers will re
ceive lunch and a t-shirt.
Both camps will be
held on the SSU campus at Ti
ger Baseball Field.
For more information
about the baseball camps, con
tact Hardy at 912-358-3082 or
hardyc @ savannahstate .edu
Savannah State head
volleyball coach Roselidah
Obunaga will offer four vol
leyball camps this summer.
The Summer Youth
Volleyball Camp will run June
5-6, the Beginners Volleyball
Camp will be June 7-8, the Vol
leyball Position Camp will be
June 9 and a Volleyball Team
Camp will be June 10.
Roselidah Obunaga
The Youth Camp is
for ages 5-12. The cost is $100
per person.
The Beginners Camp
is for ages 11-12. The cost is
$100 per person.
The Position Camp
will cost $70 per person and
there is no age limit for this
camp.
The Team Camp is
for high school players and the
cost is $300 per team. There
will be a morning skills session
and competition session in the
afternoon.
All camps will be
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will
take place on the SSU campus
in the Willey-Wilcox Gymna
sium. Participants will receive
a camp t-shirt and lunch (piz
za).
For more information
about the volleyball camps,
contact Obunaga at 912-358-
3448 or obunagar@savannah-
state.edu
Savannah State Uni
versity head football coach
Aaron Kelton and his coaching
staff will have three football
camps in June.
There will be a Friday
Night Fights Camp on June 16,
a Football Elite Prospect Camp
on June 17 and a 7v7 Camp on
June 21.
The Friday Night
Fights Camp is $10 per person
and is for ages 8-13. It will take
Aaron Kelton
place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m.
The cost of the Elite
Prospect Camp is $40 per
player and is geared towards
athletes in high school, prep
school and junior college pros
pects. It will be from 9 a.m. to
12 noon.
The 7v7 Camp is for
athletes in grades 8-12 and the
cost is $300 for a team of ten
players. For each additional
player the cost will be $30 for
each player. The camp will run
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
All three camps will
be held on the SSU campus at
Theodore A. Wright Stadium.
For more information
about the football camps, con
tact coach Jordan Hopgood at
hopgoodj @ savannahstate .edu
SSU Booster To
Sponsor Bus Trips
To Football Games
The Savannah State
University Community Boost
er Club will sponsor rides to
three of the Tiger away football
games during the 2023 season.
The booster club
will have buses for the first
two games of the season at
Southeastern (September 2),
Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 9)
and the game against Fort Val
ley State (October 7).
The game against
Southeastern will be played in
Fakeland, Florida. The trip will
cost $125 per person which in
cludes a game ticket. A non-re-
fundable deposit of $50 is due
June 1st and the balance is due
July 1st.
The contest with
Bethune-Cookman will be
played in Daytona Beach, Flor
ida. The trip will cost $120 per
person which includes a game
ticket. A non-refundable depos
it of $50 is due July 31st and
the balance is due August 31st.
The Tigers will play
Fort Valley State in Fort Valley,
Georgia and that trip will cost
$115 and it also includes a tick
et to the game. The balance due
Sept. 30.
For more information
about the bus trips, contact Bar
bara McGhee at 912-441-1868
or bmgheel943@gmail.com
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Brown Lands Coaching Job
Former Savannah
State offensive lineman Cam
eron C. Brown was recent
ly hired as the offensive line
coach at John Milledge Acade
my, his high school alma mater.
Brown earned his
undergraduate degree in edu
cation from Savannah State in
May 2023.
While at SSU, the
Milledgeville, Georgia native
was a member of the univer
sity honor roll and was also a
member of the SIAC Commis
sioner’s All Academic team for
maintaining a minimum of a
3.0 grade point average.
During the 2021 sea
son, Brown was a part of a of
fense that averaged 28.4 points
and 303.4 yards per game. The
team finished the year with a
Cameron C. Brown
8-2 overall record and a 5-1
mark in the SIAC.
School Days Mean Back To
Mouthguards For Student Athletes
Up to 60 percent of
student-athletes will experi
ence a sports-related dental
injury and some 30 percent of
all sports injuries are related to
the mouth and teeth, making
mouthguards an important part
of school equipment for those
who play sports.
While mouthguards
are often mandated for football,
hockey and lacrosse, facial in
juries are common in other
sports and activities as well,
including basketball, baseball,
skateboarding, and bicycling.
More on Mouthguards
So, what are they?
A mouthguard is a polymer
rubber material which, when
worn, adds a protective lay
er to reduce the potential for
dental injuries. Mouthguards
help cushion a blow to the
face, minimizing the risk of
broken teeth and injuries to
students’ lips, tongue, face, and
jaw. These injuries can be both
costly and painful, so are worth
preventing.
According to the
National Youth Sports Safety
Foundation, students who don’t
use mouthguards are 60 times
more likely to suffer an injury
to their mouths than those who
do, making the devices an ef
fective solution for preventing
chipped teeth, cuts to the cheek
or lips, tooth loss, and nerve
damage.
Expert Opinions
The American Den
tal Association (ADA) agrees.
To prevent injuries to the face
and mouth, the ADA recom
mends the use of mouthguards
in both games and practice for
29 sports.
Many families opt for
off-the-shelf, so-called “boil
and bite’’ mouthguards, which
are cost-effective, but less
comfortable and durable than
custom mouthguards. Cus
tom mouthguards, made by a
dentist, which require mouth
molds, are more expensive but
fit more comfortably. These
mouthguards stay in place
better, are resistant to tearing
and breaking, and are easier to
breathe and speak with while
worn. Because they are custom
fit based on an individual’s par
ticular teeth and anatomy, they
also have the tendency to not
cause a vomiting reflex.
If a student-athlete
wears braces, a mouthguard
is even more important, as the
braces can cause lacerations
of the mouth. Orthodontists
can provide braces-appropriate
mouthguards.
Just as with seatbelts
in the ’60s and bicycle helmets
in the ’70s, mouthguards are
the latest safety innovation to
protect young people. “Sports
have become an integral part
of maintaining a healthy and
active lifestyle. It is important
to prevent sports-related inju
ries whenever we can, and the
easiest way to do so is wear
ing protective gear,’’ says Na
dia Fugate, DMD, a licensed
dentist who serves as a Delta
Dental of Washington dental
consultant. “Mouthguards are
just as important in preventing
physical injuries as helmets,
padding, and gloves.’’
Dr. Fugate’s friend
and former patient, Julie Cohn,
MD, agrees, noting the impor
tance of mouthguards for not
only the individual wearing the
mouthguard but for the other
athletes on the held. “I wear
a mouthguard for all contact
sports. Whether rugby, roller
derby or softball, they have
protected my teeth and tongue
from what could have been se
rious injuries. After a collision
where another athlete’s teeth
lead to 30 stitches in my head,
it’s the one piece of gear I don’t
play without.’’
Get One, and Then, Keep
it Clean
It’s important to keep
a mouthguard clean before and
after use. To clean your mouth
guard:
• Rinse it and brush it in cool
water after each use. Fet it air
dry.
• Keep it away from extreme
heat and keep it in a plastic
case when not in use.
• Store the mouthguard out of
reach of pets.
• Bring your mouthguard to
dental checkups for inspection,
fitting, and professional clean
ing.
Many dental benefit
programs cover mouthguards;
check with your plan to see if
you have any benefits related to
mouthguards.
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