Football Skills & Drills Event 2025

Check out the photos and video from our 2025 Ed Laverty Legacy Sports Fund – Skills & Drills Event!

We’re so proud to celebrate five incredible years of bringing kids together through sport, fun, and community. This year’s event was our biggest yet — filled with energy, smiles, and unforgettable memories.

A massive THANK YOU to our amazing sponsors, dedicated coaches, supportive parents, and—most of all—the awesome kids who showed up ready to learn, play, and grow. You’re the heart of this legacy.

Let’s keep inspiring the next generation through sport!

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VIDEO: Dylan Holtan

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to Capital Content for their amazing and EPIC highlight reel (above) capturing the Ed Laverty Legacy Skills Event! Your creative vision and storytelling brought the energy, heart, and meaning of the day to life in a way that truly reflects the LAVERTY LEGACY.

Your sponsorship and support meant the world to us. Not only did you help capture the event but you also helped preserve its spirit through a powerful video that showcases the impact and inspiration behind it all.

Thank you, Capital Content, for being such an integral part of this unforgettable celebration!

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PHOTOS: Scott Grant

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An enormous thank you to the legendary CFL Photographer, Scott Grant for his invaluable sponsorship and incredible talent behind the lens at the Ed Laverty Legacy Skills Event. Your powerful candid and action shots didn’t just capture moments, they captured magic.

Through your artistry, you brought the spirit, emotion, and energy of the day to life, preserving the heart of the LAVERTY LEGACY in every frame. Your images are more than photographs, they’re storytelling at its finest, and we are beyond grateful.

Thank you for being part of this legacy and for helping us honour it so beautifully.

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About This Event

Who’s ready for our 5th Annual Ed Laverty Legacy Skills event?

We are so excited to bring back our popular event!

Whether you are new to the game or not; please come and join us for a fun-filled afternoon of football as we look to teach your child some fundamental football skills! Each of our skill stations will be run by PRO AND AMATEUR ATHLETES & COACHES, who will be on hand to help guide your child and teach them the necessary skills needed to play the game KATHERINE DINES OF MOVE 100 will be on hand to kick off our event!

Everyone will have the opportunity to take photos with BIG JOE, Redblacks Cheerleaders, CFL ALUMNI Players and enjoy a pizza dinner and Beavertails afterward!

✔ When: Saturday, May 10th, 2025
✔ Time: Registration opens at 10:30 am
✔ Event Time: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
✔ Pizza: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
✔ Where: Ben Franklin Superdome
✔ Registration Cost: $45.00

Included with registration:

* Ed Laverty Legacy T-Shirt
* Ed Laverty Legacy Sports Bag
* MVP Medal
* Pizza dinner
* Music by DJ Momentum
* BEAVERTAILS
* Lots of fun!

Registration will be limited, so secure your spot quickly! This event is for male and female players, ages 6-18, of any level of football experience.

Raising funds and awareness for “Youth In Sport” because every child should be able to learn fundamental skills and experience team camaraderie! 🏈

Agenda

  • 10:30 am – 11:00 am: Registration
  • 11:00 am – 11:15 am: Introductions
  • 11:15 am – 11:45 am: Warm Up and Separate into groups
  • 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Skill Stations (12 -15 min drills and water breaks)
  • 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Hand out Medals, ELL Sports Bag, Popcorn, Group photos, Thank you/Wrap up
  • 3:00 pm: Pizza & Beavertails Time (off the field in the parking lot)

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