{"id":652,"date":"2019-07-08T07:46:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T11:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearegc.org\/?p=652"},"modified":"2020-07-01T07:47:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T11:47:32","slug":"game-changers-event-again-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wearegc.org\/game-changers-event-again-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Changers event again a success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fourth annual Game Changers Leadership Combine was held June 29 at Youngstown State University.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p402_premium\">\n<p>The Leadership Combine is a full day of character development and leadership talks by college athletes, business professionals and current or former professional athletes to high school athletes. This year\u2019s attendees included athletes from Austintown Fitch, Hubbard, John F. Kennedy, Lakeview, Valley Christian and Warren G. Harding.<\/p>\n<p>The event is coordinated by Michael Engram, Game Changers founder and executive coach.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotations\">\u201cOur young men need to understand the moral value of keeping their word and committing to bettering themselves: mentally, physically, and spiritually,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0Engram said about the reasons for the event\u00a0<span class=\"quotations\">\u201cNo one makes it through life without being influenced in one way or another. My hope is that Game Changers provided and continues to provide a positive platform with the Leadership Combine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Engram honored former Harding, Niles and Fitch head coach Phil Annarella, who passed away this year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"single_article_image_blur\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"single_article_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/ogden_images\/www.tribtoday.com\/images\/2019\/07\/08010551\/gamechangers-2-1100x733.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" \/><\/div>\n<p id=\"caption\">Special to Tribune Chronicle This year\u2019s attendees included athletes from several Mahoning Valley schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me it is important to give honor where honor is due and with coach Annarella he was a man of his word. For the past five years he not only made a verbal commitment to support me with Game Changers, he also made sure to commit 25-30 athletes each year to help them grow as men.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quotations\">\u201cCommitment with him didn\u2019t have an expiration \u2014 it\u2019s been 20 years since I strapped on some cleats for him \u2014 and he still kept his word. Not many do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The day also included a panel of college athletes from YSU, Case Western Reserve and Baldwin Wallace, along with a professional athlete panel which included LeShun Daniels, Derek Rivers and Darrin Hall.<\/p>\n<p>A host of business professionals who were athletes and went on to become successful in various fields also addressed the young athletes. The Business-Pro Panel was sponsored by John Perdue and his wife, franchise owners of McDonald\u2019s in the Valley.<\/p>\n<div id=\"single_article_image_blur\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"single_article_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/ogden_images\/www.tribtoday.com\/images\/2019\/07\/08010609\/gamechangers-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/div>\n<p id=\"caption\">Special to Tribune Chronicle Game Changers founder and executive coach Michael Engram addresses the young athletes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For Full Article: https:\/\/www.tribtoday.com\/sports\/local-sports\/2019\/07\/game-changers-event-again-a-success\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fourth annual Game Changers Leadership Combine was held June 29 at Youngstown State University. 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