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Lehigh Valley, Pa. (June 14, 2023) – Young athletes throughout the region will have the opportunity to train with some of the best as Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute hosts Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)’s Impact Athlete summer clinic series. The free clinics are being offered at various locations throughout the region during the summer.
LVHN Impact Athletes are professional and collegiate athletes who want to inspire and lead the youth in our community. Some LVHN Impact Athletes hosting summer clinics include professional football wide receiver Jahan Dotson, Villanova women’s soccer player Rylee Donaldson and University of Florida track star Talitha Diggs.
The goal of the series is to provide young athletes with a chance to work with their role models and continue to improve their game through a variety of skills and drills. LVHN Impact Athletes look forward to mentoring their young counterparts.
“Growing up in this area, there were so many people that I looked up to,” Diggs says. “I want to be that person and role model for other kids in the area and strive to do great things as well.”
Upcoming LVHN Impact Athlete Clinics
Each LVHN Impact Athlete clinic will focus on a specific sport and include drills to help young athletes improve their skill level. Advance registration is required, and each participant will receive a free T-shirt and Gatorade upon check-in.
Talitha Diggs Impact Athlete Speed and Agility Clinic
Monday, June 19
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Registration is open to boys and girls entering seventh through 12th grade.
Talitha Diggs Speed and Agility Clinic
LVHN’s Impact Athlete Cheer Clinic
Saturday, July 8
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Registration is open to boys and girls entering second through fifth grade.
LVHN Impact Athlete Cheer Clinic
Impact Athlete Soccer Clinic
Saturday, July 15
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Registration is open to boys and girls entering third through fifth grade.
LVHN Impact Athlete Soccer Clinic
Jahan Dotson Impact Athlete Football Clinic
Saturday, July 15
4-6 p.m.
Registration is open to boys and girl entering fifth through ninth grade.
Jahan Dotson LVHN Impact Athlete Football Clinic
Nittany Lion Summer Impact Football Camp
Saturday, July 22
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Registration is open to boys and girls entering fifth through eighth grade.
Nittany Lion Summer Impact Football Clinic
LVHN Impact Athlete Field Hockey Clinic
Wednesday, July 26
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Registration is open to girls entering sixth through 12th grade.
LVHN Impact Athlete Field Hockey Clinic
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) includes 13 hospital campuses, four in Allentown, two in Bethlehem, one in Easton, one in East Stroudsburg, one in Hazleton, two in Pottsville, one in Dickson City, and one in Lehighton, Pa.; 28 health centers; numerous primary and specialty care physician practices; 20 ExpressCARE locations including the area’s only Children’s ExpressCARE; pharmacy, imaging, home health, rehabilitation and lab services; and preferred provider services through Valley Preferred. Specialty care includes: trauma care for adults and children; burn care at the Regional Burn Center; kidney and pancreas transplants; perinatal/neonatal, cardiac, cancer, orthopedics, neurology, complex neurosurgery capabilities including national certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center; and robotic surgery in 10 specialties. Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute, Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute, Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence, Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute and Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute physicians provide the most advanced treatments. Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute is a member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance (MSK Cancer Alliance), an initiative that helps community providers improve the quality of cancer care and offers access to MSK clinical trials. Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, the third largest children’s hospital in Pennsylvania, provides care in more than 30 specialties and general pediatrics. Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest is ranked as the region’s No. 1 hospital for nine straight years and has been recognized among Pennsylvania’s top 10 hospitals for nine consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Cedar Crest, LVH–17th Street and LVH–Muhlenberg are the Lehigh Valley’s only Magnet® hospitals for nursing excellence. Additional information is available by visiting LVHN.org or following us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Information provided to TVL by:
Jamie L. Stover
Media Relations Specialist
Marketing & Public Affairs
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, PA 18105
