Dyker Heights boy gets football tips from Giants star Justin Tuck
At age 11, Patryk Szustka is a little too young to play in the National Football League. But the Dyker Heights youngster he did get to hang out with New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck and other NFL pros over the June 1-2 weekend. Patrick, a PS 170 student who plays football in the Parkville Youth Organization, won a contest sponsored by Welch’s Fruit Snacks and earned the chance to take part in a mini-training camp.
The Welch’s Fruit Snacks Super Fan Contest gave Patrick and nine other regional winners a once in a lifetime opportunity to join football pros in training camps across the country. The New York region camp took place at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, where Patrick and Staten Island winner Joe Marani picked up tips from their heroes at the event.
The Welch’s Fruit Snacks Super Fan Contest was held on Facebook, where parents submit their children’s names. Welch’s and ProCamps Worldwide, an organization that runs training camps, worked in partnership for the project.