Brian Derby's Offensive Linemen Camp

March 21, 2006

Dear Coaches and Directors,

          I would like to introduce myself. My name is Willie Brock. I was an All State offensive lineman at Jesuit High School in 1972. I was the Junior  College All- American Center at Mt. Hood Community College in 1973. I played Guard and Center at The University of Colorado from 1974-1978. I played in the Astro Blue Bonnet Bowl and the Orange Bowl while in college. I was a draft selection in 1978 to the Kansas City Chiefs and played that season for the Detroit Lions.

          I have been involved in a number of football camps over the years. I have never been more excited or impressed with the camp that has been brought to our area. It is the Brian Derby Offensive Line Camp. I worked with Brian last year at the inaugural camp. I was very impressed with the way Brian worked with the kids and his teaching philosophy. This camp would be very beneficial to you and your football team this year and for the years to come. I believe that the core of any football team starts with the play of the offensive line. This camp is a perfect fit for your offensive line to learn and have proper techniques reemphasized early in the summer so they can work on them throughout the summer and be prepared for the start of your camps and the season. I would strongly recommend this camp to your entire offensive line.

          I will be working this camp again this summer with Brian and his staff. I hope to see your players participate in this year’s camp and benefit from Brian’s years of experience working with offensive linemen, exclusively. I wish each of you the best of luck in the upcoming season and hope you all achieve what you strive for.

Best Regards,

Willie Brock      

Here are the Derby campers from 2010 Season that have accepted scholarships so far. These Players attended the Derby Camp in 2010 in Hawaii. They worked hard throughout the off season and in school and attended the Clinic in Oahu! Guys we are really proud of you and wish you all the best in your college career and life! Paulay Asiata-University of Colorado Houston Clemente-New Mexico St. Kelii Copp-Mt. Sac J.C Micah Kalepa-Western Oregon University Kaluapono Kalua-Linfied College Kawika Pieper-Florida A&M University Keka Ryder-U.S. Naval Academy Cody Tavares-Cal. State Luthern University

Here are the Derby campers from 2005-2006 Season that have accepted scholarships so far. These Players attended the Derby Camp in 2005 in Hawaii. They worked hard throughout the off season and in school and attended the Clinic in Oahu! Guys we are super proud of you and wish you all the best in your college career and life! Micah Kia-UCLA Ryan Pohl-Oregon State Whitley Fehoko-San Diego State Esrom Pascual-Mississippi Valley State Kody Kekipi-St. Francis(PA.)

Present and Past Derby camp athletes receive Collegiate Offers in 2005

Coach Derby is pleased to celebrate in the Success of 9 outstanding athletes from Hawaii that are past and present Campers at the Brian Derby Offensive Linemen Camp in Oahu.  This is the ultimate Goal of helping these young athletes get better and is the ultimate reward for Brian.  Good luck Gentlemen... Coach Derby and all of us in the Organization are so very very proud of you! 
 

A love of football drove Claridge's life The former Fort Vancouver prep star died recently while still pursuing his dream Monday, March 06, 2006 BRAD McCRAY Bill Claridge was waiting to see his son. He had spent a good portion of his life waiting outside closed doors to see Travis. But he endured the crawling seconds last week with the dread of a father waiting to see his son for the last time. "Waiting outside the door of the coroner's office was a lot like waiting outside the door of the locker room," he said Friday. "Only this time there was no coach coming out to say 'Dad, go on in.' This was one time I couldn't give Travis a Band-Aid or wrap his ankle. This was for real." Travis Claridge, perhaps the most heralded high school football recruit to come out of the Portland area after playing at Fort Vancouver High School, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, at his home near Las Vegas. He was 27. He was found unconscious in his home and died later at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nev. A funeral is scheduled for today in Altmont, Mich., his childhood home. A memorial service in Vancouver is scheduled for April 1. The cause of death has not been determined. "The coroner told me there was nothing there," Bill Claridge, of Vancouver, said. "She said the only thing out of the ordinary was that his heart was one and one-half times larger than normal for a person his size." Travis Claridge graduated from Fort Vancouver in 1995 and went on to start every game at USC, a school-record 48 in a row. In 1999, he received the Morris Trophy as the top Pacific-10 Conference lineman. Chosen with the 37th pick of the 2000 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons, he started 49 games over four seasons. Carolina signed the 6-foot-6, 300-pound guard as a free agent after the 2003 season, but cut him during training camp. He played last season for the Hamilton (Ontario) Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, suffering a serious leg injury. He had spent the last few months in rehabilitation and had just returned from a Tiger-Cats camp in Phoenix when he died. "I spent the last few days with my son in a morgue," Bill Claridge said. "After that I spent time at his house with his things and his truck in the driveway. "It's not supposed to be this way. God gives us our kids and I am left asking, 'Why am I here? I'm not supposed to be here. He's supposed to be here and I'm supposed to go.' " More | Subscribe | 14-Day Archives (Free) | Long-Term Archives (Paid) A love of football drove Claridge's life Page 2 of 2 As an eighth-grader, Travis Claridge told classmates he wanted to be in the NFL, and the resulting guffaws had grown silent by the time he was a senior in high school. With single-minded dedication, he chased his dream. He studied hard to maintain his grades so he could go to college. He worked out even harder so he could play when he got there. "He was one of the top 10 players in the USA," then-USC coach John Robinson said Saturday. "We were on him right away." Born in Michigan, Claridge moved to California with his father when he was 9 and to Vancouver in 1991. Five years later, every college football program in the country seemed to want him. In the end, USC won out over Michigan because USC wrote first and called first. And Robinson, already a legend, made a personal visit. At USC, Claridge became an immediate starter. "He was one of the few players ever to start on the line as a freshman," Robinson said. "He was physically mature, but he was still a kid in a lot of ways. He looked like he was 22, but he was still 18. He was not that confident in himself." Despite his size and athleticism (at 300 pounds he still could dunk a basketball), Claridge still considered himself an everyman. "He didn't live in a big house on the hill," Bill Claridge said. "He wasn't about rings or watches. He lived just like you or me." Travis Claridge's death came as he was trying to rebound from a series of disappointments. When coach Dan Reeves left Atlanta in 2003, Claridge was a free agent. He signed with Carolina for the big bonus, but did not factor in to the line coach's plans. He dropped from first to third string during one practice and asked to be released. However, the timing of the transaction and Claridge's salary as a four-year veteran priced him out of the NFL. "It was devastating to him," Bill Claridge said. So Travis decided to try the CFL. "It wasn't about pride or money," Bill Claridge said. "He wanted to play because that's what he loved to do." Travis Claridge signed for $500 a week, as a practice squad player but was a starter two weeks later. He was named player of the game by Canadian network TSN in his first game against Edmonton, but in next game, he suffered a season-ending leg injury. He worked with a personal trainer in Las Vegas to come back from the injury and reportedly was in peak condition last week at the Tiger-Cats' free agent camp in Phoenix. He underwent the routine physicals and tests before flying home Sunday, Feb. 26. "He touched us all," Tiger-Cats coach Greg Marshall told the Hamilton Spectator. "He was that kind of kid. No attitude. He just came in here and played. In a short period of time, he became a part of what we were and who we were. It's a pretty sad day." Along with his father and sister Reilly, also of Vancouver, Travis Claridge is survived by his mother, Denise Kopp of Altmont, Mich.; and his brother, Ryan, of Las Vegas. Ryan Claridge is a linebacker for the New England Patriots.