Central Michigan University Athletics
Football Program Partners with Michigan State Police
6/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
MOUNT PLEASANT The Michigan State Police had some special assistance during their drills Thursday.
Members of the Mount Pleasant post of the Michigan State Police were conducting riot control and civil disobedience exercises in the turf bay at CMU’s Indoor Athletic Complex, and several members of the Chippewa football team served as role players in the drills.
“We’re here using the facility and we need bodies to act as role players,” said Sgt. Del Putnam. “That really helps with the realism in the drill.
“They were great,” Putnam said of the part the student-athletes played in the drills. “I can’t say enough about how the program is run here.”
Members of the football program simulated a variety of situations that allowed the police to practice and refine techniques they use in the field.
“In our program we talk about being champions in the community,” said head football coach Butch Jones. “This is just another example of that. We obviously have a great deal of respect for everyone involved in law enforcement, and we’re proud to have an opportunity to help them out. Community service is one of the pillars of our program. In fact, we also had some student-athletes out volunteering in the schools today.”
CMU student-athletes annually participate in a number of community service activities, including partnerships with the Isabella County American Red Cross Canned Food Drive and Michigan Special Olympics. Each varsity program at CMU also takes part in its own community service initiatives. Throughout the spring, members of the football program have made weekly visits to elementary schools in the Mount Pleasant area.
Members of the Mount Pleasant post of the Michigan State Police were conducting riot control and civil disobedience exercises in the turf bay at CMU’s Indoor Athletic Complex, and several members of the Chippewa football team served as role players in the drills.
“We’re here using the facility and we need bodies to act as role players,” said Sgt. Del Putnam. “That really helps with the realism in the drill.
“They were great,” Putnam said of the part the student-athletes played in the drills. “I can’t say enough about how the program is run here.”
Members of the football program simulated a variety of situations that allowed the police to practice and refine techniques they use in the field.
“In our program we talk about being champions in the community,” said head football coach Butch Jones. “This is just another example of that. We obviously have a great deal of respect for everyone involved in law enforcement, and we’re proud to have an opportunity to help them out. Community service is one of the pillars of our program. In fact, we also had some student-athletes out volunteering in the schools today.”
CMU student-athletes annually participate in a number of community service activities, including partnerships with the Isabella County American Red Cross Canned Food Drive and Michigan Special Olympics. Each varsity program at CMU also takes part in its own community service initiatives. Throughout the spring, members of the football program have made weekly visits to elementary schools in the Mount Pleasant area.
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