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Leadership is helping someone get to a place where they can't get to on their own.
2026 Phil Simms NJ North South All-Star Football Classic
Next Up Program presented by the NJEA
Friday, June 19, 2026
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
—Albert Einstein
9:30am Students arrive TCNJ Brower Student Center
check-In: distribution of gear, snack & drinks provided by BodyArmor
9:45 am Introduction – Coaches Libera to Coach Thompson;
TCNJ Coach Moody
10:00 am TCNJ campus tour – led by TCNJ admissions team with Executive / Game Committee escort
10:45 am Speaker: (1) Poochie Hill – NJFCA ’24 HOF inductee
11:00 am Skills combine led by TCNJ coaches, football players & GC staff – TCNJ auxiliary sports field
12:30 pm Buffet luncheon, with ASG / GFF all-star players, coaches and NUP participants – Eickoff Dining Hall
1:00 pm Keynote speaker: Steve Beatty, NJEA President
Other guests in attendance: RU / TCNJ / Monmouth football players; former NFL players
1:45 pm Boys watch ASG practice / Girls attend speaker circuit
2:45 pm Boys attend speaker circuit / Girls watch GFF practice
3:45 pm Wrap up – Coaches Liberato and Thompson
snack / water / Powerade / adjournment
Brower Student Center
Speakers at Brower Student Center (15-minute rotation)include
Rutgers – Academics and Athletics
Scott Walker, Executive Dir. Academic Services
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