Q&A with Deer Lakes quarterback Derek Burk
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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working out with my team in the weight room. I also have been working out with 2 quarterback coaches and playing on a 7 on 7 team.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My footwork and my mechanics but it is always a working progress.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We were extremely young last year and with covid we were kind of thrown to the wolves so this year we are hoping that the experience we gained last year along with our off-season workouts will pay off big for us.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Every team in our conference will be tough but we can’t look too far ahead, and Springdale is week zero that’s who we are focused on.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are so many tough players in our conference but if I had to name some, I would say Cadin Olsen, Ben Lane, Joey Prentice, and Carson Laconi just to name a few.”
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would love to play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No one at this time specifically, but I am attending camps and hoping it will change in the future.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, my family has taken me around to some Universities. We have been to Pitt, Marshall, Edinboro, IUP, Slippery Rock, Youngstown State, Akron, and Kent State.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan on going to more places this summer.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am planning on going to a mega camp in Indianapolis, the Pitt camp, Youngstown state, and Penn State.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always been a hometown guy and loved Pitt, especially seeing them in person with season tickets to football and basketball. I also liked Clemson, Michigan, and Oregon.”
“I have been working out with my team in the weight room. I also have been working out with 2 quarterback coaches and playing on a 7 on 7 team.”
What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My footwork and my mechanics but it is always a working progress.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We were extremely young last year and with covid we were kind of thrown to the wolves so this year we are hoping that the experience we gained last year along with our off-season workouts will pay off big for us.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Every team in our conference will be tough but we can’t look too far ahead, and Springdale is week zero that’s who we are focused on.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are so many tough players in our conference but if I had to name some, I would say Cadin Olsen, Ben Lane, Joey Prentice, and Carson Laconi just to name a few.”
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would love to play football in college.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No one at this time specifically, but I am attending camps and hoping it will change in the future.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, my family has taken me around to some Universities. We have been to Pitt, Marshall, Edinboro, IUP, Slippery Rock, Youngstown State, Akron, and Kent State.”
Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan on going to more places this summer.”
What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am planning on going to a mega camp in Indianapolis, the Pitt camp, Youngstown state, and Penn State.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always been a hometown guy and loved Pitt, especially seeing them in person with season tickets to football and basketball. I also liked Clemson, Michigan, and Oregon.”