5 Things: UMass Football Clinic, A High in the Mid-50s and More!

1. This Weekend's Forecast From the National Weather Service

• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 7 mph.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
• Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

2. UMass Football Clinic at Gillette Stadium

 The clinic will be taught by the UMass football coaching staff and is open to children in grades 1-through-8. The clinic will start at 10:15 a.m. prior to the team's practice at 11:30 a.m. The day will also include an autograph session with the team.

There is free parking available to fans in lots 10 and 22 - for more information and parking directions, visit www.GilletteStadium.com.

The clinic will consist of football related drills and other fun activities with members of the coaching staff.

To register for the Youth Clinic, contact the UMass Athletic Marketing Department at 413-577-7252 or via e-mail at athleticmktg@admin.umass.edu.

3. Volunteers Needed for Great American Cleanup of Mansfield

Keep Mansfield Beautiful is now looking for volunteers to take part in the Great American Cleanup of Mansfield on April 27 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

After the cleanup, volunteers are invited to a special picnic at the Comcast Center. To sign up, click here.

4. Spring Break Soccer Clinic at the M-Plex

Starting April 16, M-Plex Sports Director and UEFA B License Coach Gary Beatty will lead players through this 2 day soccer clinic program program that will take place on the M-Plex Indoor Turf field.

Each day, players will work through a series of fun,  high energy exercises and games that will focus on technical skill building, ball comfort and mastery and small group defensive and attacking principals.

Small sided scrimmages will give players an opportunity to put these skills into practice in live, competitive games.

Click here for more information and to register.

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