Stefon A.

I started coaching and training athletes in 2000 with some former NFL players at there football skills camps. I have coached on the high school level and middle school athletes. I have worked with rec parks also. I coached a few years with semi-pro football teams here in Georgia. I train mostly high school and middle school age athletes, I do have two sons and some nephews that play college football I work with them in the off-season or when they have breaks in semesters. My typical work groups are ages 11-19. I have no industry certification at this time.

Talented, versatile athlete with speed, agility, strength and toughness, Stefon Adams was drafted 80th pick overall in 1985 with the LA Raiders. He played defensive back-special team for five seasons with the LA Raiders, thirteen games with the Cleveland Browns and four games with the Miami Dolphins. Also Adams played wide receiver-kick returner for the World League-champion Sacramento Surge in 1992 as enhancement player from the Raiders after signing as free agent during the offseason. He led Sacramento in kickoff returns with 22.9-yards average on 14 returns for 320 total yards. He placed second on Sacramento in receiving yards with 19.7 yards per catch average on 12 receptions for 236 yards with two touchdowns.

Adams played all sixteen league games in 1986 after spending 1985 season on injured reserve. His first pro interception during ’86 win against Kansas City Chief’s. Led the Raiders and finished 10th in the American Football Conference in kickoff returns in ’86 with 21.2 yard average on 27 returns for 573 yards, including longest of 51 yards against Denver. Played in nine league games in 1987, Adams had an interception in win over Seattle Seahawks. Active in 14 league games with Raiders in 1988, duties were done on special teams and reserve defensive back. In 1989 Adams played 14 league games with the Silver and Black, led the team in kickoff and punt returns. Averaging 8.2 yards per punt return and 19.3 per kickoff return. Adams had a big game in Kansas City with the season opener. The Raiders won 27-17, the Raiders was nursing a lead of 14-10 early in the fourth quarter when Adams recovered a fumbled punt return by Kitrick Taylor at the Chiefs’ 11 yard line. This play set up an extended control lead as the Raiders scored a touchdown.

Adams received credit for a fumble recovery deep in Chargers’ territory that set up a field goal, in November when the Raiders’ won 13-3 over Chargers’. Adams finished up the 1989 season with three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and 10 tackles. He returned six punts for a total of 45 yards, 17 yards was his longest and 8 kickoffs for 112 yards the longest being for 21 yards. Adams lost his father in the summer of 1988 to nature death. He had a learning curve with Coach Shanahan’s new system. The pasting of his father caused him to do some soul-searching.

Adams was a versatile all-purpose performer during four varsity season at East Carolina. He started five games as a senior on offense at split end and five on defense as free safety. Adams
Caught 13 passes for 198 yards, returned two punts and 3 kickoffs, he was in on 29 tackles after switching to free safety his senior year. Adams had 12 solo tackles against Penn State. He leaded the receiving group as a junior with 20 catches for 277 yards, including 6 for 90 yards against the Florida gators. Adams split time at two positions, flanker and tailback in his two seasons start. Had 44 yard kickoff return as a sophomore, finished with 20.3 per average yards on seven returns for career. Adams had 47 receptions for 676 yards, a 13.7 average per receiving yards in four seasons. Adams also won Super Buck award for work in weight room, lifting total pounds of 1,489 in four different lifts.

Adams born in High Point, North Carolina named honorable mention All-America as a senior running back at Southwest Guilford High in High Point. He rushed for 1270 yards and 23 touchdowns to lead team to 1980 state semi-finals state playoffs. Adams earned all-conference for two years, once Adams rushed for 200 yards in a game on just 8 carries. Voted is All-State twice as a guard in basketball and Most Valuable Player on the track team as a sprinter in his junior year. Adams has 8 brothers and 2 sisters, his brother Louis past away in April of 2009.

Stefon & Patrice Adams are co-founders and operator of Next Level Youth Sports Camps, Inc. a Stone Mountain, Georgia based non-profit organization formed in 2002 and received 501c3 status in 2003. NLYSC ministry is to youth for the purpose of developing the whole person. NLYSC wants to move youth from darkness to light through the medium of sports (football) first. NLYSC seeks to motivate young men to excellence in all areas of life and leverages their interest in sorts to provide positive role models and healthy mentoring relationships.

The Vision of NLYSC empowers youth leaders to become responsible citizens positively impacting their communities, nation and world.
The Mission of NLYSC to positively impact the lives of youth by fostering positive role models, self esteem, personal achievement, and mentoring relationships through athletic and mental conditioning.

My typical session will start on time with dynamic warm-up drills to get the blood flowing real good. I like do combination drills with small group training. I like getting the athletes building up there muscles endurance. We different foot work drills,weighed push sled and ploy box jumps and we'll end the session with our core and balance strength drills. I believe small groups training has many advantages for the young athletes, conditioning, completion and working with different skill levels of other athlete helps them push a little more. I see it helps to encourage a mindset of hard working, team working and sportsmanship with in the group. It also makes good for a little break between reps. We must keep this in the spirit of the game most of all. One motto I like to use is: "SUCCESS IS A HABIT"!!!