Jets offer Flight Crew classes

New York Jets Flight Crew prep classes begin next week – one each in Long Island, New Jersey and New York City. The announcement was made by Meg Gilmore.

The voluntary classes will be conducted by choreographer Denise Garvey along with current Flight Crew members and are designed to teach aspiring team members New York Jets Flight Crew routines to help prepare them for the tryouts. The tryout application fee is $25; there is an additional fee of $25 per prep class.

The first class will be held Saturday, April 12 at the Meadowlands Practice Bubble from 10am-noon, Sunday, April 13, at the Jets Practice Facility Bubble in Hempstead, NY from 10am-noon and on Wednesday, April 16, at Chelsea Studios in New York City from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Visit www.newyorkjets.com for more details on the classes and to download all application forms. The deadline for enrollment in these classes has been extended and applications and fees will be accepted at the prep classes.

The application fee for tryouts only is $25 and the deadline to apply is Friday, May 9. Tryouts will be held at the Jets Practice Facility on the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, starting May 17. Twenty-one team members will be selected for the 2008 squad at the conclusion of the tryout process. The 22nd and final member of the New York Jets Flight Crew will be voted on by Jets fans at www.newyorkjets.com.

Prep Classes:

April 12 Meadowlands Practice

Bubble 10 am-noon

April 13 Jets Practice Facility

10 am-noon

April 16 Chelsea Studio, NYC

6:30pm-8:30pm

Tryouts:

May 17 Jets Practice Facility

8am