A Dauphin football player will be in Florida next week as part of the Manitoba Selects football team.

Brenden Higgins, 17, was selected to play for the Selects at a tournament in Miami and Orlando, Fla., Feb. 14 to 23.

Higgins attended three tryout practices in Winnipeg, which weren’t grueling.

“They weren’t hard practices. They were easy practices,” he said, adding he was excited when he made the team.

“I was ready to travel.”

Higgins has played several different positions for the Selects, starting as a defensive tackle. That changed after a trip to Minneapolis.

“We decided that wasn’t the best spot, because those big boys were throwing me around. So I went to linebacker and these past couple of practices, they put me back at linebacker and at guard,” he said.

Higgins began playing football just last year. His favourite part of the game is hitting people. The Grade 12 student hopes to catch the eye of some scouts as he looks to land a scholarship.