2008 College Recruiting Events

Nike Combines

The premier high school athletic testing event, the NIKE Combines are a great opportunity for top high school players who aspire to play on the next level to see where they stand with their peers and get unbiased testing numbers by respected professionals in the industry.  Produced by Student Sports, which started the first high school football combine and camp events almost 20 years ago, these FREE combines will give any athlete an opportunity to showcase their skills for college coaches as well as for possible selection for the NIKE Football Training Camps held later in the spring.

The NIKE Combines are open to rising seniors (graduating in 2009) and top underclassmen looking to showcase their skills to the football world. Players like Devin Hester, Haloti Ngata, Larry Fitzgerald and hundreds more have blown up into national recruits after standout showings at NIKE testing events and thousands more, like FSU signee Vince Williams in the Class of 2008, who received his first offer just two days after posting the top SPARQ Rating at last year's NIKE Combine in Orlando, have earned scholarships - you could be next this spring!  Here are the upcoming dates for the 2008 Combines being hosted in Texas:

Sat., May 10th

Houston, Texas

Berry Center

Turf/outdoors

Directions

Cick here to register for these and other combine events.

Nike Training Camps

Athletes who are invited to the NIKE Football Training Camp will register, where they will pick up their free NIKE Pro workout shirt, and get their photo taken. After height and weight are measured, the NIKE Football Training Camp is broken down into three parts:

1. SPARQ TRAINING: After a proper, supervised "dynamic warmup," SPARQ trainers work participants through specific drills designed to improve athletic ability, speed and explosiveness. Here, athletes have the opportunity to tap into the secrets of proper workouts that have helped players make it to the NFL, including cone and ladder drills. This period educates participants on how to improve football-specific speed, agility and quickness movements, and also how to train specifically for the needs and requirements of their individual positions.

2. POSITION SPECIFIC DRILLS: Participants are separated into position groups (QBs, RBs, WR/TEs, OLs & DLs, LBs & DBs) to work individually on football skills and techniques with top-notch position coaches with college and NFL experience.

3. ONE-ON-ONES: The NIKE Camp concludes with one-on-one passing and non-contact line drills, which many say are the highlight of the camp.

The NIKE Camps are free and registration information is sent out to top players/recruits who are in the Class of 2009. Players can be recommended by their coach as a high level recruit to pre register for the camp. If a recommendation is not possible then a player may send in a 5 min. video highlight tape so he can be evaluated. A third way to get registered is to test well at a NIKE Combine.

Coaches can send in recommendations as soon as the season is complete... please include 2007 statistics, height, weight, position, honors/accolades, etc. with videotape if possible. Mail tapes and recommendations to:

Student Sports
23954 Madison St.
Torrance CA 90505

Players whose recommendations are accepted will be mailed back NIKE Camp registration information.

FBU (FootBall University)

FBU was founded as an elite educational football camp, and will be using an invitation only policy as its guide to enrollment for the upcoming 2008 camp season. FBU is not a mini-camp for everyone but rather a camp aimed at a small and elite class of football athletes who have already demonstrated their elite football ability, their seriousness for football, and chosen football as their primary sport.

The camp is an invite only camp for several reasons. Organizing the camp with similar talent makes for a better instructional setting, while the small class size provides a premium educational environment for all students. Second, most of our instructors provide private or group training so teaching in small groups is what they desire and are accustomed to. Finally, FBU in its second year simply cannot accommodate everyone who wants this high level training per region. The majority of the camps sold out last year and the invitational concept allows us to focus on the athletes who can best benefit from this high level training.

Invitation policy - Any athlete can be considered for acceptance. A nomination form must be completed.
2008 Mini Camp Schedule

2009 U.S. Army All American Junior Combine

Five hundred of the nation’s top high school football underclassmen will again gather in San Antonio this January for the U.S. Army National Combine presented by Reebok. The U.S. Army National Combine is specifically designed to highlight the football abilities and talents of today’s rising underclassmen and tomorrow’s future high school, college and NFL stars.

The three day event, held annually in association with the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, is the first opportunity for the nation’s top underclassmen to demonstrate their physical talent and compete against one another amongst high school and college football’s top scouting organizations, including Tom Lemming and next year’s 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee.

Modeled after the NFL combine, all combine tests and competitive drills will take place in the Alamodome. Athletes will receive apparel, gear and cleats provided by Reebok. In addition, athletes will receive lunch, bus transportation and attend the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

U.S. Army National Combine alumni include: Teddy Ginn Jr. (Miami Dolphins), Donte Whitner (Buffalo Bills), Tim Tebow (Florida), Colt McCoy (Texas), Tom Zbikowski (Notre Dame), Myron Rolle (Florida State), Derrick Williams (Penn State) and Armando Allen (Notre Dame).

General Combine Information

Combine Testing Information

RU Linemen Football Academy

The mission of RU Lineman Football Academy is to improve the offensive or defensive lineman’s overall chance for future football success through technique analysis, nutrition analysis, performance testing, and education of the college football recruiting process.

To attend this event, fill out the following registration form

Here is the schedule for the 2008 Lineman Football Academy:

Lineman Football Academies
February 2-3, 2008 - San Diego, CA
February 16th-17th, 2008 - Orlando, FL
March 8-9, 2008 - Houston (Cypress), TX
March 15-16, 2008* - Boca Raton, FL
April 5-6, 2008 - Arlington, TX
April 12-13, 2008 - Los Angeles (Santa Clarita), CA
April 19-20, 2008 - Chicago (McCook), IL
June 21-22, 2008 - Pittsburgh(Cheswick), PA
June 28-29, 2008 - San Jose, CA

National Underclassmen Combine

The goal of the National Underclassmen Combine is to get football players early exposure to recruiting services and colleges to give them the best and earliest opportunity to gain a football scholarship or to get to a better school through football. Also to get athletes exposed to the combine events as early as possible so their performance on the field and at other events increase. NUC is a way to find out who the best freshman and sophomore football players are in the country and who should we be watching out for in the future.

Here are the dates of the NUC's taking place in the state of Texas:

Here is how you register for the 2008 National Underclassmen Combine

Air It Out Academy

Air It Out Academy applies scientific principles in the fields of psychology, human motor development, and human physiology to develop our clients.  This is where we differ from all other QB and WR camps, coaches, etc...Air It Out Academy offers a wide range of programs and services to players of all ages.  The best thing about our programs is that we will come to you, whether it is for a 1 on 1 session or a camp setting.  Whatever your needs are, Air It Out Academy has the program that you need to become a successful quarterback or wide receiver.

Stay tuned for more information about upcoming dates and locations.

EA SPORTS Elite 11 QB Regional Camps

2008 EA Sports Elite 11 QB information to be released soon.

Recruiting Specific Web Links

Rules/Regulations & NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA Information:
NCAA Student-Athlete Website
http://www.ncaastudent.org

NCAA Student-Athlete Recruiting Guide
http://www.ncaastudent.org/NCAA_Guide.pdf

NCAA Clearinghouse (Academic Eligibility Requirements):
http://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/

NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student Athlete:
http://www2.ncaa.org/portal/media_an...rest/cbsa.html

NJCAA National Junior College Athletic Association:
http://www.njcaa.org/

NJCAA Eligibility Information:
http://www.njcaa.org/admin-forms.cfm...ender=m&slid=0

NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics:
http://naia.cstv.com/

NAIA Publications:
http://naia.cstv.com/member-services/pubs/

NAIA Eligibility Software (ECP):
http://naia.cstv.com/member-services...tySoftware.htm

SAT/ACT Info
ACT Test Dates/Locations:
http://www.actstudent.org/regist/centers.html

SAT Information:
Calendar: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/...calenfees.html
Locations: http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearc...rchSatTest.jsp

Recruiting Services Links

Recruiting Services/Media Highlights:
Texas Preps: http://www.texaspreps.net
Brad Anderson - 817-629-9356
(TexasPreps)
1404 Linda LN
Weatherford, TX 76087

Randy Rogers Recruiting
http://www.randyrodgersrecruiting.com/

National Collegiate Scouting Association:
http://www.ncsasports.org/

TRUpreps:
http://www.trupreps.com/

Rivals.com:
http://www.rivals.com
To send scouting videos:
Rivals.com
10 Cadillac Drive, Suite 400
Brentwood, TN, 37027

Rivals.com Junior Questionnairre:
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...rm=334&SID=880

Rivals.com Head Coach form (to provide information on potential prospects):
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...orm=44&SID=880

Scout.com
http://www.scout.com

Scout.com Regional Recruiting Editor Contact Info:
http://recruiting.scout.com/3/bios.html

Scout.com Player Submissions:
http://recruiting.scout.com/3/questionnaire.html

Scout.com Combines (looks like 2008 dates are still TBD):
http://scoutcombines.scout.com/

Student Sports:
http://ssfootball.rivals.com

MaxEmfinger Recruiting:
http://www.maxemfingerrecruiting.com (Max's Email link is on the page, left column)

SPARQ Training:
http://sparqtraining.com/intro.php

Junior College Football Prospects:
http://jcfootballprospects.com/
Athlete Sign-Up link is in top right corner!

2008 Scout.com Combines (looks like 2008 dates are still TBD):
http://scoutcombines.scout.com/

College/University Camps:
University of Texas
http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.c...ange_well_id=2

Texas Tech
http://texastech.cstv.com/camps/text-camps.html

Texas A&M
http://www.aggieathletics.com/camps....288&campID=MFB

Baylor
http://baylorbears.cstv.com/camps/camps-football.html

North Texas
http://www.meangreensports.com/Sport...DB_OEM_ID=1800

TCU
http://gofrogs.cstv.com/camps/tcu-camps-main.html

Houston
http://uhcougars.cstv.com/camps/hou-camps-m-footbl.html

SMU
http://smumustangs.cstv.com/camps/m-footbl-camp.html

Texas State
http://txstatebobcats.cstv.com/camps/txst-camps.html

Tarleton State
http://www.tarletonsports.com/SportS...16&SPSID=12324

Hardin-Simmons
http://hsuathletics.cstv.com/camps/hsim-camps2.html

Abilene Christian
http://www.acusports.com/ViewArticle...DB_OEM_ID=8900

Texas A&M - Commerce
http://lionathletics.cstv.com/camps/tame-camps.html

Stephen F. Austin
http://sfajacks.cstv.com/camps/sasu-camps.html

Sam Houston State
http://www.gobearkats.com/ViewArticl...ATCLID=1280675