College Football Recruiting Fair & Combine

Philadelphia Sports Training Center will be hosting a College Recruiting Fair & Combine on Saturday, February 28^th at our 80,000 square foot sports performance training facility.  College Fair hours will be 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and the High School Combine for high school juniors and seniors only will be from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Doors will be open at 8:00 a.m. for registration for this event to all parents, coaches, and student-athletes in grade 7 – 12 with a minimum of a 2.0 grade point average.  MUST be registered for attendance.  All attendee’s encouraged to RSVP online for faster registration on entrance.  

The agenda for this spectacular one-day event will include; booth space for coaches to set up and display their college/university, sessions will include a NCAA Compliance Officer, completing the FAFSA for financial aide, college recruiting process, and panel discussion with current/past football players-coaches.  During the panel discussion high school coaches, parents, and student-athletes will have a chance to ask our guest panelist questions about the experiences of playing college football.  Colleges will be in attendance from Division II, III, JUCO, NAIA, NCCAA, and post-graduate colleges.  All colleges have expressed interest in signing student-athletes from this combine and have available roster spots for the 2009 and 2010 season if student-athletes qualify. 

Following the panel discussion, there will be a brief break and high school juniors and seniors will participate in a FREE combine format testing and evaluation. ALL participants must have a minimum of a 2.0 grade point average. Testing includes 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, 10-yard dahs, 185 bench press, push-ups, sit-ups, "L" Drill, "T" Drill, pro-agility, broad jump, height, weight, body fat, and mental testing.  Players will perform various agility and skill drills for college coaches’ evaluations, including various football skill drills instructed by several top high school coaches in the country.  Coincidentally this Combine is at the conclusion of the NFL Combine and during the signing period for high school football players to sign their “Letter of Intent" before April 1, 2009. 

You will be notified of your status via email for participation in the combine.  The spots available by position are limited to: QB(10), RB/FB(10), TE(10), WR(10), OL(10), DT(10), DE(10), LB(10), DB(10), and Safety (10).  You must be approved before participation in the combine.  All attendee's must be present in an exclusive webinar scheduled by email, regarding content and distribution of your player profile that is for college coaches in attendance and others.  You must arrive at least no later than 8:30am to be registered for the combine and go through non-field testing.  ALL COMBINE participants must have a school transcript dated within 30 days of the event date. 

Benefits of attending this event:

þ     Student-athletes in grades 7^th – 12^th will meet college football coaches and recruiters face-to-face

þ     Parents will be able to ask college football coaches their philosophy on educating their child

þ     High School coaches can ask how college coaches evaluate their prospective recruits

þ     Attendee’s will be able to go to sessions on financial aide, FAFSA, recruiting process, and more

þ     Middle School and underclassmen will understand the traits and academic standards of colleges

þ     Juniors and Seniors will be able to participate in FREE combine similar to the NFL Combine

þ     Prospects will know where there athletic testing results compare to their peers of same positions

Fundraising proceeds from the College Football Recruiting Fair & Combine will go towards the 7-on-7 Passing Football League.  The PFL is a youth sports league that extends football competition in the spring for student-athletes from middle school to high school that achieves the minimum 2.0 grade point average.  All participants perform two community service clean-ups throughout the season and attend a college recruiting seminar.  Although we are offering this event, free of charge, please consider making a donation to help further the advancement of education and sports to student-athletes and parents of.

The purpose of this event is to promote the importance of education to football players in middle and high school.  Student-athletes will also have a unique opportunity to display their athletic ability while college football coaches evaluate their performance.  The combination of encouraging education to student-athletes and the opportunity to be evaluated by local and regional college football coaches gives the event an excitement only achieved through your sponsorship.  Offering this event free of charge to all registered high school student-athletes will ensure its attendance of at least 300 student-athletes, parents, and coaches.

We also encourage parents, student-athletes, and coaches to register on our new social networking website so that you can stay connected with others that support education and sports.  President Obama wants to do everything he can to help country get back on its feet and to move forward from past pitfalls.  But, as he has said many times, he cannot do this alone.  We have to eventually help ourselves.  This event is for student-athletes to be EMPOWERED and to take their athletic ability and academic ambition to the next level.  Together, "Yes, We Can...Graduate" is our positive message to middle school and high school students. 

To join our networking website, click here for the MyPSTC.  You will be able to sign up for future FREE webinars and chats with professional football players, college coaches, and network with parents from across the country that deal with the same issues in getting their child to the next level.