Honolulu, Houston and Massillon, Ohio Included for First Time 

Free Online Registration Open for Top Prospects

 

ESPN RISE, in conjunction with Nike, has released its tour schedule for the 2010 Nike Football Combine, the nation’s premier high school athletic testing event.  This year’s tour will include 17 premier events across the continental U.S. and in Hawaii. ESPN RISE will host Nike Football Combines in Honolulu, Houston and Massillon, Ohio for the first time in the event’s history. 

Nike Football Combines are free and open to Class of 2011 high school football players, as well as to top underclassmen looking to showcase their football skills.  Alumni of the combines include Andre Johnson, Haloti Ngata, Larry Fitzgerald and hundreds more.  Free online registration is available at ESPNRISE.com. 

“We are excited to introduce our Nike Football Combines to high school football players in three new markets this year,” said Andy Bark, vice president, Events, ESPN RISE.  “Providing high school football players with free, expert and unbiased athletic measurement and an opportunity to showcase their abilities is an invaluable experience for players that aspire to play on the next level.”

 

The 2010 Combine

Registered athletes participating in the 2010 Nike Football Combine will:

• Receive free access and testing at either turf/indoor or grass/outdoor events – varying dates apply
• Evaluation processed by registration number
• Be measured by height and weight, and photographed
• Receive a proper, supervised dynamic warm-up
• Be tested in: the 40-yard dash (twice, fastest time kept), vertical jump (highest jump kept), the 20-yard shuttle (twice, fastest time kept) and the power ball throw (twice, farthest throw kept)
• Receive a SPARQ Rating – based on a calculation of their testing scores
• Attend an interactive Nike SPARQ seminar which will cover off-season training, the recruiting process and a short series of SPARQ drills
• In select markets, participate in a free instructional Nike SPARQ Mini-Camps to work with SPARQ Trainers to improve upon their times and stats from the Nike Combine
• Receive exposure across ESPN platforms and with college football programs across the country
• Eligible for selection consideration for the Nike Football Training Camps, the top national football camp tour (selection is based on over all performance – participation is free)
• Receive a free Nike Pro workout shirt (but must bring appropriate workout gear: shorts, sweats, football cleats and training shoes)

 

2010 NIKE FOOTBALL COMBINE SCHEDULE: 

DATE	CITY	LOCATION	SURFACE	TIME
Sat., Jan 30	Honolulu	Aloha Stadium	Turf/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Feb 6	Miami	Traz Powell Stadium	Turf/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Feb 13	Mobile, Ala.	Lipscomb Park Stadium	Turf/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sun, Feb 14	Houston	Woodforest Stadium	Turf/indoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Feb 20	Pittsburgh	UPMC Sports Performance Complex	Turf/indoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Feb 27	Orlando, Fla.	ESPN Wide World of Sports	Grass/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Mar 6	Massillon, Ohio	Paul L. David Athletic Training Center	Turf/indoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Mar 13	Charlotte, N.C.	Mallard Creek High School	Turf/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sun., Mar 14	Atlanta	Hallford Stadium	Turf/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sun., Mar 21	Chicago	MAX McCook Expo Center	Turf/indoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Mar 27	Miami	Traz Powell Stadium	Turf/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Apr 3	Baltimore	Old Mill High School	Turf/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Apr 10	Dallas/Ft. Worth	Pennington Field	Astroturf/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Apr 24	Los Angeles	Long Beach Veteran’s Stadium	Turf/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., May 15	Oakland, Calif.	Laney College	Turf/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Jun 5	Portland, Ore.	Tigard High School	Turf/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Wed., Jun 16	Salt Lake City	ALA Academy	Turf/outdoors	9 a.m. -2 p.m.

Reporting time available for athletes post online pre-register 

Produced by ESPN RISE, Nike Football Combines were originally launched by Student Sports nearly 20 years ago.  Student Sports was acquired by ESPN in July 2008 and is now known as ESPN RISE.

 

About ESPN RISE
ESPN RISE represents ESPN’s commitment to engage and elevate high school athletes by providing them with recognition, resources, information and inspiration that can motivate them to improve their skills and achieve their goals to be the best athletes they can.  ESPN RISE assets include ESPN RISE, GIRL, Hardwood and Gridiron magazines; ESPNRISE.com, Hoopgurlz.com and DyeStat.com; and more than 160 high school events including Elite 11, Elite 24, ESPN RISE Games, ESPN RISE National High School Invitational, Faster to First, Area Code Baseball and Nike Combines/Nike SPARQ Mini Camps.  ESPN RISE is uniquely positioned to provide high school athletes and the company’s core fans with compelling high school sports content across all ESPN platforms.

 

About SPARQ

SPARQ stands for Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction and Quickness, the essential tools for superior athletic performance. SPARQ Training is the dynamic training method used at the NIKE Football Training Camps. The SPARQ Rating is a number that identifies overall athletic ability and is used by top coaches and trainers around the nation as an initial indicator of an athletes’ potential on the field.

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