ESPNHS Presents 2012 NIKE Football SPARQ Combine Schedule
ESPNHS and NIKE announced today the 2012 NIKE Football SPARQ Combine Schedule. The combines will take place in 13 different locations this spring.
The NIKE Football SPARQ Combines give each athlete the opportunity to be professionally SPARQ tested and rated. The SPARQ Rating is the result of a series of sport-specific tests and gives athletes a chance to see their strengths and weaknesses. Athletes can use the rating to measure themselves against other players in their class, state and around the nation. Last spring more than 14,000 of the nation’s top prospects were tested and rated.
The 2012 tour, the ninth year of the NIKE Football SPARQ Combines, will again test high school football players from across the country. Combines are free to attend and open to the Class of 2013 graduates and top underclassmen. Athletes are tested in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, the 20-yard shuttle and the kneeling power ball throw. The combines are one way to qualify for the annual “The Opening” presented by Nike Football, to be held in early July at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore.
For locations and registration info go to: https://espn.go.com/high-school/football/events/nike-sparq-combines/2012/
2012 NIKE Football SPARQ Combine Schedule (All Times Local)
| Date | Time | Location |
| Sat, Jan 28 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | St. Louis High School, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Sun, Feb 12 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Eagles NovaCare Complex, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Sat, Feb 25 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | North Miami Stadium, Miami, Fla. |
| Sun, Feb 26 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | West Orange High School, Orlando, Fla. |
| Sat, Mar 3 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Woodforest Bank Stadium, Houston, Texas |
| Sun, Mar 4 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Lipscomb Park Stadium, Mobile, Ala. |
| Sat, Mar 10 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Panthers Practice Facility, Charlotte, N.C. |
| Sun, Mar 11 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Lakewood Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. |
| Sat, Mar 17 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Washington Massillon High School, Massillon, Ohio |
| Sat, Mar 24 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, Texas |
| Sat, Mar 31 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Veteran’s Stadium, Long Beach, Calif. |
| Sat, April 7 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Lake Barrington Fieldhouse, Chicago, Ill. |
| TBA | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | San Francisco, Calif. |
About ESPNHS
ESPNHS is a multiplatform business which serves high school student-athletes and high school sports fans. It provides high school student-athletes with recognition, resources, information and inspiration to improve their skills and achieve their goals, while offering fans compelling content across platforms. ESPNHS assets include ESPNHS GUY and GIRL magazines, ESPNHS.com; mobile and social media products (facebook.com/ESPNHS and facebook.com/ESPNHSgirl; Twitter: @ESPNHS); and more than 160 high school events including Elite 11, Elite 24, National High School Invitational, Area Code Baseball and Nike Football Combines and Nike Football Training Camps. ESPNHS is uniquely positioned to provide high school student-athletes and their fans with compelling high school sports content across multiple ESPN platforms.
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