8th Annual NorCal Combine This Weekend

IT'S COMBINE TIME IN THE BAY AREA. CHABOT COLLEGE AT 8:00 -- CHECK IN BEGINS. The top athletes from all the camps will be featured on our All-Combine teams, then with individual profiles on JCFootball.com. This is our 8th year on the road. How will NorCal measure up to Los Angeles, Mississippi, and Illinois?

Like last year, Unsigned Sophomores are being showcased in their own mini-combine on May 16 at Chabot. Check in begins at 3:30.

May 17 - Chabot College (8:30 - 2:30 p.m.) in northern California. Only freshmen with one more season of JC football to play will be allowed to participate. No unsigned sophomores. Registration begins at 8:30.

PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION

It's simple to register.

Freshmen Online Registration Form
Unsigned Sophomore Online Registration Form

Participants should register on the website (preferred) or using the form your coach received in the mail. By far the easiest method is to complete the online registration form on JCFootball.com. *Confirmation emails go out approximately a week after you register.

WHY ATTEND

This is the 8th year of JCFootball.com combines! Here are some reasons to attend:

1. If you're an unsigned sophomore looking for a home, then it's a no-brainer. Lots of schools seeking late signees will be in attendance. Some who don't attend will receive the results from JCFootball.com as well as player contact information. The only reason NOT to attend is if your grades won't allow you to graduate by the end of summer or if you're injured.

2. Freshman should attend because the combines will provide significant exposure. Our All-Combine teams highlight the top performers, by position, at each event as well as the best overall performers. Nearly every four-year school in the country that recruits JC prospects will get the All-Combine team and use it as a recruiting tool. Our writers will be in attendance and/or contacting combine participants afterwards -- May through the summer months. Prospect stories will be written and posted on JCFootball.com. Results from the combines will be compiled and sent to over 100 four-year schools within a week after the combines end.

3. You will have been going up against your own teammates all winter and spring. What's better than lining up against conference opponents and seeing how you measure up? That's what you get to do this coming April and May.

4. You'll get lots of exposure, catch the attention of four-year schools and JCFOOTBALL.COM, and have a good time.

Why wouldn't you want to attend? Don't attend if you are injured to the extent that you can't at least participate in most of the testing or the one-on-ones.

PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY

To attend athletes must meet the following criteria:

• Be entering their sophomore season in the fall of 2008 OR be an unsigned sophomore who saw significant playing time in 2007.
• Must have played JC football during the 2006 or 2007 season.
• Must be in good academic standing & able to transfer to 4-year school by summer 2009.
• Must be currently enrolled at a football-playing JC. If not CALL to explain circumstances. Ph. 206.331.8208
• Freshman qualifiers seeking early transfer must be recommended by their JC coach. (call or email)

Sorry, but high school athletes are not allowed to participate. No exceptions.

COST

The two Friday night combines in California for unsigned sophomores are $20.

The other events are $20 too.

Pay in advance here: http://jcfootball.scout.com/3/combinepay08.html or by mailing a check/money order to: JCFootball.com, 12103 106th Ave. NE, Kirkland, WA 98034.

AS SOON AS PAYMENT IS CONFIRMED YOUR PROFILE WILL BE CREATED ON JCFOOTBALL.COM / SCOUT.COM.

Pay at the door with a money order or cash.

EVENT DETAILS

UNSIGNED SOPHOMORE EVENTS IN CALIFORNIA...We will run forties and do vertical jump test plus height and weight measurement. The evening ends with one-on-ones (including o-line/d-line), and probably 7-on-7.

ON SATURDAY...we will do the following:

1. Height and Weight
2. Group Stretch
3. Testing in the morning: 40-yard dash (hand timed), short-shuttle, vertical jump, bench press
4. Fun in the afternoon: Positions specific work, one-on-ones, and maybe 7-on-7

Participants can do all are some of the event activities. Don't want to run a forty? Then don't. Participants can also scratch results if they so desire.

Testing will be done outdoors on a FieldTurf type surface. If it rains then forties will be done on a track. Bring the appropriate footwear.

Height and Weight: We will take height and weight measurements right after you check in. Both are done with your shoes off.

Forty-yard Dash: There will be two lanes (at least) with a starter for each lane and two timers with stop watches. Timers will primarily be JC coaches. We will not have two timers from the same JC on each lane. Athletes get two runs -- maximum. You'll start from a 3-point stance and timers begin on first movement. The best way to get a desired result? Work on your start. Run THROUGH THE FINISH. Practice, practice, practice. Find a FieldTurf or SprintTurf surface to practice on.

Short Shuttle: 5-10-5. Practice this one people. You can go in either direction and you must touch your hand on the end line.

Bench Press: OL, DL, FB, TE, and LB will do reps at 225. Everyone else will rep at 185.

Vertical Jump: We conduct vertical jump testing using the JustJump system. It is a rubber pad that you stand on and jump straight up. You cannot left you heels. Jump straight up. Very quick, easy, and accurate. Many four-year schools use JustJump pads.

**BREAK**

In the afternoons we'll run through position specific drills, one-on-ones, and probably a spirited 7-on-7 period.

• Quarterbacks, Receivers, Tight ends, Defensive Backs: Agilities then WR/DB 1-on-1. We'll do 7-on-7 if time allows.
• Offensive and defensive line: Agilities and bag work, obstacle course (emphasizing footwork: running ropes, bag step-overs, etc.).
• Linebackers: Agilities and drills
• Running backs: Agilities and drills

KICKERS/PUNTERS/SNAPPERS

We will allow kickers, punters, and snappers on Friday, May 16 only.

HOTELS AND FOOD

We don't have hotel information at this point, but we'll send suggestions soon. Food is not provided at these events. Bring something appropriate to eat!

MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON ON JCFOOTBALL.COM

Watch JCFootball.com for more information about the combines.

Call me any time at 206.331.8208

The combine staff consists of area community colleges. If you're a coach who is interested in helping, either on the football end or as a general volunteer, please contact JCFootball.com at 206-331-8208. For their efforts, coaches receive a stipend for the day, shirt, lunch, and food afterwards.

Keep an eye on JCFootball.com in April for more specific details.

JCFootball.com is an Official Partner of CCCFCA

California Community College Football Coaches Association