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 exclusive events and a great opportunity to get

standardized SPARQ Testing in a professional setting. These testing results are

the gold standard for college coaches across the country who have been relying

upon Student Sports' expertise and unbiased testing excellence to evaluate high

school talent for the past 20 years.

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!

Athletes who come to a NIKE Combine will register, where they will pick up

their free NIKE Pro workout shirt. They will then snake through the Combine

events in the order they registered, beginning with height and weight. After

height and weight are measured, the players will be photographed and begin the

testing events.

After a proper, supervised dynamic warm-up, each athlete will be tested in the

40-yard dash (twice, fastest time kept), vertical jump, the 20-yard shuttle

(twice, fastest time kept) and new this year the powerball throw (twice,

farthest throw kept). With these testing results each athlete will be able to

calculate their SPARQ Rating at sparqtraining.com

to see where they stand with the best in the country.

Click Here to view this Link.In addition, the NIKE Combines will also be accompanied by a SPARQ seminar,

in which players will have the opportunity to listen to and interact with

knowledgeable speakers on topics of offseason training and the recruiting

process.

Attending one of the NIKE Combines is a great opportunity to take advantage of

NIKE's commitment to football and athleticism, which will give each athlete the

opportunity to get professionally SPARQ Tested so they will have a starting base

to improve upon. They'll have a chance to see other elite players in their

class, which will give them an idea of where they stand and inspire them to get

better. Also in select markets following these combines, NIKE will be holding

instructional NIKE SPARQ Camps FREE of charge to help each athlete work with

SPARQ Trainers to improve upon their times and stats from the NIKE Combine.

There is also an opportunity for great recruiting exposure and coverage. Student

Sports, home of the NIKE Football Training Camps and leader of the Student

Sports High School Network on Rivals, will be at the NIKE Combines covering the

event as well as taking photos and video. In addition the results will be

distributed to major college football programs all over the country. Also, a

good performance can mean a spot at the NIKE

Football Training Camps, which kickoff in April 2008.

Each athlete participating will need to bring appropriate workout gear: shorts,

sweats, football cleats and training shoes. Also, each participant will receive

a NIKE Pro participant's shirt.

(Q)Can a bad performance at the NIKE Combine hurt my stock?

(A) No, because of the "scratch rule." Student Sports cares about the

athletes first! If an athlete tests and does not like a particular mark, the

time or mark may be scratched from the results.

Even so, college coaches put more emphasis on how players perform in pads. A

disappointing time in the 40 will not lead to colleges dropping a player. At

past NIKE events, running backs and wide receivers have run 4.8's and

linebackers run 5.2s and still sign with major D-I programs - current New York

Jets standout linebacker Jonathan Vilma clocked a 5.0 40 at a NIKE Camp when he

was in high school, and obviously the fourth-year All-Pro has not let that slow

him down. Use your times, marks and SPARQ Rating to honestly evaluate yourself

as a player and see where you can work to improve your athleticism through SPARQ

Training.

WHAT IS A SPARQ RATING? 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.

Please visit http://www.gametimemanagement.com/stusport/Default.aspx

for travel and event information.

Any NIKE Combine questions can be directed towards Michael White (michael@studentsports.com)

or 1-310-791-1142 x 4429.