Coach Young Inducted into Big Country Sports Hall of Fame

June 3rd, 2011

Please join us in congratulating one of our own on a tremendous honor. Coach John Paul Young was inducted into the Big Country Sports Hall of Fame last month. Here is an excerpt from an article published in the Abilene Reporter News:

Big Country Sports Hall of Fame: Young went from Abilene High to SWC and NFL coaching career

By Sam Waller

As a senior at Abilene High School, John Paul Young knew he wanted to go into coaching.

More than 50 years after leaving AHS, coaching has been a lifelong vocation.

Young spent 42 years coaching in high school, college, the NFL and Arena Football League and, with former Angelo State coach Jim Hess, helped found the Angelo Football Clinic. Young will be among the honorees Monday at the Big Country Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.

“I’m humbled and full of joy about the thing,” Young said. “To be chosen for something like this where you come from is a very, very special deal. It’s among the top honors I’ve had.”

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Inside the League presents former Cowboys scout Jim Hess

May 20th, 2011

NFL Scout Jim Hess credited with discovering RomoInside the League (www.insidetheleague.com) presents former Cowboys scout Jim Hess at Fieldhouse USA, home of Athletes Performance, in Frisco, TX, Sunday at 4 p.m. The event is open to all ITL clients. Hess will be discussing how to find off-the-radar talent with NFL promise. Check out this link to read about Hess’ biggest find. Come get the kind of inside information only ITL provides!

Coach Hess is one of the founding members and remains active on the field for National Athletic Combine (NAC).

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Look for NAC in 2012

May 20th, 2011

Look for us in 2012. Due to our strenuous efforts to keep participation free to athletes and their families coupled with NCAA dealings late 2010 and early 2011, we started our fundraising campaign too late to schedule combines this year. Stay tuned for updates!

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NAC Teams Up with eTeamSponsor on Fundraising Efforts

May 18th, 2011

We are excited to be working with eTeamSponsor on raising funds for our combines to keep participation FREE for athletes and their families. It has always been the goal of NAC to keep participation in our combines at no cost to participants and their families. Texas UIL requires that athletes purchase their lunch, but our combines are otherwise free. Please check them out at eTeamSponsor.com - and thanks for your support!

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Come see us in San Antonio, July 18-21

July 16th, 2010

After a great clinic in San Angelo last month, NAC is hitting the road again — this time we’re headed to San Antonio for the Texas High School Coaches Association Convention and Coaching School July 18-21, 2010 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Come by our booth and see us — we will give you the full demo. We will also be showing off the results of our five regional football combines held in Texas this year. Coaches will be able to nominate players for next year’s combines on site as well as register to receive NAC news, updates and information. Visit the THSCA website for registration information and other details.

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Angelo Clinic Successful for NAC

July 6th, 2010

This year’s visit to the Angelo Football Clinic proved what NAC founders have been saying all along…  “that there is a need for consistent, accurate, credible – and verifiable data” in the football recruiting world.

Coaches from high schools and top colleges alike came by the NAC booth at the clinic and were shown results from all five regional high school combines we conducted in Texas this year. The feedback was all very positive.

“How do we get this?” one college coach asked.

“This is all free to the athletes and their families?” another high school coach inquired.

Questions and comments from every coach that had the opportunity to see what NAC is doing followed this trend. “We are excited about our showing at the Angelo Clinic. It feels good to get that kind of validation from some very influential D-1 college coaches,” remarked John Owen, one of NAC’s directors. “It lets us know we’re on the right track.”

The National Athletic Combine was started in 2008 by former NFL, NCAA, and High School coaches in collaboration with leading athletic technology providers who saw the need for a “standards-based” athletic combine, through which high school athletes could be evaluated fairly and accurately for college recruiters and coaches. Participation in NAC combines is free to athletes and their families.

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Looking for Combine Results?

May 18th, 2010

All NAC video is exclusively provided to colleges and universities for talent evaluation and recruiting purposes. It is not made available to the general public. Participants and parents will also be able subscribe to the player profiles in the near future; however this phase is still in development. We will provide an update via this blog and our website when it becomes available. Again, we appreciate your patience.

Check Out NAC Top Performers (Updated 6/24)

See who shined at National Athletic Combine! View top performers in the 40 Yd Dash, Bench Press, Broad Jump, Vertical Jump, Short and Long Shuttles, and 3-Cone Drill at our 2010 Texas Regional combines in Greenville, Kilgore, Prosper, Odessa, The Woodlands and New Braunfels.

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Central Texas Combine in New Braunfels This Weekend

May 17th, 2010

This weekend marks our fifth Texas high school regional, and subsequently, our last event of this combine season — the Central Texas Regional at New Braunfels High School. This is the rescheduled event from our previously postponed March combine in Austin.

Don’t forget to pre-register online. Invites have been distributed via your school coaching staff. Have your letter and invitation number ready and click here to pre-register. Deadline for pre-registration is Wednesday, May 19th. Pre-registration is required for participation. We look forward to seeing you this weekend in New Braunfels.

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Football’s future, past converge in The Woodlands this weekend

April 21st, 2010

Whether you’re a fan of Houston football, or you play the game at a high school somewhere in Houston, Legends Sports Complex in The Woodlands would be a good place to be Saturday and Sunday.

This weekend is National Athletic Combine’s first-ever event in the Greater Houston area. NAC will take its high-tech instruments, big-name coaches and the technicians and coaches who operate things to the venue, a 100,000 square-foot facility at 602 Pruitt Road in The Woodlands (77380).

Among the former Oilers who’ll be on hand will be former QB Dan Pastorini, offensive linemen Carl Mauck and David Carter, and defensive coordinator John Paul Young, who is among the directors of NAC. There also might be an appearance by legendary Oilers head coach Bum Phillips.

Sign-in starts at 7 a.m. both days, and it’s expected that over 100 young men, made up of mostly of rising sophomores, juniors and seniors, will be taking part in the reps, the runs, the jumps and the drills. The action starts at 8 a.m. and will wrap up mid-afternoon, probably before 4 p.m.

Parents are welcome to accompany their sons to the event, but are encouraged to bring lawn chairs as seating is limited. There will also be presentations by Scott Pucek of Xplosive Speed, who trains NFL Draft prospects at the Athletes Performance facility in Frisco; and Segun Adebayo, who will head the inaugural One Play Away O-Line vs. D-Line Camp for linemen this summer at DeKaney High School, 22351 Imperial Valley Dr. (77073), from June 9-11.

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Approaching Pre-registration Deadline for Texas Gulf Coast Regional Combine in The Woodlands

April 17th, 2010

Don’t forget to pre-register online for the upcoming Texas Gulf Coast Regional in at the Legends Sports Complex in The Woodlands. Invites have been distributed via your school coaching staff. Have your letter and invitation number ready and click here to pre-register. Deadline for pre-registration is Wednesday, April 21. Pre-registration is required for participation. We look forward to seeing you next weekend in The Woodlands.

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