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Anne Arundel County Middle School Football CombineAPI - The premier football performance training company in Maryland is hosting a Nike SPARQ Football Combine for middle school athletes in Anne Arundel County. Each athlete will receive a Nike SPARQ football rating that gauges a player's athleticism based on the following tests:
- 40-Yd Dash
- 5-10-5 Agility Shuttle
- Vertical Jump
- Kneeling Powerball Toss
- WHO? Football players ages 10 - 14 years old
- WHERE? Annapolis Area Christian School - Kilby Athletic Center 109 Burns Crossing Rd - Severn, MD 21114
- WHEN? Saturday, June 6th (2PM - 6PM)
- WHY? TEST. TRAIN. COMPETE.
- COST? $30.00
2009 API Nike SPARQ Combine Clinic and Playmaker Recruiting WorkshopThe 1st Annual API Nike SPARQ Combine Clinic and Playmaker Recruiting Workshop held on February 28th at Annapolis Area Christian was a huge success as over 55 families attended the event. Donnie Zimmerman covered topics in the workshop ranging from eligibility, NCAA Clearinghouse, Financial Aid, the recruiting timeline and scholarship process. API placed the athletes thru an active dynamic warm up and stations that included a hurdle lower trunk flexibility circuit, 40 yard stance/start circuit, pro agility circuit, vertical jump circuit and power ball toss circuit. We had athletes attend from the state of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Washington DC that included freshman, sophomores and juniors.
We look forward to hosting the event again next year.
Maryland Middle School CombineThe first ever Maryland Middle School Combine was an enormous success. The MMSC was the brain child of Donnie English after he saw there was a disconnect between middle school football players and high school coaches. A native of Ohio, where high school football coaches are involved down to the pee-wee level, Coach English decided something needed to be done to bridge the gap. He contacted API for help in organizing and with athletic skills instruction, Stephen Vaught, President and Founder of API jumped at the chance to get involved in this novel idea. API became the official sponsor of the MMSC and came out all 4 days free of charge and provided athletic skills instruction and a SPARQ rating for all 140 plus participants of the combine. On top of the football and athletic skills instruction the student-athletes received, they had several guest speakers that provided some incite to the world of high school football. Mike Clay of St. Frances Academy, Mike Whittles of Archbishop Spalding High School, Ken Lucas of Annapolis Area Christian School, and Bill McGregor coach for DeMatha High School just to name a few of the 14 local area high school coaches who spoke. All of the guest speakers spoke very little about football. The importance of education, character, teamwork and hard work were among the main topics of discussion. API is very proud and honored to have been given the opportunity to participate with inception of the MMSC program and is looking forward to participating in the MMSC for many years to come. For more information on the MMSC visit:
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/vault/cgi-bin/gazette/view/2008G/07/05-22.HTM
or
http://www.digitalsports.com/article/type/organization/typeid/44/id/31927.aspx
API Athletes Ready for the Collegiate LevelAPI is proud to announce that three student athletes in the API family have committed to play lacrosse at the NCAA Division I level. Sean Price, an rising senior at Severna Park, has committed to the United States Naval Academy, Sam Jones, also a rising senior at Severna Park, has committed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Jason Gonos, a rising senior at St. Mary's, has committed to Harvard University. The API coaching staff wishes these three exceptional young men the best of luck in their upcoming high school season and their future collegiate seasons. API is very proud to have been part of their athletic careers. Your hard work and determination has shown through and taken you to the next level.
API Athlete One Step Closer to Junior Olympic TeamAPI student-athlete and rising junior at Severna Park, Alex Ramsay recently traveled to Jupiter, Florida with his regional all-star baseball team, MVP, to play in the USA Baseball 16U Championship East on June 20th through the 28th. Because of his performance in the tournament, he was selected for the U16 USA Trial Team, a tryout squad for the USA Junior Olympic team. He was one of 36 players selected for over 140 teams involved in the tournament. Alex will head to Miami, Florida on August 9th to the 16th for the tryouts, in hopes of being selected for the junior Olympic team. If he is selected, he will represent the USA in the COPABEAA Pan American Games, August 22nd to the 31st. Alex went 5 for 12 with two doubles and six walks in seven games at the plate and throw out five runners from behind the plate as catcher. "It was a big relief once I found out I made the team" said Alex speaking of the nerves he felt during the first few games of the tournament. He went on to say "I prepared for this tournament and a chance at making the team like it was business as usual". Playing for his U18 team the Maryland Monarchs and training with API were his main avenues of preparation. API is very proud of Alex and all of his hard work. He has been focused and committed to improving his athletic skills and his effort has obviously paid off. Congratulations Alex and best of luck in Miami. For more on Alex and his success at the tournament visit:
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/07_08-21/HIG
February 6, 2008 - API Athletes sign National Letters of IntentAPI athletes Stephen DeMilio, Severna Park (Gardner-Webb University), Patrick Morrison, Severna Park (Wagner College) and AJ Francis, Gonzaga (University of Maryland) will all be continuing their football careers at the collegiate level.
The API coaching staff is extremely proud of each of these young men. Their commitment to their sport is evident and their years of hard work have been rewarded with the opportunity to play at the collegiate level and continue their education.
Best of luck Steve, Patrick and AJ! We look forward to following your careers for the next four years!
January 7, 2008 - API adds Dave Quader to the Coaching staffAPI is proud to announce the recent hiring of Dave Quader as an Assistant Strength, Speed and Conditioning Coach. Dave, a graduate of St. Mary's High School received his Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science from Towson University where he was also a member of the men's hockey team. Dave holds certifications from the National Strength Professionals Association and the National Association of Speed and Explosion and is currently pursuing certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Welcome Dave!
API now offering Yoga conditioning to student-athletesAPI will launch a new 6-week Performance Yoga program beginning the week of January 7, 2008. Under the direction of Jennifer Steele, API will offer small group Yoga conditioning to high school athletes with each group consisting of a maximum of 6 athletes. Each group will train in API's private yoga studio located in our new training facility, The Club @ API.
"Our new Performance Yoga program is a perfect compliment to our resistance training and field training programs. Performance Yoga will benefit all athletes by increasing flexibility, developing core strength and enhancing mental focus. Our Yoga coaching staff, under the direction of Jennifer Steele, is second to none and we are extremely excited to offer this specialized training program to our athletes." Stephen Vaught
Founder & President
For more information contact Jennifer Steele, Yoga Program Director at (443) 794-5615 or send e-mail to yoga@theclubatapi.com.
Register for 6-week program beginning the week of January 7th.
2009 API Nike SPARQ Combine Clinic and Playmaker Recruiting WorkshopAPI and Playmaker Recruiting will be hosting a NIKE SPARQ Combine Clinic and Recruiting Workshop on Saturday, February 28th. Playmaker Recruiting will be discussing the entire recruiting process to include eligibility, financial aid, the scholarship process, evaluation / contact periods, junior days, tape evaluation and exposure opportunities. API will be covering combine testing techniques: 40 yard dash-stance / start / running mechanics, short shuttle, vertical jump and medicine ball test. With over 20 years of coaching experience, this clinic is targeted for High School Football Players that have the desire to play college football.
Who: HS Football Players that are currently Freshman, Sophomore or Junior's.
When: Saturday, February 28th 11am to 3:30pm. Recruiting Workshop 11am to 1pm and SPARQ Combine Clinic 1:30pm to 3:30pm. (no food or drink will be provided)
Where: Annapolis Area Christian School / Kilby Athletic Center 109 Burns Crossing Rd - Severn, MD 21144.
Cost: $25.
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