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Invitational Combine for High-School Athletes this Saturday

A new invitational combine for high-school athletes will be held this Saturday, the 25th of March. The initiative comes from Bremond ?Baybay? McClinton of All Sports Speed and Conditioning Program and will take place at the 2006 Granada Hills. The combine is free for athletes and will feature no more than 120 high school underclassmen -- sophomores and juniors. At the combine, these student athletes will work out and test their skills in front of college scouts and coaches. They will demonstrate such skills as their listing vertical, 20 and 40-yard passes, pro-agility run, standard broad jump, bench press 185 pounds, and undergo a position skills test.

The Purpose here is similar to the concept of the NFL Scouting Combine held in Indianapolis at the beginning of each spring, and will be to evaluate these young athletes as prospective college football players. ?It?s a great asset for kids that can help them get into college,? says Baybay of the combine. ?It gives coaches a great opportunity to see the full athletic prowess of these kids off the football field?. A former professional NFL athlete who played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Oilers in the late eighties and early nineties, Baybay has since become a successful strength trainer. Certified as a Specialist in Sports Conditioning through the International Sports Sciences Association, he works with high-profile athletes such as Priest Holmes of the Kansas City Chiefs and N.D. Kalu of the Philadelphia Eagles. In addition, McClinton runs speed and strength camps for kids of all ages several times a year, including an annual summer All Sports Fitness Football Camp with the Pros.

Baybay?s All Sports Speed and Conditioning Program uses today?s latest technology in speed techniques and development, as well as over 20 years of football training experience to prepare college football players for their professional careers, high school athletes for their college careers, and NFL players to be the best of the best. This is the first combine for high school athletes that McClinton has held in California. At his San Antonio combine last year, eight of the student athletes that participated were awarded athletic scholarships to college. ?It?s been a blessing,? says Baybay of his work with young athletes.