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FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Where great athletes become great football players
Maximum College Exposure to 400 college Football Programs
“Rush to the NFL: These Guys Screen Pros of Tomorrow” - The Wall Street Journal, on Sportslink, Producers of Football University. FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY Football University was started by the creators of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on NBC, which annually showcases the nation’s top preps such as Adrian Peterson, Joe Thomas, Tommie Harris, Reggie Bush and Tim Tebow. The founders realized three things: existing national camps were not servicing elite athlete with elite instruction; combines tested physical ability; not football ability, and college coaches were looking for better methods to evaluate an athlete’s “football ability”. In response, the FBU founders built a network of trusted high school coaches and scouts who could identify the top 300 prep athletes in 30 regions. They then found the best instructors from the NFL ranks at every position who could teach an elite curriculum. At the quarterback position alone, our instructors have privately trained Eli Manning, Tony Romo, Tom Brady and Matt Ryan, the top quarterback chosen in the 2008 NFL Draft. The three-day experience features 14 hours of one-of-a-kind instruction and meaningful college exposure for the nation’s top preps. The experience includes on-field and off-field instruction, technique drills, film study, classroom testing, and access to hi-definition video football analysis allowing every athlete and instructor to observe technique at 500 frames per second. Every athlete also receives a private technical and performance evaluation by his NFL instructor and Athletic Republic. After two years, FBU has trained more than 2,500 of the nation’s top athletes including hundreds of Division I scholarship athletes and U.S. Army All-Americans, including 2009 top rated prep and U.S. Army Bowl MVP, Terrelle Pryor. YEAR-END ‘TOP GUN’ FOR TOP 80 PROSPECTS PER CLASS After its 30 city season, FBU will invite, by class, the nation’s best prep talent to its “Top Gun” facility outside Orlando, Florida. For three days, all athletes will be housed on-campus at a state of the art 90-acre NFL-style football training complex that features Bermuda grass fields, indoor turf, a speed and strength center, on-site chef, nutritionist, trainer, and large screen televisions. This showcase for the nation’s best will be more competitive than instructional. Only invited national media and recruiting experts will be in attendance. MAXIMUM COLLEGE EXPOSURE FBU will also provide the most college exposure to its prep athletes. Every athlete will receive his own Rivals.com football profile. Rivals.com is the leading name in college football recruiting. Through the Forbes Report, FBU athletes will have their FBU video profile sent to a maximum of 400 colleges. Each profile will include commentary on the athlete’s ability by FBU’s expert NFL instructors. In addition, the one-on-one competition will be available via web cast to hundreds of college coaches, who can now evaluate “football movement and ability” against other top athletes. This will provide coaches with a deeper insight on football ability versus a highlight reel or game tape against inferior competition. SELECTION PROCESS FBU looks to train athletes who consider football a primary sport, have demonstrated elite ability, wish to play at the college level, and have been identified by a regional FBU scout. If an athlete has not been identified by an FBU regional scout and desires to attend FBU, nominations may be submitted at www.footballuniversity.org and every athlete will be interviewed for admission. We understand that many athletes develop late, switch position, or play on teams that receive less exposure.
The SportsLink family of properties. 2008 Football University’s Top Gun Alumni: U.S. Army All-Americans Randall Carroll, WR (CA); Bryce Brown, RB (KS); Jayden Bird, LB (KS); Kevin Newsome, QB (VA); Christine Michael, RB (TX); Cierre Wood, RB (CA); Shaquelle Evans, WR (CA), TJ McDonald, DB (CA); and Patrick Hall, DB (CA). (Many other top preps such as Tajh Boyd attended but are not featured in picture).
MAXIMUM COLLEGE EXPOSURE rivals.com Your tuition includes a Rivals.com Player Profile: The premier site for football recruiting will display your photos, stats, videos, recent news stories, and college prospects in an individual profile. www.rivals.com
THE Tuition includes your video in The Forbes Report: This report provides in-depth prospect recruiting Forbes reports and edited game video to over 400 subscribing college programs around the country. REPORT www.theforbesreport.com Approximate Positional Breakdown at each FBU location FBU EXPERIENCE - VALUE Quarterback Position (QBU) - 3 Days (14 hours) of elite instructions by top NFL Instructors Jr. 15 Soph. 24 Fresh. 24 - FBU apparel and gear Wide Receivers (WRU) and Defensive Backs (DBU) - Lunch on Saturday and Sunday Jr. 5 Soph. 6 Fresh. 9 - Membership to the Maxwell Football Club Linebackers (LBU) - Slow Motion high definition video analysis for each athlete Jr. 5 Soph. 5 Fresh. 5 - DVD high-def video analysis Running Backs (RBU) - Individual speed and strength analysis by Athletic Republic Jr. 2 Soph. 2 Fresh. 5 - 9:1 Athlete-Instructor Ratio Linemen (LMU) - College Exposure Program (see above) Jr. 2 Soph. 3 Fresh.5 - College Recruiting seminar for Parents and Athletes Punters and Kickers (PKU) Jr. 2 Soph. 3 Fresh. 5 All positions: $549 ($40 per hour for 14 intense hours).
FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY CONTACT INFORMATION Stacy Battaglino FBU Administrator 973.366.8448 x-247 [email protected]
For 2009 dates and locations visit www.footballuniversity.org Next Season Starts TODAY- There is NO off-Season Anymore.
“While All-Pro Andre Rison worked with receivers, retired Giants back Rodney Hampton helped running backs and Super Bowl starter Perry Williams assisted defensive backs, I had a cup of coffee with two of the best minds in quarterbacking.” - Kevin Armstrong, Reporter, Sports Illustrated
“It’s the best instructional camp in the country by far. FBU is completely unique. It is the most outstanding individual teaching and instruction by the NFL Professional.” - Tom Lemming, National Recruiting Analyst
I’m glad my son got the opportunity to attend Football University. The camp and coaching was great; it’s not like any other camp I’ve seen.” - Marty Mornhinweg, Assistant Head Coach of the Philadelphia Eagles
“This is not just another football camp…this elite camp showcased talent from around the region.” - Amy Sasser, Naperville Sun
“My son was invited to FBU Houston. It was the best technical football instruction in the country, and unlike any other football experience I have seen in my long football career.” - Ken Houston, NFL Hall of Fame Defensive Back, Washington Redskins
“This is not just a camp, it’s a Football Experience. It’s the best technical football camp I’ve ever seen.” - Larry Kennan, Director of the NFL Coaches Association and Personal Tutor to NFL greats such as Eli Manning and Drew Brees
“No event is bigger than Football University.” - Jeremy Crabtree, National Recruiting Editor, Rivals.com
FBU is produced by SportsLink, the creators of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on NBC which has featured Reggie Bush, Vince Young, Adrian Peterson and Tim Tebow.