05.Feb.2010 | "EP Gridiron Challenge by Xplode Athletics"
El Paso's Biggest High School Football Combine - Over 500 athletes tested in 2009!
Saturday April 24th, 2010
FREE for all area high school football players
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The EP Gridiron Challenge is back, and we're ready to see who is making the most of their "time off"!

The EP Gridiron Challenge began as a way to motivate and inspire local football players, by turning their off-season training into a competition. Last year, over 500 athletes tested, with teams participating from all over the city. When the dust settled, Americas High School took the team competition with the highest average SPARQ Rating and Darius McCullough, also of Americas, took the individual championship with an astounding 111.21 SPARQ Rating in the "Top 25 Finals".

The Challenge
We utilize the same testing protocol as the Nike Football Combine, the SPARQ Test. This consists of the 40 Yard Dash, 5-10-5 Shuttle, Vertical Jump plus Weight, and the Kneeling Powerball Toss. After completing the testing, each athlete is given a numeric rating of their overall performance. Since your rating is a combination of all the tests, this gives a 300 lb lineman as good of a shot as a skill position to score a high rating.

Once you have been tested, you can then compare your score on our SPARQ Ratings page to see how you rank against your teammates, and your competition.

By the end of summer, we’ll know who took care of business this off-season and crown the 2010 EP Gridiron Challenge Individual and Team Champion. Most importantly, we hope that everyone that participates uses this competition to improve their performance on the field, reduce the risk of injury, and raise the bar for future Gridiron Warriors!

Good luck and get training!
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For more information, please refer to our FAQs page. For detailed instructions on the SPARQ Testing procedures, click the PDF file below.

Please call 915.202.1162 for any other questions. | more information