NATS Returns to Chargers Park

The San Diego Chargers will, for the 3rd time, provide the team facility to assist the Southern California Interscholastic Football Coaches Association (SCIFCA) in conducting this years San Diego NATS test.

Kimberley Layton, Director of Corporate & Community Relations, commented: "The Chargers are proud to be involved with SCIFCA and NATS in this valuable AFCA program."

The deadline to register for the SCIFCA NATS Test at the Chargers Park is Wednesday, May 6. High school players from graduating classes 2009-2013 may register online at www.nats.us. An academic seminar will take place between combine sessions, in which parents are encouraged to attend with their student-athletes. The NATS Test will be conducted on Saturday, May 9, 2009.

The NATS Test will provide participants with access to college football programs on the NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and NJCAA levels that they otherwise would not have had. Nationwide, over 600 colleges from 49 states are already using the NATS database for initial player evaluations. The NATS program is unique, in that it's not just a one day event. It is a year round support system which provides not only athletic, but academic, support for young football players.

AFCA Executive Director Grant Teaff says, "NATS brings together the high school and college coaching communities to better serve high school players who strive to continue their academic and athletic careers at the college level."

SCIFCA NATS State Director and NATS Board of Review member Bob Burt said, "I think our Association's NATS program will greatly assist our young kids in finding opportunities to play college football that they otherwise would not have had."

By testing players in speed, strength and agility drills, NATS assists college recruiters with player evaluations, enables players to gauge their true baseline athletic ability and helps both players and parents navigate the recruiting process. Student-athletes participating in NATS also receive valuable interactive tools, such as the TeamMate Core Course Calculator, to assure them of the correct high school course schedule to meet NCAA academic standards.