National Kicking Spring Event Schedule
9th Annual National Kicking and Snapping Spring Event
Sponsored by Nike
Date: May 14-15, 2011
Schedule:

Saturday May 14th, 2011
6:30 - 7:15 Group 1 Check-In
7:30 - 9:30 Group 1 Field Instruction Time
8:30 - 9:15 Group 2 Check-In
9:30 - 11:00 Group 2 Field Instruction Time (Punters Only)
10:15 - 11:00 Group 3 Check-In
11:15 - 12:00 College & Pro Demonstration
12:15 - 1:00 NCSA Recruiting Meeting
1:15 - 3:15 Group 3 Field Instruction Time
2:15 - 3:00 Group 4 Check-In
3:15 - 5:15 Group 4 Field Instruction Time

Saturday is an instructional day. Please pay close attention to your group number and attend the assigned time your group number is given. These group numbers will be assigned to you approximately 1 week prior to the Event via email.

The Pro Demonstration and NCSA Recruiting Meeting are not mandatory, but are highly recommended. Take advantage of all this day has to offer.

Sunday, May 15th, 2011
8:00 - 3:00 Intitial Competition Round. Your test time will be
assigned to you at check-in on Saturday.
Your test time will fall between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
3:30 - 3:45 Meeting on the main field to announce the
Field Goal, Punting, & Snapping Finalists.
3:50 - 4:00 FG Tiebreaker to get into the Finals Round (if needed)
4:00 - 5:00 Competition Finals Round
(20 Kickers to advance based on FG score.
The 20 highest scores will advance.
8 Punters will advance based on staff evaluations)

***Field Goal, Punting, and Long Snapping Event Champions will receive FREE Chris Sailer Kicking Camps for 1 full year (May 16, 2011 to May 15, 2012).This does not include lessons, flights, transportation, and hotels.***

Sunday is Competition and Testing Day. You will be assigned a Competition Start Time at check-in on Saturday. It is important that you arrive at least 30-45 minutes prior to your start time. You are responsible for getting warm and taking practice kicks on the warm up field. Also, we have a tendancy to be running early. Don't be late, we will not wait.

Format:
FG Testing: Seniors (Class of 2011) and JC/Transfer kickers must kick off the ground - no tees of any kind will be allowed. All others will have the option of either using a tee or not. My advice is to do whatever makes you look best. If you can kick off the ground at a high level - that can be an advantage, if not, kicking off a tee will not hurt you.

Each Kicker will be given 8 FG attempts with snap and hold. 2 each from 35, 40, 45, and 50 yards. The kicks will be taken from the uprights (not the extreme hash and not the dead center). The uprights are college width. There will also be a set of arena sized uprights set up within the college uprights at about 8-9 feet apart. You will be awarded 2 points for all kicks that make it inside the arena uprights, and 1 point for all other makes. So the maximum score is 16. All kickers will use the same footballs provided by Chris Sailer Kicking and kick in the same direction.
Kick-Off Testing: Seniors (Class of 2011) and JC/Transfer kickers must use a 1" KickOff Tee - all others are allowed to use any legal kickoff tee of maximum 2 inches.
Each Kicker will be given 6 KickOffs. Each KickOff will be charted for hang time and distance. All kickers will use the same balls provided by Chris Sailer Kicking and kick in the same direction. The Combination of Hang Time and Distance, both weighted equally, will determine competetion winners.

Punting Testing: Each Punter will be given 8 Punts (Taken from a snap). Each punt will be charted for hang time and distance. All punters will use the same footballs and punt in the same direction. The Combination of Hang Time and distance, both weighted equally, will determine competititon winners.

** All participants will have the option of competing in 1, 2, or all 3 of the above competitions.

Finals Round:
Field Goal: The staff will invite back the top 20 scoring kickers from the morning testing to participate in the finals round. In case of a tie, there will be tie breaker to see who earns the final spots. The finals round will be the same format as the earlier testing. From the finals round the Event Champion will be crowned.

KickOff: There is no finals round for KickOffs. The morning round of testing will determine the Event Champion.

Punting: 8 Finalists will be chosen based on our staff's evaluation. The staff will make this call. You will be evaluated on 1. Overall Ability, 2. Potential, and 3. Performance. The finals round will feature head to head matchups using seeding format. (Tournament Brackets). Best hang time and best distance after every punt is awarded one point. First to 10 Wins!
  1. The intial round and finals round results will be posted approximately 1-2 weeks after the Event.
  2. The TOP RECRUITS site will be completed approximately 2-3 weeks after the Event.
  3. The "EVENT ELITE" will be announced approximately 1-2 weeks after the Event. Those named to this list will be invited to attend the exclusive summer camp with the "TOP 12" .

National Spring Event Small Group Sessions
This year we will be offering 2 one hour, small group sessions (approximate group size of 7-10) on the Friday prior to the Event. The session will give you a chance to get familiar with the fields, the Nike balls and get a last second tune-up before the weekend. Get the nerves out and get to know our staff.

Sessions: 4:00 - 5:00 and 5:00 - 6:00 CLICK HERE - to register

Sessions are available on a first come, first served basis.

National Spring Event Preparation Camp
May 8, 2011 - Los Angeles, CA (9:00 - 4:00)