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Our mission is to provide student-athletes with a cost-effective, easy to use system for marketing themselves into the mainstream of college recruiting - while offering Universities a non-biased, reliable system for evaluating and recruiting the college bound student-athlete. |
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AI Sports Inc. specializes in the testing, gathering, processing and distribution of student-athlete information. Our services help facilitate the marketing of student-athletes into the mainstream of the college recruiting process - while assisting the University coach in finding the student-athlete that best fits their programs needs and requirements. Our service was created to bring together the student-athlete and the athletic program so that both have an efficient vehicle to increase their future SUCCESS! |
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In today's competitive sports markets the student-athlete can't rely on talent alone to get a scholarship. The college coach who has staff restrictions and a tight budget can't afford to make recruiting mistakes. AI Sports is there to help coaches and athletes meet recruiting goals. · ACCURATE - An AI Sports combine is run with the utmost professional guidelines. Our events are electronically timed and measured. Trained personnel collect and input the information electronically into our system so the entire process is automated, non-biased and reliable. · EXPOSURE - AI Sports has developed new technologies and integrated them with the Internet to provide Universities with year round, 24/7 recruiting. Coaches can instantly search thousands of athletic profiles, watch game film, read scouting reports and even chat with the players without leaving the office. · NON-BIASED - We are a testing, gathering, processing and distribution company. We are not in the business of marketing individual players to individual Universities or vice versa. Our services are made available to all student-athletes and Universities that apply. ·EXPERT - Our Company is made up of past and present football coaches from all levels. The format and drills used in our combines were developed by coaches for coaches. In addition, to ensure quality, all of our software is developed by top-level programmers and system engineers. · TIME & MONEY SAVER - AI Sports specialized recruiting system allows both the athlete and the recruiting professional to quickly obtain information about each other for pennies a day. It allows the University to more efficiently find student-athletes that fit their programs needs, while providing a tool for the student-athlete to more efficiently choose the right school for their athletic and academic success. |
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What is a combine and why do teams need them?
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What is a combine and why do teams need them?
Answer: Simply put, a combine is a special testing/scouting environment in which a players size, strength, speed and agility are properly tested and made available to Universities throughout the country. The role and purpose of the combines has increased in importance throughout the years and now functions in role similar to the S.A.T. test in the college educational system. As the colleges rely on the S.A.T. program to compare students from different high schools and grading standards, the college coaches rely on combines to provide a standardized format within which to compare football players from different playing backgrounds, high schools and coaching systems. The combine tests measure each critical aspect of physical talent (size, speed, quickness and strength) and allows for fundamental skill evaluations through repetitions of position specific drills. |
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How do players benefit by attending a AI Sports combine? Answer: The benefits of AI Sports participation are numerous. Whether you are a top high school senior seeking to improve your college choices, a small school player seeking more exposure, AI Sports is the only way to guarantee the entire 2 and 4 year college football community is aware of your skills. Here are just a few of the benefits of AI Sports participation: Automated and Accurate measure of Success Each player attending an AI Sports combine is entering a system of combine operation and data reporting which is non-bias and accurate. Every college in the United States will be able to easily access our AI Sports combine reports. Along with these reports the coaches can also review a players game by game and career statistics and academic records so they have a complete background workup on the potential recruit. Exposure to every college team in the United States. AI Sports Combines are the only workouts in which player data is shared and distributed automatically to every college team. Data is passed on to teams using the Internet, fax-back reports, E-mail reports, and/or a hard copy mailed at the coaches request. Attending a combine is the only way a player can be sure every team has an up-to-date, accurate and unbiased report on his abilities. Advanced Notice and Preparation The combine schedule is posted on our event calendar. Please review it for the combine event nearest you so you can begin properly preparing for it. You can view it over the Internet or if you would like a schedule to be E-mailed or a hard copy mail to you please let us know when you sign-up. Year-round Database Exposure As the operators of the largest database of combine-tested talent in football, AI Sports serves as a year-round source for available player talent. In addition to the Online Player Database, accessible by every team 365 days a year, a permanent staff handles team requests for additional reports and information updates throughout the year. All our reports are made available through a simple phone call, fax-back request and/or the Internet and the coach will receive the information instantly. Personal Feedback Each player receives an individual printed report of his combine performance. . |
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What are my chances of being signed after I attend AI Sports? Answer: Since AI Sports provides testing and by producing the best results possible for yourself will definitely increase your chances of being recruited. So please come to our combines in shape. If you require a workout please contact us or check out our sports mall to purchase one online for $5.00. There are many opportunities for high school athletes to play collegiate sports and he/she must remember its not important where you play but rather you are getting a chance to go to college. A player's ultimate attractiveness in the football marketplace often depends on several factors, including combine scores, academics, prior playing experience, mental abilities, and fit within a particular system or style of play. |
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How do I apply for a AI Sports? Answer: All combine participants must be accepted into a combine through a preregistration process. Application for admission is done by completing a current Application Form and sending it along with the registration fee to AI Sports Inc. Additional materials (grades, SAT & ACT scores, etc.) may be included with the application to further help us expedite your complete athletic profile. Accepted players will receive a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) packet in the mail. Players who are not accepted for admission will receive a letter explaining their denial and a complete refund of their registration fee. Please click the player registration button on the home page to sign-up online. |
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Are all applicants accepted into AI Sports? Answer: No. The good news is we don't have any major requirements. You need to of played the high school sport your are registering for and you must not of played professionally. |
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When is the Registration Deadline? Answer: All applications must arrive at AI Sports corporate offices no later than the Tuesday prior to the combine selected. However, registration will be closed prior to the deadline if a combine is filled, so early application is strongly encouraged. |
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Are there college scouts at AI Sports? Answer: Sometimes, Scouts from various leagues may participate in the combines to review the talent and see first hand athletes they may be considering for their programs. This will depend on the time of season. |
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What colleges can receive AI Sports combine reports? Answer: Our Internet reporting services are FREE to ALL colleges in the United States and Canada so any college coach who is interested in recruiting online can review our reports. Here are all the options the coaches have available to them: --Internet Site Reports. --Combine Fax-Back Report -- anytime.. --Online Player Database access, including player data and photos. --Digitally mastered high school player CD-ROM. --Complete printed Data Reports on all Combine participants. |
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Will I receive a copy of my results after I attend a AI Sports? Answer: Yes, you will automatically receive your Individual Results Report by mail approximately two weeks after your Combine. In addition, you will be able to access your personal combines scores and photo online using your personal pin number. |
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How will I know if colleges want to recruit me after I attend AI Sports?
And, when do I become a potential student-athlete prospect? Answer: Colleges interested in recruiting you will contact you and/or us directly using the telephone and address information included in their data and video reports. However, they can contact no earlier than July 1 before your senior year ( or August 15 for Division I and II football), although letters from Divisions I and II schools can be sent on or after September 1 of the start of your junior year. Once the July 1 dates (Division I NCAA permits an unlimited number of calls from coaches during so-called contact periods.) These rules change from time to time but we will maintain as current as possible. |
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What is a Letter of Intent and when is it do? Answer:No matter what college you finally decide to attend, the National Letter of Intent that you 'll sign shouldn't be taken lightly. It is a legal document between you and the college, confirming your decision to enroll in that institution and play your sport there. Both you and your parents, as well as the college athletic Director, must sign the document in triplicate. BE SURE YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE DOCUMENT BEFORE YOU SIGN IT. All colleges and student-athletes for the 2000 season must have there Letters of Intent completed by April 2, 2000. |
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What is my chances of going to the Pro's? Answer: SLIM to NONE, but it is possible! Of the 1+ million athletes who graduate from high school and play high school football, only about 150 will make it to the NFL. The odds of any given high school football player reaching the NFL are about 6000 to 1 That is why you go to college and GET YOUR DEGREE. That is your primary focus. |
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How Do Colleges Recruit? Answer: College recruiting is a nonstop process. It's intense and competitive in both men's and women's sports. No matter what time of the year there is always something they are working on. Whether its mailing out questionnaires, evaluating those that come in, compiling information from scouting services, making weekly phone calls once its okay to do so, making home visits, and arranging for athletes to travel to our campus. Recruiting never stops. |
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What Do College Divisions Designations Mean? Answer: As of the 1996-97 school year, the NCAA had classified 305 colleges as Division I, 246 as Divisions II, and 352 as Divisions III. ( In football, Division I is further divided into Division I-A and I- AA.) Most high school athletes probably dream of playing at the Division I level in front of packed stadiums and large TV audience. Schools a the Division II, III levels are usually smaller colleges. However a college becomes categorized as Division I, II, or III not by the size of its student body or the success of its athletic program but by factors such as the seating capacity of its football stadium. If thirty thousand or more fans can fit into the football stadium, or if the college has averaged more than seventeen thousand in paid attendance per home football game over the previous four years, then it meets the criteria of Division I-A; smaller football seating capacities or attendance earn the school status in another division. |
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How many Scholarships Can Each Division Give?
Answer: As of 1996, a Division I school could award eighty-five scholarships; at Division II, the limit was thirty-six; and at Division III, no scholarships were available. But keep in mind at the smaller Division coaches become more creative and the break the scholarships up to offer partial scholarships -- half rides, quarter rides and so on. |
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Can I attend more than one AI Sports combine?
Answer: Yes. If you feel you had a bad combine it might be better for you if you attended another one to improve on it. You will be able to prepare for the combine because you already have been through one before. However, please be aware we are non-bias, and we will report your latest scores whether they are better or WORSE. If you are a underclassmen we recommend that you participate in a combine each year so the colleges can track your physical improvements. |
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How long does testing last? Answer: Each combine is conducted in one day. You will be assigned a start time in your letter of acceptance of either 7:30 AM or 11:30 AM. Athletes in the first session will finish at approximately 3:00 PM, while athletes in the second session will finish at approximately 6:00 PM. |
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Which AI Sports location should I attend? Answer: Your first consideration should be your physical conditioning. Choose the Combine at which you will be best prepared to perform at your highest level. Your second consideration should then be geographic location. The less traveling you have to do, the better rested and prepared you will be at the Combine. |
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