Creating Excellence: Don't Set the Bar...Be the Bar!!

Life is not an accident. We are a creation of what we know and what we see. We tend to emulate those around us don't we? Those we admire and think highly of. Even more so we tend to rise to the level of the people around us. It really does not matter if it is Football or Family......Career or Academics....Charitable or Entertainment....we all live what we see and become what we know.

If you are a kid and grow up around crime and brutality.... history tells us you may reflect that in your life. If you are rich and grow up with lavish excess and everything you want... history tells us that you are going to expect the world to be dished up to you on a platter.

We become what we see and what we are taught. We will behave like that which is around us and we will only rise as high as the competition we see. To a great extent this is true with all of us.

While it will never define us... it can shape us. It can influence the decisions we make...the dreams we dream....the expectations we have in our lives. It can put limits on us and blinders too. This must never be allowed to happen!

If you can make the difference in one young persons life you must. If you can teach one person that they can do anything they desire...you must. Call it Pay It Forward or what ever you want...but you owe it to yourself and to the world to do just that!

Don't make it about money, or personal glory, or Fame, or anything else. Make it about one special young person or more than one if you can. I promise you if you do this it will be revisited upon you 100 times over. Put your heart and your soul into it. Take the time to help. Give advice, Give money if you feel the need, Give your time...must mostly give of yourself.

Give You...the real you...the you that had the dreams when you were young...the you that looked out at a thousand stars on a perfect night and said "what if?". Give that You to somebody in need.

Build the Dream in somebody else. Never say "NO!". Never say "You Can't" or "You Won't". Say rather "Yes!", "You Can!" and "You Will!". Light the flame in another and by doing so rekindle your own.

To those that would crush the Dream or put limits on the young....well... be aware. Some of us out here are watching. We see you. We watch you. And someday we are coming for you. Coming to stop you from causing anymore damage to our future! Bide your time if you will...but cherish it because that is a fleeting thing indeed.

To those that are with us....Set the standard. Not only Set the bar...but strive to be the Bar. Be excellent with all you do. Encourage and expect excellence in those around you.

Love.
Protect.
Build up those around you.
Work hard.
Be diligent.

D R E A M!

If this little guy grows up knowing what others have done to make it.....knowing what it takes to achieve..... expecting to be like those around him... Giving himself to others.... he can and will soar with the Eagles.

So can all of them.... They can all be Eagles!

Create Something good today.

And if you ever loose perspective...Remember these Guys:

<http://www.youtube.com/v/ervaMPt4Ha0&autoplay=1> &autoplay=1

NIKE COMBINE COMING JUNE 8th to Hillsboro Stadium

You are invited!
NIKE Combine
Portland, Oregon

Dear Athletes:

Congratulations! You are invited to a premier high school football event, the NIKE Combine in Oregon produced by Student Sports. Student Sports has introduced Clinton Portis, Phillip Buchanan and Andre Johnson, to name a few, to the national recruiting scene after Student Sports saw them at the NIKE Football Training Camps. These combines will give you an opportunity to showcase your skills for possible selection for the NIKE Football Training Camps held later in the spring.

WHAT: The NIKE Combine at Hillsboro Stadium is an exclusive event and an opportunity to get SPARQ tested in a professional setting. These combines are FREE of charge.

WHO CAN COME: Top rising seniors to be (Class of 2008) and all underclassmen looking to showcase their skills for possible selection for the NIKE Football Training Camps held later in the spring.

WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, June 8th, 2007 at Hillsboro Stadium in Hillsboro Oregon.

WHAT TO BRING: Bring appropriate workout gear: Shorts, sweats, football cleats and training shoes. You will receive a NIKE Pro participant’s shirt.

COMBINE FORMAT: After a proper, supervised “dynamic warm-up”, you will be tested in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, the bench press (max reps of 185 pounds) and the 20-yard shuttle. With these testing results you will be able to calculate your SPARQ Rating at www.sparqtraining.com to see where you stand with the best in the country.

WHAT IS A SPARQ RATING?: SPARQ stands for Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction and Quickness, the essential tools for superior athletic performance. SPARQ Training is the dynamic training method used at the NIKE Football Training Camps. The SPARQ Rating is a number that identifies overall athletic ability and is used by top coaches and trainers around the nation as an initial indicator of an athlete’s potential on the field.

BENEFITS: This is a great opportunity for your athletes to take advantage of NIKE’s commitment to football, which will give them the opportunity to get tested professionally so that they will have a standard base to improve upon. Additionally, the NCAA recently passed legislation saying that combine testing can no longer take place on Division I campuses. That means there will be NO testing at the NIKE Football Training Camps this year. If your athletes want to get tested, receive a SPARQ Rating and get their numbers in front of the college coaches – which we will do, you MUST attend a NIKE Combine and compete. NCAA Football coaches rely on our certified SPARQ Timing and Testing and the NIKE Combines are the only place you can get those.

There is also an opportunity for great recruiting exposure and coverage. Student Sports, home of the NIKE Football Training Camps and part of the Rivals.com Network, will be at the combines covering the event as well as taking photos and video. In addition the results will be distributed to major college football programs all over the country. Also, a good performance can mean a spot at the NIKE Football Training Camps, which kickoff in April.

We look forward to seeing you at the Oregon NIKE Combine. For a complete list of locations and directions, please visit www.studentsportsfootball.com and click on NIKE Combines.

For any questions, please contact Student Sports (971) 222-1309
Tyler McClaughry x309 or tyler@sparqtraining.com

23954 Madison Street * Torrance, CA 90505 * Tel. 310-791.1142 * Fax 310-791.1140