Note: The GYFL Conditioining Clinic season is in Jan - March of every year and is the prelude to peak performance at our Combine/Mini-camps.  The Combine/Mini-Camps are mandatory to make a Grassroots Spring Team for the Varsity or Junior Varsity.  The 2013 Conditioning Clinics ran in 5 different regions and were very successful at getting kids in shape and ready to perform.   Please read through the description below to find out what they are all about and how they work so you can be prepared for the 2014 Conditioning Clinic season.

Looking for more exposure for your Football Player?  He needs to play in the GYFL.......

How does he make a GYFL team?  He needs to excel at our combines/mini-camps in March of 2013........

How does he excel?  He needs to be in tip top physical condition.  That is where Grassroots Conditioning Clinics come in.  During the months of January, February, and March of 2013, your child needs to prepare for the combines with us.  Even if he is not old enough to play on a Grassroots All Star Team, he needs to be in tip top shape for indoor football, flag football, indoor football or for spring football if he is going to play in a league for younger kids.

Grassroots is branching out into HS Showcases this year and we will have the top scouting services like Rivals on hand, along with the state of the art new company Signing Day Management, that will blow your socks off.  We have over 800 GYFL Alums in high schools all over the DMV.  You need to be in shape for our showcases, the VTO showcases, the 7 on 7 leagues, the college one day camps.  Who better to train with than us?

Learn the techniques that will athletes stand out from the competition by the time he reaches high school and college.  Our former NFL players, collegiate stars, HS coaches and trainers provide hands-on instructions and teach your player the same techniques that have molded some of the best football players in the country.

Conditioning Clinics will even prepare non football players to get in tip top shape for their spring sports.  This is not football training.  It is speed, strength and conditioning.  It'perfect for Lacrosse players, AAU Basketball Players, baseball players, etc.

Conditioning Clinics are designed to help players develop and master critical skills that will give you a game-changing advantage over other athletes your age and will help power your transition to the game's next level and beyond.

Open to Ages: 7-18.

Depending on location, clinics are generally 2 nights a week

Here is the schedule:

• Annapolis Area Christian School (AA & Howard County): Mondays & Thursdays @ 8pm through March 27th
  
  • 109 Burns Crossing Road Severn, MD
  • Kilby Athletic Center, 2nd Floor Auxiliary Gymnasium (Behind the main school)
    
    
• DeMatha High School (DC & PG County): Mondays & Wednesdays 7pm through March 27th
  • 4313 Madison Street Hyiattsville, MD
  • Old Gymnasium in the main school building to the left of the circle on Madison Street.
    
    
• Landon School (Montgomery County): Wednesdays & Sundays 7pm through March 27th
  • 6101 Wilson Ln  Bethesda, MD
  • Barton  Alumni Center
  • Perkins GYM (Right side of the Barton Center when you walk in)
    
    
• Loudoun Country Day School (Loudoun County): Fridays 8:30pm & Sundays 5pm Through March 8th.
  • 20600 Red Cedar Dr  Leesburg, VA 20175 (703) 777-2841
  • LCDS Gymnasium
    
    
• Gilman School (Baltimore Metro): Sundays 6pm through March 24th beginning Sunday 2/17
  
  • 5407 Roland Ave  Baltimore, MD 21210 (410) 323-3800
  • Finney Athletic Center (Backside of the school behind the fields)
  • Auxiliary Gymnasium on the 2nd Floor.
    
    

Click Here to register

You have the option of purchasing a one Day Pass for $30 to test the waters.  Or you can save money on a 4 Pack of sessions for $100 ($25 per session).  The best value is an 8 Pack for $160 ($20 per session).  You won't find a better value for your money anywhere in the DMV.  Once your sessions run out and your receipt is marked complete, you will re-up for another group of sessions, if you have benefitted, and you will benefit!

All you need to do is go into the online store, select your type, select your region and pay with Paypal.  Use your printed reciept as your membership card.  Bring it to every session and we will mark off the used sessions right on the receipt.  You must have your receipt to gain entrance. Please bring gatorade/water.  Have your child dress warm, have a towel and a change of clothes available.  We will train on basketball courts for the most part, so he will need sneakers, shorts and T-shirts under his sweatsuit/coat.

We will not have the capacity to accept cash at the door.  We prefer that you pay online, but in the event that option does not work for you, we will accept cashier's checks or Money orders at the door.

NOTE:
Please check your emails on training days for possible shedule changes.  Also, please check the right gutter on the home page of the website under Upcoming Events, for any potential schedule changes on the day of training.

PLAYER'S BALL LAUNCH HAS BEEN POSTPONED INDEFINATELY!!!  We will re-launch when school let's out for th summer.  Still read through the information.

Looking to take your game to the next Level? Throughout January and February of 2013, our focus was on conditioning and preparing for the combine/mini-camps that took place in March.  We focused on baseline conditioning, footwork, quickness, explosion, etc.  All of those components are critical to becoming a good athlete, and you need to be a good athlete to be a good football player.

In the past, we have done positional training through referrals, but not any more.  We have assembled a group of elite coaches, many of whom are retired NFL Players, and top HS Coaches who have agreed to come together to provide and elite level of training similar to what our athletes received at the High School Showcases, which ended on Easter Sunday.  If you were able to attend, then you already know what to expect.  If you missed our showcases, this is your chance to make up for lost time. 

Beginning Monday night April 29th, we will begin these sessions 2 nights per week on Mondays and Wednesdays at the brand new turf field at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex from 7:30pm to 9:00pm.  These sessions will run each week thorughout the summer to prepare you for your Fall Football Season.

Many of the same coaches that instructed at our Showcase will be on hand to provide this coaching.  There will be individual position coaching, along with one on ones, half line drills, and 7 on 7.  We have the entire football field, under the lights in the Shadow of Fed Ex Field.  We will have 7 different positions are working at the same time and we will bring offense and defense together at the end of each session.  There has never been anything quite like the Players Ball.

This training will prepare you for every event that you will attend during the off season.  It will get you ready for the exlusive invitation only events for kids with offers and who are close to getting offers like the NFL Prep 100, the Rivals/Under Armour Series, and the Nike Football Training Camps.

For the majority of kids who are not at that level yet, these trainings will prepare you for the Football University Camps that are hosted by Grassroots in the Spring and Summer.  It will get you ready for any of the college One Day camps that you will attend and/or 7 on 7 tournaments.  Ultimately and most importantly, after a few months of intense level training with the Grassroots Pros, you will be ready to excel at the most important time of the year, which is the actual Fall Football Season.  Be it youth club or high school, Grassroots will get you ready!!!!

View the flyer above for the list of coaches, but we are not trying to impress you with NFL names.  The time is approaching where when you see the name Grassroots on anything, you won't need to see big names to entice you to come.  The brand will speak for itself and you can assume that there will be top quality coaches and top quality talent, along with elite competition.

Open to Ages: 12 - 18.

Price: $30 for an individual session; $100 for a pack of 4 sessions ($25 per session); $160 for a pack of 8  sessions ($20 per session).

If you are ready to to take your name to the next level, CLICK HERE to register for the Grassroots Players Ball!!!!!

Note: The GYFL Combine/Mini-Camp season is in March of every year and is the prelude to making a Grassroots Spring Team for the Varsity or Junior Varsity.  The 2013 Combine/Mini-Camp season was very successful and concluded on March 30th at the DuBurns Arena.  You can click on the dropdowns to see the results for the 2013 Season.  Please read through the description below to find out what they are all about and how they work so you can be prepared for the 2014 Combine/Mini-Camp season.

Looking for more exposure for your Athlete? Learn the techniques that will help him stand out from the competition by the time he reaches high school and that will allows to him grow as a football player and student athlete, on and off the field. Our former NFL players, collegiate stars, HS coaches and trainers provide hands-on instructions and teach your player the same techniques that have molded some of the best football players in the country.

Grassroots Combines/Mini-Camps provide tremendous exposure for athletes interested in developing their talent as well as an opportunity to gain exposure to top public and private High Schools.  The showcase events provide a platform for athletes to be ranked by top scouting services.  Finally, the events provide the venue for athletes to be scouted for the 2013 GYFL All-Star teams.

These events are not only scouted by the top football brands in the region (FBU, Rivals, Junior Rank, Crab Bowl, Chesapeake Bowl, etc.), but they are run by some of the best trainers and coaches.  Some of the top personal trainers in the area will lead the dynamic warm ups and lead the athletes through the combine portion of the event during the first session.  The top High School coaches from public and private schools all over the DMV will lead the positional drills during the mini-camp session.  The RB Coach from Suitland may lead the footwork drills for fullbacks, while the DL coach from St. Johns teaches the proper 3 technique to the defensive lineman.  The Quarterbacks coach from Gonzaga may be working hand and hand with the WR coach from Riverdale Baptist.  On defense the LB coach from Gilman may teach the proper way to run a B Stunt, while Annapolis Area Christian's DB coach may be demonstrating the cover 2.  Take a Glimpse at last years combine video from The Sports and Learning to see for your self.  Click Here to see the video

Representatives from the hottest new scouting service in the country will be on hand.  SigningDay.com is a phenomenal recruiting tool that is not just for college kids.  SigningDay links the top youth prospects with the top High School Coaches and you have to see the product to believe what it can do for your son.  SigningDay will rate your son, rank your son, provide an outlet for your highlight videos and so much more.  They will be on site to demonstrate and evaluate.  Click Here for a demo of their site.

Our combines measure athlethic potential, provide valuable feedback, training guidance and on-field skills development for each athlete as they strive towards the next level of performance.

The results are tallied, posted on the web and eblasted to all HS coaches in the area.  Not only do will post the complete detailed stats for EVERY child that participates in the event, but we even go deeper and provide breakdowns for the Top Performers in each region.   Click here to see the Top Performers Page from one of last years Northern VA Combine/Mini-Camp to get a feel for the level of detail we will provide for your investment.

There has never been anything like a Grassroots Youth Combine for 7 - 15 year old kids!  This is not just a try out to make a Grassroots team.  It is so much more and it is NEVER to early to Train...... Compete........Get Noticed!!!!

What are you waiting for?  Spots are filling up fast.

Sample Combine Format:

First Session:

Registration take place during the first hour.

Welcome by the President: 15 minutes

Warm-up/Stretching: 30 minutes

Combine testing: 2 hours

Each participant will be measured in:

• Height/Weight
• 40-Yard Dash *
• Pro Agility (20 yard shuttle) *
• Standing Broad Jump
• Power ball Launch

* Events conducted twice with best time used

Break

Second Session Mini-Camp Format:

Warm-up/Stretching: 30 minutes

Offensive Position drill testing: 90 minutes

Offensive Position drill testing: 90 minutes

Coaches can refer to the below link to review some sample drills:

http://www.nfl.com/combine/workouts

• QB
  • Drills: 3, 5 7 step drop under center
  • Throws: Slant, Out, In, Corner, Deep route
• OL
  • Drills: Kick slide drill from the 2-point stance & 3 point- stance
• DL
  • Drill: Rip & Swim drill
• RB
  • Drill: Off tackle reaction drill
• LB
  • Drill: Pass drop & hip rotation drill
• WR/TE
  • Drill: Gauntlet
• DB
  • Drill: Speed turn drill

 
Cost: $100 online in advance; $110 at the Door subject to availability (Cash Only)
Value: Priceless

Note:  Expect Online registration to Close at 11:59 pm on the previous Friday Night for the Sunday Showcases and 11:59pm Thursday Night for the Saturday Combines.

Open to Ages: 7-15

MARCH 10TH (Sunday)
Recruiting for Montgomery County and Howard County Teams
Champions Field House
40 SOUTHLAWN CT ROCKVILLE, MD
301-838-7403
Time: 12pm - 7pm

MARCH 16TH (Saturday)
Recruiting for DC, Prince Georges. Charles County and Southern MD All-Star teams
PG Sports & Learning Complex
8001 Sherriff Road
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 583-2400
Time: 8am - 4pm
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MARCH 23RD (Saturday)
Recruiting for Loudoun County, Fairfax County, and Prince William County All Star Teams
Dulles Sports Plex
21610 Atlantic Boulevard  Sterling, VA 20166
703-430-9966
Time: 2pm - 9pm
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March 30TH (Saturday)
Recruiting for Anne Arundel County & Baltimore Metro
Du Burns Arena
1301 South Ellwood Avenue Baltimore, MD 21224
443-573-2450
Time: 10am - 6pm

The 2013 Combine Season officially ended on March 30th.  Online Registration will begin for 2014 in November of 2013!