Under Armour Combine Recap: Oakland

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For the second straight year, The Oakland Raiders played host to the Under Armour Combine. A growing event similar to the annual scouting combine held by the National Football League for college players in Indianapolis, this is for high school players around the country. The next stop is Southern California.

Some of the top high school football players in the West got a chance to set foot on the same fields as their idols this past Saturday. 

Approximately 200 athletes from Bay Area schools donned the Red & Black and got the chance to see how they measure up and learned how to improve their skills on the fields at the Raiders training facility in Alameda, Calif., as part of the Under Armour Combine program.

Players arrived early on Saturday with parents and coaches on hand to support them and to help them to get registered, measured and weighed before being handed Under Armour workout gear and heading out to the Raiders’ practice field.

The players went through football testing including the 40-yard dash, short shuttle, three-cone drill, broad jump and vertical jump. Then they were separated by position groups for basic coaching techniques. Then they participated in 7-on-7 passing drills.

All players in attendance received guidance from some of the most knowledgeable coaches and trainers in the country along with former NFL players Eric Metcalf, George Teague and Under Armour's own Big E.

The 2009 Under Armour Combine Tour stays out west this week with a stop in the Los Angeles area at Santa Monica College on Saturday, March 28th. Stay tuned for results and coverage from the Combine next week.