Categories: press_releases
Date: Mar 20, 2007
Title: Alabama becomes the 15th state to activate NATS
The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), in conjunction with, The Alabama Football Coaches Association (ALFCA) and The Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA) has approved activation of the American Football Coaches Association’s (AFCA) NATS program. With the addition of Alabama, 15 states are presently scheduled to conduct a total of 21 NATS Tests during the 2007 campaign.
“I am delighted that Alabama has become the 15th state to activate the NATS program. Alabama has a very active football coaches association as well as great concern for assisting student-athletes with their development both on and off the field. I am quite sure that the AHSAA & ALFCA joint initiative with the NATS program will be of tremendous benefit to student-athletes in Alabama and the entire Gulf Coast", said AFCA Executive Director Grant Teaff.
The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), in conjunction with, The Alabama Football Coaches Association (ALFCA) and The Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA) has approved activation of the American Football Coaches Association’s (AFCA) NATS program. With the addition of Alabama, 15 states are presently scheduled to conduct a total of 21 NATS Tests during the 2007 campaign.
“I am delighted that Alabama has become the 15th state to activate the NATS program. Alabama has a very active football coaches association as well as great concern for assisting student-athletes with their development both on and off the field. I am quite sure that the AHSAA & ALFCA joint initiative with the NATS program will be of tremendous benefit to student-athletes in Alabama and the entire Gulf Coast", said AFCA Executive Director Grant Teaff.
AHSAA and AHSADCA Director Steve Bailey commented, "That the strength of the partnership between The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), The Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA) and The Alabama Football Coaches Association (ALFCA) stems from our desire to do the right thing for student-athletes in Alabama. We are proud to activate Alabama into the NATS program."
ALFCA Executive Director Jack Wood added, “We look forward to conducting NATS tests in Alabama during the 2007 testing campaign. Our association realizes that this valuable AFCA program will be of tremendous benefit to Alabama student-athletes."
The AHSAA & ALFCA have appointed Coach Bart Sessions as their state test director, and will conduct their NATS Test on July 20, 2007 at Prattville High School. All high school players from all grades and all schools (public or private) are invited to attend.