• 1: Home
• 2: Combines
  • 2.1: Welcome
  • 2.2: Registration Guidelines
  • 2.3: 2009 Schedule
  • 2.4: Combine Drills & Videos
  • 2.5: Grading System
  • 2.6: Nominate A Player
• 3: Players
  • 3.1: Welcome
  • 3.2: Benefits
  • 3.3: 2009 Schedule
  • 3.4: My Player Locker
  • 3.5: Alumni Yearbook
  • 3.6: Nominate A Player
  • 3.7: Alumni Survey
  • 3.8: Helpful Links
• 4: HS Coaches
  • 4.1: Welcome
  • 4.2: Benefits
  • 4.3: 2009 Schedule
  • 4.5: My Locker Room
  • 4.7: Nominate A Player
  • 4.8: Active NATS States
  • 4.9: Activate Your State
  • 4.10: Coach Survey
  • 4.11: Helpful Links
• 5: College Coaches
  • 5.1: Welcome
  • 5.2: Benefits
  • 5.3: 2009 Schedule
  • 5.5: My NATS Account
  • 5.7: Nominate A Player
  • 5.8: Coach Survey
  • 5.9: Helpful Links
• 6: Counselors
  • 6.1: Welcome
  • 6.2: 2009 Schedule
  • 6.3: Counselor's Office
  • 6.4: TeamMate Calculator
  • 6.6: Nominate A Player
  • 6.7: Counselor Survey
  • 6.8: Helpful Links
• 7: Academics
  • 7.1: NCAA Eligibility
  • 7.2: NAIA
  • 7.3: Student Timeline
  • 7.4: Financial Aid
  • 7.5: Helpful Links
• 8: Recruiting
  • 8.1: Recruiting Process
  • 8.2: Recruiting Calendars
  • 8.3: Recruiting Rules
  • 8.4: Questions for Recruiters
  • 8.5: Amateurism
  • 8.6: National Letter of Intent
• 10: Media
  • 10.1: Articles
  • 10.2: Press Releases
  • 10.3: 2009 Top Performers
  • 10.4: Newsletters
  • 10.7: Alumni Yearbook
  • 10.8: RSS Feeds
  • 10.9: Privacy Policy
  • 10.10: Terms and Conditions
• 12: Contact

Players & Parents, Welcome to NATS...

One of the most valuable lessons a high school athlete can learn is the importance of preparation. Quality preparation in both academics and athletics helps students realize their dream of playing football at the college level.

Lack of preparation causes far too many great high school players to miss out on the opportunity to play college football because they fail to meet the necessary academic and athletic requirements. Preparation is what the National Athletic Testing System (NATS) is all about. The NATS Combines and website help players prepare for the athletic and academic challenges ahead. Step-by-step, NATS assists parents and players in meeting college initial eligibility requirements and college football athletic standards.

By participating in NATS, all high school football players, beginning as early as their freshman year, can track their athletic progress year by year during their high school career. A player’s NATS Combine results during his freshman and sophomore years will help him realistically evaluate his athletic skills and target those areas he would like to improve. The NATS Combine scores for seniors, along with their academic and high school football accomplishments, are made available for every college football program in the country.

Additionally, all NATS participants have access to unique interactive tools from within their FREE NATS Player Locker, such as the TeamMate Core Course Calculator to help them stay on track academically. Student-athletes also have the ability to input their academic progress, football achievements and contact information for online distribution to all college football programs.

NATS is about helping high school players prepare academically and athletically for college football, so if and when the opportunity comes along - they will be ready to realize their dream.

Grant Teaff
Executive Director
American Football Coaches Association
Executive Advisor, NATS Board of Review