SOUL TO HOLD AN OPEN TRYOUT ON NOVEMBER 12
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SOUL TO HOLD AN OPEN TRYOUT ON NOVEMBER 12
PHILADELPHIA– The Philadelphia Soul will host an open tryout at Total Turf Experience located at 614 Lambs Road in Pitman, NJ on Saturday, November 12.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m., with stretching starting at 9 a.m. Soul Head Coach Clint Dolezel, General Manager Phil Bogle, Defensive Backs coach Bernie Nowotarski and staff will be evaluating all players in attendance.
Every season, the Soul have found players that have been invited to training camp. The most notable over the years: Harvey Binford, Ryan McDaniel, Millersville’s Sean Scott and Penn State’s Jerome Hayes.
In four seasons with the Soul, McDaniel racked up 345 receptions for 4,159 yards and 88 touchdowns. He had a critical TD reception in ArenaBowl XXIX to help lead the Soul to the Arena Football League Championship!
A pre-registration fee of $65 can be applied using PayPal at www.philadelphiasoul.com before Friday, November 11 at 3 p.m. Registration after that time and the day of will require an application fee of $80 (cash or cashier’s check only).
A t-shirt will be included in the cost and all fees are non-refundable.
Players will be tested on their 40-yard time and short shuttle with other position-specific drills and one-on-ones to follow. Please bring appropriate workout gear and shoes/cleats. Testing will take place on field turf – no metal cleats are permitted.
All positions will be evaluated in tryouts- QB, WR, FB, DB, LB, DL & OL. A trainer will be on hand for emergencies only – not for player taping.
ABOUT PHILADELPHIA SOUL
The 2016 World Champion Philadelphia Soul have just completed their 11th season in the Arena Football League.
In those 11 seasons, the Soul have won four Division Championships, four Conference Championships and two World Championships.
Since the inaugural season in 2004, the Soul are the winningest professional sports team in Philadelphia. Season memberships and Group tickets for the Soul’s upcoming 2017 season are on sale now. For tickets, contact the Soul sales department at (215) 253-4900 ext. 3, or request contact from a Soul representative by filling out the form on www.philadelphiasoul.com.
Follow the Soul on Facebook at facebook.com/soul and Twitter at twitter.com/soulfootball.