About 100-players participate in the NEPA Miners first tryout and combine Saturday afternoon at the Riverfront Sports Complex.
Athletes were tested in 40-yard dash, bench press, pro agility (short shuttle), a 60-yard shuttle, three-cone drill, vertical jump, broad jump, and the sit-and- reach. Individual body measurements also will be taken.
Participants were also given a shortened version of the Wonderlic Personnel Test, which has been administered for the last 30 years to prospective players in the National Football League. The Wonderlic offered is an eight-minute, 30-question test to assess aptitude for learning a job and adapting to solve problems in a wide range of situations. The score is calculated by the number of correct answers given in the allotted time.
LaMagna says the team will plan to have their next combine in April.
NEPA Miners season opener is June 30th against the Schuylkill County Coal Miners.
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The North East Pennsylvania (NEPA) Miners are a minor league football team bringing a first of its kind football league to North Eastern Pennsylvania that will set the Miners apart from their competitors. While the Miners represent all of North East Pennsylvania, their basis of operations is the Poconos, encompassing the areas of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. The Miners play in the Regional Atlantic Football League (RAFL) with home games at the area’s finest facilities.
The Miners’ goal is to serve the people of North East Pennsylvania with year-round community service while providing superior customer service and quality family entertainment on Saturday nights during the football season. Led by their President and Head Coach Daniel LaMagna and supported by Charlie Wysocki — a Wilkes-Barre native and legendary football player — the Miners aim to exemplify the utmost in sportsmanship while entertaining their fans. We are Scranton Football at its finest!
