2008 NFL HSPD National 7on7 Tournament Memoir

Welcome to my 2008 NFL HSPD National 7on7 Tournament Memoir blog. The purpose of this blog is to capture the essence of the NFL HSPD National 7on7 Tournament through video clips, photos and posts from 7on7 participants.

This years tournament will be held in New Orleans, La. hosted by the New Orleans, Saints July 10-13th. There will be 16 teams (8 NFC and 8 AFC) competing to be the NFL's 7-on-7 National Champion. Teams being represented include, from the NFC; the Giants, Redskins, Panthers, Falcons, Saints, 49ers, Seahawks, and the Vikings. The AFC teams being represented are the Patriots, Jets, Ravens, Colts, Browns, Dolphins, Texans, and Broncos.

The teams will compete over 2 days starting with round robin play followed by a single elimination tournament. Building off of the NFL's HSPD program, each day will have a character development component with round table discussions, guest speakers and break out groups.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Single Elimination...

The final day of competition began with the remaining games of the round robin tournament. It was another day of tight competition between the teams who fine tuned their execution and delivery. All the teams were well rested after a long Day One of competition. A good night’s rest, good food and fun at the Saints training facility definitely helped.

After the morning games, the NFL 7on7 Staff constructed the single elimination round seeding based on round robin won/loss records of the previous games. Each team made valiant efforts to win and move on but quickly realized that everyone had stepped up their game. Teams that lost became fans of those teams still in the running for the championship slot. It demonstrated how the event brought everyone together despite being competitors.








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