USAFA recruiting standards question/Falcons Dynasty

[raythatiknow]

Does anybody, by chance, know of what height/weight standards that U.S.Air Force Academy football players have to adhere to? I've searched up and down the 'net for a little while and can't find the answer to this question. I looked up the height/weight standards for prospective candidates but that doesnt seem to nearly coincide with what i'm seeing on their rosters i've scanned on college football websites. anyways... this information would really make my day!


I plan on starting a Dynasty with USAFA adhering to all height/weight standards which they might have, regarding recruiting.
I'm also planning on limiting my scholarship offers to those who have at least an A- of field awareness along with an "excellent" discipline.
Any student violating team/NCAA rules will be given twice the amount of punishment perscribed by the assisted automatic disciplining AI and anybody that is recommended for Season suspension will, in the offseason, be let go from the team.

[CrazyOldGuy]

http://www.academyadmissions.com/admissions/eligibility/med_eligibility/commissioning.htm

Be sure to scroll down for the height and weight requirements. As a general rule I wouldn't think that a athlete would get a waiver to these specific parameters.

I know the USMMA site (Merchant Marine Academy) had like the whole physical fitness test criteria (how many pull ups are required how many standing jumps etc).

Hope this helps!

[raythatiknow]

thx, crazy. i guess the allowable body fat percentage, posted from the link you provided:

Weight
Weight standards are determined by height and sex (see the Height and Weight Chart below). If you exceed the Air Force weight standards, you must undergo a procedure to determine your percent body fat. The maximum allowable body fat is 20% for males and 28% for females. Once the maximum weight standard has been exceeded, the body fat standard becomes the entry requirement, unless you subsequently meet the weight standard.


allows for some players to be heavier (here, a link navigated from airforcesports.com, is the 2005 Air Force Academy football media guide):

http://www.nmnathletics.com/pdf6/17694.pdf?SPSID=22383&SPID=804&DB_OEM_ID=3000&KEY=MXQOEZYHECEDRXH.20050725153147&DB_ACCOUNT_TYPE=AGENT&DB_MENU_ID=313&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=3000

[raythatiknow]

oops. didnt mean to submit reply just yet.. anyways

i guess now the dilemna is to how i'd self-restrict the way i'd recruit. i guess i'll have to think about that for awhile.

[CrazyOldGuy]

I'm certainly no fitness guru but I don't believe body fat is related to muscle. Hence a 5'8 Academy football player may weigh more then his classmate because he has more muscle and not necessarily more fat.

One thing you could always do with that recruit that was a little more pudgy than his bench press numbers indicated is slim him through the edit player function in rosters, you can increase muscle size and decrease body size. Crediting your strength and condition coach of course! ;)

[phxphan]

As far as scholarships go, every student admitted to the Academy is on a "scholarship". There is no tuition. In fact, at the USAFA you get a monthly salary and are considered active duty military.

[chrisbzn832]

I'm certainly no fitness guru but I don't believe body fat is related to muscle. Hence a 5'8 Academy football player may weigh more then his classmate because he has more muscle and not necessarily more fat.

One thing you could always do with that recruit that was a little more pudgy than his bench press numbers indicated is slim him through the edit player function in rosters, you can increase muscle size and decrease body size. Crediting your strength and condition coach of course! ;)
Body fat is very much related to muscle mass. If a 5'8'' 185 kid has 6% body fat than he has a ton of muscle mass, more than a guy the same height and weight with 10%. Body fat measures are notoriously inaccurate also. Theres only one accurate measure of body fat and that is under water submersion using the Archimedes Principle and there are very facilities equiped with that in the US. Body fat callipers and electro-conducitivity tests are used quite a bit, but have percent errors through the roof. If you're using a calliper test with 5% error and it measures you at 10% BF, a 95% confidence interval has you between 0-20% body fat, which tells you two things-JACK and SH*T. How do I know this; I have a degree in exercise physiology.

[CrazyOldGuy]

Thanks for clarifying that for me Chris! :) :) :) :)