The United National Gridiron League has announced it will hold its first ever regional mini camp, Saturday, August 15 at the Sperling Sports Complex in DeLand, Florida in preparation for its 2010 inaugural season. The professional developmental football league also announced that the Alabama Blackbirds and Miami Scorchers will be two of eight teams to take the field with other teams to be announced soon in Texas, Ohio, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. ?It is exciting to finally be in a position to begin to announce our teams to everyone,? stated Marvin Tomlin, UNGL co-founder. ?We believe the UNGL will serve pro football, especially the NFL, as a much needed developmental league similar to the other major sports leagues. We are committed to creating opportunities for players and providing a high level of competition where everything counts and players are playing for their futures,? added Tomlin. The majority of the players will come from colleges through out the country as well as from free agents with NFL potential. All participants must be at least 21 years old, and be no more than five years removed from the expiration of their college football playing eligibility. The UNGL will play by all NFL rules and referee standards. The UNGL mini-camps will perform the same testing program that is used by the NFL and other testing programs across the country. Each player will be tested on speed, power, agility, strength, athleticism and football ability via skills and drills per position. This mini-camp, however, will include contact drills such as one-on-one competition between offensive and defensive positions, situational competition (7 on 7), and redzone drills. The players rated as "Top Performers" at the mini-camps as determined by the UNGL scouting Department, will automatically qualify for placement in the free agent draft pool for the 2010 draft. Full mini-camp details, including on-line registration, and league updates are available at www.ungleague.com.