News from the Long Island Elite National Team Program.
Dozens of High Level Coaches from Public and Private High Schools, College, and the Pros that were present at the recent Long Island combine.
𝗡𝗙𝗟 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 From last week’s Long Island Spring Combine @jackcoan17
𝗝𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗡 is not just a name, he’s one of the most accomplished quarterbacks to come through the Long Island, New York pipeline in the last decade.
A former standout at the University of Wisconsin, Coan led the
Badgers to the 2019 Big Ten Championship Game and a Rose Bowl appearance, throwing for 2,700+ yards with elite efficiency and command of a pro-style system.
He then took his game to the national stage at the University of Notre Dame—throwing for over 3,100 yards and 25 touchdowns, leading the Irish to an 11–1 regular season and a College Football Playoff appearance. Big moments. Big stages. Consistent production.
From there, he earned his shot at the next level with the Indianapolis Colts, before continuing his professional career in Canada, where he became a Grey Cup Champion, proving he can win at every level of the game.
What separates Coan isn’t just the résumé, it’s the presence. Command in the huddle. Precision in the details. A quarterback who understands the game the way it’s taught at the highest levels.
That’s the level of experience poured directly into these athletes.
🇺🇸 The Long Island Elite National Team Program, co-founded by @GeraldFilardi47 and @BenjaminJCarey, features some of the most experienced and accomplished coaches in the country, developing young men with elite football knowledge, real position-specific training, and a standard rooted in character, discipline, and long-term growth.
Led by Justin Kull @teamrevo631 of Revolution Athletics, the Long Island Spring Combine delivered laser-timed 40s, precision testing, verified metrics, and position-specific evaluation modeled after collegiate and NFL protocols.
Kull whose resume includes
developing Division I prospects and training athletes competing at the highest levels of the game brought a professional lens to every rep, with speed mechanics, force production, and movement efficiency measured and refined in real time.
The standard was clear: data-backed evaluation, a great group of coaches, and a leader with a proven track record working with nationally recognized talent at the highest levels.
The result: numbers that matter, coaching that translates, and a clear separation between athletes who train and those fully commit to their craft.
Revolution Athletics has produced more Division I and NFL-caliber players than any other training program in New York. It’s where serious players go to prepare. They draw athletes from across Long Island, and metropolitan New York.
Only one
place consistently develops and delivers talent like these players:
NFL Players Trevor Coston – Bears/Lions Ifeanyi Momah – Eagles/Lions/Cardinals Emmanuel Sanders – Steelers/Broncos/Saints/Bills Jerrick McKinnon – 49ers/Chiefs Dalton Crossan – Colts/Bucs Rasul Douglas – Eagles/Panthers/Raiders Timmon Paris – Browns/Redskins/Dolphins Golden Ukonu – Titans Andre Cisco –
Jaguars Miguel Maysonet – Eagles/Browns Andrew Tiller – 49ers
Jacky Chen – Minnesota Vikings Hansen Award – Most outstanding high school football player in Suffolk County (2017) Dylan Laube (2016) Jack Coan (2015) Elijah Riley (2013) Jordan Gowins (2012) Steven Casali (2011) Stacey Bedell and Dalton Crossan (2010) Mike Pellegrino (2009) JeVahn Cruz (2008) Miguel Maysonet (2007) Brock Jackolski (2006) Edwin Gowins (2004) Jason Gwaltney (2003) Jason Gwaltney Boomer Award – Most outstanding quarterback in Suffolk County (2019) Drew
Guttieri (2016) Jack Coan (2015) Jack Coan (2014) Jack Coan (2011) Steven Ferreira (2007) Rob Calabrese (2006) Rob Calabrese (2004) Kevin Hennessy Zellner
Award – Most outstanding lineman in Suffolk County (2017) Dan Carroll (2016) Ethan Wiederkehr (2012) Steven Mills
Cassese Award – Most outstanding defensive back in
Suffolk County (2015) Elijah Riley (2011) Michael Richardson Burnett Award – Top defensive player in Suffolk County (2016) Ethan Wiederkehr (2012) Steven Casali Collotta Award – Most outstanding
linebacker in Suffolk County (2015) Liam Bailey (2012) Steven Casali (2011) Ron Denig (2008) Jeremy Leggiero (2007) Billy O’Connor Cipp Jr. Award – Top running back in Suffolk County (2016) Dylan Laube (2013) Malik Pierre (2012) Steven Casali (2011) Dalton Crossan (2010) Mike Pellegrino (2009) Preshod McCoy (2008) Miguel Maysonet Labue Award – Outstanding
Scholar Athlete (2012) James Giattino (2011) Griffin Rock NFF Receiver Award – Top wide receiver in Suffolk County (2015) Jelani Greene (2012) James Higgins (2011) Michael Richardson Thomas Cutinella Leadership Award (2016) Kevin Cutinella
Notable DI Schools our Football Athletes have Attended Stony Brook Notre Dame Wisconsin New Hampshire Navy Yale Towson Virginia Bucknell Louisville Robert Morris UMass Central Connecticut State Brown Buffalo
Excellence recognizes excellence 🇺🇸
No
introductions needed when it’s real.
From the recent Long Island Combine—record turnout, serious work, and a field full of players and coaches who don’t need to talk about it… they show it.
ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀɪɢʜᴛ:
★ @tgarner31 Long Island Lutheran Football, a perennial force on Long Island. Coach Garner is known for building relationships, creating real exposure for his athletes, and continuing to position LuHi as
a reliable program that has always produced legitimate next-level talent and draw serious attention beyond New York.
★ @benjaminjcarey co-founder of Long Island Elite
★ @coach_stem from St. Francis Prep Football, one of the most battle-tested programs in New York City. Coach Stembridge has decades in the game, deep recruiting ties across the five boroughs, and a track record of developing disciplined, college-ready players who understand how to compete and carry themselves the right way.
★ @geraldfilardi47 co-founder of Long Island Elite
Different sidelines. Same language.
No politics. No noise. Just men who understand what it actually takes.
When real coaches cross paths, there’s no handshakes for show… just mutual recognition.
Because the truth is simple— You can’t fake this level. You can’t shortcut it. And you definitely can’t replicate it.
𝘓𝘈𝘚𝘌𝘙 𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌𝘋 40’𝘚 𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘌𝘓𝘐𝘛𝘌 𝘊𝘖𝘈𝘊𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗘 Two nights. 250+ players. No wasted reps.
👉 This was a standard check.
Athletes in every single age group from 5 to 16 years old were coached, corrected, and evaluated the way it’s done at the next level. No standing around. No hiding in lines. Real attention. Real development.
Dozens of High school and college coaches present. Even NFL experience on the field working with players.
Most importantly — people who care enough to do it the right way.
That’s why it keeps growing. That’s why it keeps separating.
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