{{short description|American football trainer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Advert|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox college football player | name = Chris Rubio | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | currentnumber = 64 | currentposition = Long snapper | college = UCLA | bowlgames = | highschool = Charter Oak High School | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = | height_in = | weight_lb = | highlights = }}
'''Chris Rubio''' is an American football trainer of long snappers. He works with high school long snappers and evaluates them for college football programs.<ref name=pielluci>{{cite news|last=Pielluci|first=Mike|title=No Punter Left Behind: How One Guru Made The Art Of Kicking A Science|date=October 17, 2013|work=Deadspin|url=http://deadspin.com/no-punter-left-behind-how-one-guru-made-the-art-of-kic-1259585520|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813224608/http://deadspin.com/no-punter-left-behind-how-one-guru-made-the-art-of-kic-1259585520|archivedate=August 13, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> His Rubio's Long Snapping Camp is recognized as the longest-running long-snapping camp in the nation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Doug |title=Lines growing long at long-snapping camps |date=May 3, 2013 |website=ESPN.com |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/21533/lines-growing-long-at-long-snapping-camps |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507040247/http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/21533/lines-growing-long-at-long-snapping-camps |archive-date=May 7, 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=May 1, 2016 }}</ref>
Over the past 17 years, Rubio has helped over 1,000 long snappers play football in college and the NFL.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rubio Long Snapping Bio|url=http://chrissailerkicking.com/rubio-long-snapping/bio.php|website=ChrisSailerKicking.com|accessdate=30 April 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402112026/http://chrissailerkicking.com/rubio-long-snapping/bio.php|archivedate=2 April 2016}}</ref> Rubio runs Long Snapping camps all around the US, with the premier event being held in Las Vegas, Nevada. His Las Vegas event has grown from about 15 participants in the mid-2000s to about 350 participants in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kirshner|first=Alex|date=2018-04-19|title=Why NFL teams still can't live without a long snapper|url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2018/4/19/17173142/long-snappers-nfl-college-football|access-date=2021-05-09|website=SBNation.com|language=en}}</ref> During the COVID-19 pandemic, he used virtual training sessions as his main coaching tool.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tribune|first=Colton Clark, of the|title=This 'Factory' stays running|url=https://lmtribune.com/sports/this-factory-stays-running/article_93734dd3-6f7a-544b-aa74-2f4744c24270.html|access-date=2021-05-09|website=The Lewiston Tribune|language=en}}</ref> Rubio partners with Chris Sailer, who provides a similar service for placekickers and punters with Chris Sailer Kicking.<ref name=pielluci/> The two were teammates in college with the UCLA Bruins.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cacciola |first=Scott |title=Guru of the Long Snap |date=August 24, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/sports/ncaafootball/guru-of-the-long-snap.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229042931/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/sports/ncaafootball/guru-of-the-long-snap.html |archivedate=December 29, 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 26, 2017 }}</ref>
He selects the participants for the US Army All-American Bowl and Polynesian Bowl each year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Rubio Long Snapping Homepage - The top overall Long Snapping camp in the world|url=https://rubiolongsnapping.com/|access-date=2021-03-17|website=rubiolongsnapping.com}}</ref> Rubio is a co-founder of the Patrick Mannelly Award, given to the best Long Snapper at the Division I FBS level.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Award|first=Patrick Mannelly|title=Patrick Mannelly Award|url=https://patrickmannellyaward.com/|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Patrick Mannelly Award|language=en-US}}</ref> Over the last 17 years, Rubio has helped over 1,000 high school and junior college long snappers.<ref name=":0" /> Alumni from Rubio’s camps include former and current NFL long snappers, such as Cole Mazza, Aaron Brewer, Jon Weeks, Taybor Pepper, Rick Lovato, Kameron Canaday, Reid Ferguson, Carson Tinker, Scott Daly, Camaron Cheeseman, Jon Cardona, and Christian Yount.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rubio Long Snapping Awards - Over 95% of All Long Snapping Scholarships Each Year.|url=https://rubiolongsnapping.com/awards/rubio-award-committee|access-date=2021-03-17|website=rubiolongsnapping.com}}</ref> Rubio has helped to coach and sculpt two long snappers that were drafted in the past two years, Blake Ferguson and Thomas Fletcher.<ref>{{Cite web|last=writer|first=WILSON ALEXANDER {{!}} Staff|title=After 8 years of Ferguson long snappers, LSU approaches end of era in College Football Playoff|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_df0bb084-242f-11ea-a9c7-b735cff34dbb.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=The Advocate|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Roll Tide: Thomas Fletcher caps standout college football career {{!}} ClarkCountyToday.com|url=https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/sports/roll-tide-thomas-fletcher-caps-standout-college-football-career/|access-date=2021-05-08|language=en-US}}</ref>
One of Rubio's former students, Tanner Gibas, created a documentary about Rubio and his impact on the Long Snapping community.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1969-12-31|title=New Documentary Explores The Art Of Long-Snapping And Its Guru, Chris Rubio|url=http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/eye-performance/201502/new-documentary-explores-art-long-snapping-and-its-guru-chris-rubio|access-date=2021-05-09|website=ThePostGame.com|language=en}}</ref>
Recently, Rubio has been featured in an NFL Films show on Long Snapping (''Long Snapping Bros: A Closer Look at "the Mannings of Long Snapping"'' | NFL Films Presents), a full episode on [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-does-the-most-monotonous-job-in-the-world-pay-1-million/ Freakonomics] and is set to host [https://therubiomethod.com/ ''The Rubio Method''] (a national tv show on men's health).
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==External links== *[https://rubiolongsnapping.com RubioLongSnapping.com]
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