# Chris Rubio > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chris_Rubio > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chris_Rubio.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rubio > Source revision: 1320438275 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Long_snapper) | college = [UCLA](/source/UCLA_Bruins_football) | bowlgames = | highschool = [Charter Oak High School](/source/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](/source/American_football) trainer of [long snapper](/source/long_snapper)s. He works with high school long snappers and evaluates them for [college football](/source/college_football) programs.{{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}} His Rubio's Long Snapping Camp is recognized as the longest-running long-snapping camp in the nation.{{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 }} Over the past 17 years, Rubio has helped over 1,000 long snappers play football in college and the [NFL](/source/NFL).{{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}} Rubio runs Long Snapping camps all around the US, with the premier event being held in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas), [Nevada](/source/Nevada). His Las Vegas event has grown from about 15 participants in the mid-2000s to about 350 participants in 2018.{{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}} During the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States), he used virtual training sessions as his main coaching tool.{{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}} Rubio partners with [Chris Sailer](/source/Chris_Sailer), who provides a similar service for [placekicker](/source/placekicker)s and [punters](/source/punter_(football)) with Chris Sailer Kicking. The two were teammates in college with the [UCLA Bruins](/source/UCLA_Bruins).{{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 }} He selects the participants for the [US Army All-American Bowl](/source/US_Army_All-American_Bowl) and Polynesian Bowl each year.{{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}} Rubio is a co-founder of the [Patrick Mannelly Award](/source/Patrick_Mannelly_Award), given to the best Long Snapper at the Division I FBS level.{{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}} Over the last 17 years, Rubio has helped over 1,000 high school and junior college long snappers. Alumni from Rubio’s camps include former and current NFL long snappers, such as [Cole Mazza](/source/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](/source/Christian_Yount).{{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}} Rubio has helped to coach and sculpt two long snappers that were drafted in the past two years, [Blake Ferguson](/source/Blake_Ferguson_(American_football)) and [Thomas Fletcher](/source/Thomas_Fletcher_(American_football)).{{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}}{{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}} One of Rubio's former students, Tanner Gibas, created a documentary about Rubio and his impact on the Long Snapping community.{{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}} 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). {{Use American English|date=December 2019}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://rubiolongsnapping.com RubioLongSnapping.com] {{DEFAULTSORT:Rubio, Chris}} Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:American football long snappers Category:UCLA Bruins football players Category:Sportspeople from Covina, California Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California Category:Coaches of American football from California --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chris Rubio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rubio) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rubio?action=history)). 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