The Midwest High School Combine will be held Saturday May 24th at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex for all current high school freshman through junior football players in the state of Wisconsin.
March 24, 2003 (Press Release) --
With the competition for quality athletes increasing and university budgets shrinking, college football coaches are looking to new avenues to help locate players that can help their programs.
"I think this is very helpful because it helps the athlete get on the right team," University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football coach John Miech said.
"For example, if a wide receiver runs a 4.9-second 40-yard dash and is tested that way, he shouldn't be walking on with the Badgers or at Northwestern. He should be looking at a smaller school so he can be successful. If a kid runs a 4.40 and he's not getting a Division I offer, he can say, 'Please, Division I or II, take a look at me.' "
Miech added that combines help eliminate a lot of guesswork for college coaches. “(Traditionally we would have to rely) on high school coaches, parents and the athletes themselves telling us what their (40-yard dash) time was. When an athlete tells me he runs a 4.80, that tells me it's a 5 flat.”
Bob Kieckbusch, founder and combine director, sees it more from the athlete’s side. “When I was playing high school football in southeastern Wisconsin your recruiting was pretty much limited. Your exposure to college coaches came from how much effort your own coach put towards getting your name out. With the advent of combines, recruiting services and the internet that has all changed. An athlete from a small school in northern Wisconsin can now have his verified results in front of university coaches from coast-to-coast”.
The student-athletes should have two main goals in mind when attending a combine:
One, to get an honest and realistic assessment of their physical abilities and football skills.
Two, to let the appropriate college coaches and scouts know about them.
The combine is open to the first 200 athletes who return all of the required paperwork. For more information and to secure registration materials visit the official website, www.MidwestSports.org, or call 414-364-9657.
Bob Kieckbusch, President and CEO of Midwest Sports Management, has been involved with youth and high school football in the state of Wisconsin since his high school playing days in the late eighties at Cudahy (WI) High School. Besides being a former player and coach he has worked numerous camps, founded the Midwest Youth Football Championships and even served as Director of Media Relations and the play-by-play voice for the Arena Football Leagues Milwaukee Mustangs.
"I think this is very helpful because it helps the athlete get on the right team," University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football coach John Miech said.
"For example, if a wide receiver runs a 4.9-second 40-yard dash and is tested that way, he shouldn't be walking on with the Badgers or at Northwestern. He should be looking at a smaller school so he can be successful. If a kid runs a 4.40 and he's not getting a Division I offer, he can say, 'Please, Division I or II, take a look at me.' "
Miech added that combines help eliminate a lot of guesswork for college coaches. “(Traditionally we would have to rely) on high school coaches, parents and the athletes themselves telling us what their (40-yard dash) time was. When an athlete tells me he runs a 4.80, that tells me it's a 5 flat.”
Bob Kieckbusch, founder and combine director, sees it more from the athlete’s side. “When I was playing high school football in southeastern Wisconsin your recruiting was pretty much limited. Your exposure to college coaches came from how much effort your own coach put towards getting your name out. With the advent of combines, recruiting services and the internet that has all changed. An athlete from a small school in northern Wisconsin can now have his verified results in front of university coaches from coast-to-coast”.
The student-athletes should have two main goals in mind when attending a combine:
One, to get an honest and realistic assessment of their physical abilities and football skills.
Two, to let the appropriate college coaches and scouts know about them.
The combine is open to the first 200 athletes who return all of the required paperwork. For more information and to secure registration materials visit the official website, www.MidwestSports.org, or call 414-364-9657.
Bob Kieckbusch, President and CEO of Midwest Sports Management, has been involved with youth and high school football in the state of Wisconsin since his high school playing days in the late eighties at Cudahy (WI) High School. Besides being a former player and coach he has worked numerous camps, founded the Midwest Youth Football Championships and even served as Director of Media Relations and the play-by-play voice for the Arena Football Leagues Milwaukee Mustangs.
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