(https://s3.amazonaws.com/p01-images/Football_player_1.jpg)Well, it’s that time of year again everyone!! Combine season is here, so what are you doing to run that blazing 40 yard dash or quick 3 cone drill? Now don’t misunderstand me, I’m not talking about the NFL Combine, but the high school combine circuit will be in full swing soon so it’s time for combine training to start!! If you want a scholarship then it’s a requirement you attend and get a grade so that college coaches can see how many stars are by your name. If you don’t get ranked, then you will fly under the radar because college coaches use combine rankings to recruit players. In today’s college recruiting process, it is mandatory that you attend or you will miss out on a scholarship opportunity. Oh yeah... the combine is where dreams come true!!
Hopefully you guys realize by now that everything I said was a joke!! Do you really think college coaches care how (https://s3.amazonaws.com/p01-images/Football_player_2.jpg)many stars an athlete has from all of the different recruiting services or what their combine ranking is?? The funny thing is these combine services all have their own evaluation system but none of it involves game film, character, leadership or anything with pads on. The only relevant opportunity that these combines provide is the chance to compete in 1 on 1 drills. Everything else is used to promote a product or themselves.
The biggest thing that we have to understand is that combine training and pre-season preparation differentiates in numerous ways. All of the college kids getting ready for the draft that are going to participate in the NFL Combine are spending more than half of their time concentrating on starts. If you are a high school athlete, why spend such a large portion of your time practicing starts when it could be better spent on preparing for the upcoming season?
A player's draft stock can hold steady, skyrocket or bottom-out based on his performance at the combine. The NFL scouts want to see if you have the discipline to prepare yourself mentally and physically for a series of rehearsed drills. For these scouts, the 40 yard dash and various other drills represent an opportunity to see if your speed falls within a certain range to project success at the professional level. Combine training is specialized to prepare an athlete for tests on specific drills. Pre-season training should be specifically designed for an athlete to be prepared to compete when it counts the most, GAMES.
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