ELITE Pro Football Combines Give Hope to Players Who've Been Left Out of NFL Consideration
ELITE Combines will conduct eight regional combines plus three kicker-punter combines in major cities throughout the country starting in early May and going into June. The very best athletes from those groups will be invited to the exclusive, invitation only ELITE National Combine in Indianapolis, IN at Lucas Oil Stadium on June 19-20. Over 400 former ELITE players have made it to the NFL.
Newport Beach, CA, May 04, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Now that the NFL draft is concluded a slew of promising players have been left out, again.
Over the years over 400 “left out” players have found their way to the NFL via the series of regional football combines from which the very best players are invited to a national combine to show their wares to a bevy of NFL scouts and officials. This year there seems to be an extraordinarily large cache of well-known college players who were not drafted. The ELITE Combines are their safety net for a pro career.
ELITE Combines will conduct eight regional combines plus three kicker-punter combines in major cities throughout the country starting in early May and going into June. The very best athletes from those groups will be invited to the exclusive, invitation only ELITE National Combine in Indianapolis, IN at Lucas Oil Stadium on June 19-20. A large gathering of NFL and CFL scouts will be on hand to view the goods. Football players who think they have the mettle to make it to the next level can register on ELITE's site, pay a fee, show up and display their God-given talents. There won't be any fudging the scores as ELITE runs a tight ship. Their standardized drills and tests match NFL specs. Results, body photos and streaming video are entered into the ELITE Online player Database (OPD) where NFL and other pro league scouts or GMs access it and decide if a player has what it takes. Every year ELITE Combine players make it to the next level. The drama is finding out whom.
ELITE Combines Executive Director Stephen Austin is considered the guardian for those who've not been able to travel the easier routes to the NFL. Many players were rehabbing injuries when their time came, and went. Others played at small schools not in the anointed big time college conferences. Some are just late bloomers since the male body continues to develop past age 23 - after a player has used up his college eligibility. Most were revered stars on their college teams. And as history has shown, some players who truly have what it takes to play in the NFL are simply missed by the scouting systems. Without an NFL development league players have no development process. “ELITE Combines reopens the doors that were closed to these guys. The NFL tests the known best. We test the unknown rest," says Austin.
ELITE Combines serves the National Football League teams and is endorsed by the Canadian Football League, Arena league and the American Football Coaches Association. Wilson Sporting Goods, the provider of the NFL “Official Ball” sponsors the ELITE Regional Combines.
Since 1989 over 2,600 ELITE Combines players have made it to another level. The NFL, CFL, NFLE, Arena League... including at least five ELITE Combine alumni who are wearing Super Bowl rings right now.
Here's the schedule:
Regionals:
Atlanta, Sat. May 2
Dallas, Sun, May 3
Los Angeles/Long Beach, Sat, May 9
Baltimore, Sat. May 16
Atlanta 2, Sat, May 30
Chicago, Sun, May 31
New Jersey, Sat, June 6
Columbus OH, Sun, June 7
Dallas - KP, Sun, May 3
Baltimore - KP, Sun, May 17
Los Angeles - KP Sat, May 30
ELITE National Combine, Indianapolis IN June 19-20 (invitation only based on regional combine test results)
For more information and player registration go to: www.combines.com
ELITE Pro Football Combines is sponsored by Wilson Footballs. Go to:
http://www.wilson.com/wilson/football/index.jsp
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Addendum:
ELITE Pro Foootballl Combines will conduct an advanced pro scouting clinic for NFL scouts only in conjunction with the ELITE National Combine July 19-20. The clinic will be conducted by veteran NFL scout and current ELITE Pro Football Combines official Ron Marciniak. Marciniak will take current NFL scouts through a full schedule of advanced pro scouting techniques designed to sharpen their scouting skills while they’re in attendance to evaluate players at the ELITE National Combine. Topics include school visit preparation, football office etiquette, forty-yard dash timing technique, recording position drills, body parts analysis, film evaluation and live player evaluation. The importance of scouting rules such as loyalty to your personnel director and team, scouting staff unity and following your grading system will also be covered.
Contact:
Don Klosterman
Public Relations
ELITE Pro Football Combines
donklos@charter.net
714-501-5949
www.combines.com
Over the years over 400 “left out” players have found their way to the NFL via the series of regional football combines from which the very best players are invited to a national combine to show their wares to a bevy of NFL scouts and officials. This year there seems to be an extraordinarily large cache of well-known college players who were not drafted. The ELITE Combines are their safety net for a pro career.
ELITE Combines will conduct eight regional combines plus three kicker-punter combines in major cities throughout the country starting in early May and going into June. The very best athletes from those groups will be invited to the exclusive, invitation only ELITE National Combine in Indianapolis, IN at Lucas Oil Stadium on June 19-20. A large gathering of NFL and CFL scouts will be on hand to view the goods. Football players who think they have the mettle to make it to the next level can register on ELITE's site, pay a fee, show up and display their God-given talents. There won't be any fudging the scores as ELITE runs a tight ship. Their standardized drills and tests match NFL specs. Results, body photos and streaming video are entered into the ELITE Online player Database (OPD) where NFL and other pro league scouts or GMs access it and decide if a player has what it takes. Every year ELITE Combine players make it to the next level. The drama is finding out whom.
ELITE Combines Executive Director Stephen Austin is considered the guardian for those who've not been able to travel the easier routes to the NFL. Many players were rehabbing injuries when their time came, and went. Others played at small schools not in the anointed big time college conferences. Some are just late bloomers since the male body continues to develop past age 23 - after a player has used up his college eligibility. Most were revered stars on their college teams. And as history has shown, some players who truly have what it takes to play in the NFL are simply missed by the scouting systems. Without an NFL development league players have no development process. “ELITE Combines reopens the doors that were closed to these guys. The NFL tests the known best. We test the unknown rest," says Austin.
ELITE Combines serves the National Football League teams and is endorsed by the Canadian Football League, Arena league and the American Football Coaches Association. Wilson Sporting Goods, the provider of the NFL “Official Ball” sponsors the ELITE Regional Combines.
Since 1989 over 2,600 ELITE Combines players have made it to another level. The NFL, CFL, NFLE, Arena League... including at least five ELITE Combine alumni who are wearing Super Bowl rings right now.
Here's the schedule:
Regionals:
Atlanta, Sat. May 2
Dallas, Sun, May 3
Los Angeles/Long Beach, Sat, May 9
Baltimore, Sat. May 16
Atlanta 2, Sat, May 30
Chicago, Sun, May 31
New Jersey, Sat, June 6
Columbus OH, Sun, June 7
Dallas - KP, Sun, May 3
Baltimore - KP, Sun, May 17
Los Angeles - KP Sat, May 30
ELITE National Combine, Indianapolis IN June 19-20 (invitation only based on regional combine test results)
For more information and player registration go to: www.combines.com
ELITE Pro Football Combines is sponsored by Wilson Footballs. Go to:
http://www.wilson.com/wilson/football/index.jsp
###
Addendum:
ELITE Pro Foootballl Combines will conduct an advanced pro scouting clinic for NFL scouts only in conjunction with the ELITE National Combine July 19-20. The clinic will be conducted by veteran NFL scout and current ELITE Pro Football Combines official Ron Marciniak. Marciniak will take current NFL scouts through a full schedule of advanced pro scouting techniques designed to sharpen their scouting skills while they’re in attendance to evaluate players at the ELITE National Combine. Topics include school visit preparation, football office etiquette, forty-yard dash timing technique, recording position drills, body parts analysis, film evaluation and live player evaluation. The importance of scouting rules such as loyalty to your personnel director and team, scouting staff unity and following your grading system will also be covered.
Contact:
Don Klosterman
Public Relations
ELITE Pro Football Combines
donklos@charter.net
714-501-5949
www.combines.com
Contact
ELITE Pro Football Combines
Don Klosterman
714-501-5949
www.combines.com
Don Klosterman
714-501-5949
www.combines.com
Contact
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