Every year all across
the Midwest literally hundreds of talented high school football players
are overlooked by college and university coaches and recruiters. Are
the athletes smaller, slower, weaker or less quick then athletes in
other parts of the country? The simple answer is, no. The main reason
they are not recruited is they have not been marketed and no one knows
about them. Often times the athletes are not near a major metropolitan
area or they happen to be part of a team with a poor record.
The Midwest High School Combine and Stadia Elite Showcase were created
to get athletes in under recruited areas the exposure they deserve.
University programs trust our numbers. Each and every year 44-51% of our
combine participants receive at least a partial scholarship to play
college football.
Testing
Direct Marketing:
We don't just test athletes and then blindly mail or email the results
to colleges. We have a specific contact person at each university so
when we send the results and video they don't just end up on the desk of
the general football secretary along with all the other junk mail
received that day. The coaches have requested our results and videos and
are eager to receive them.
Recruiting 101:
There are literally thousands and thousands of high school athletes
receiving contact from universities. What does each type mean and how
does it relate to your recruiting? Are you actually being recruited or
are you just another name on a general prospect mailing list? Our
experts have years of recruiting experience and have worked with
athletes in major universities all over the country. They will educate
you on the recruiting process and answers all questions you have during
an informative pre-combine presentation.
Exposure:
Besides just getting your profile, results and video in front of
hundreds of college coaches we go one step further. Through exclusive
agreements with major national media outlets our athletes have a chance
to be featured on leading
national recruiting websites.
Professional Testing:
We do the exact same testing that is performed at the NFL combine each
year. Through constant contact and feedback from the college coaches we
know exactly what tests they want performed and how they want each test
administered.
The testing is performed and recorded by professional trainers,
instructors and speed/strength coaches at Edge Fitness. Each employee
that works our events has extensive experience in testing athletes in a
'combine' setting. Since all the testing is done by an outside service
there is no internal influence involved. Accurate results are the rule,
not the exception.
Every year we spend thousands of dollars on upgrading equipment to
assure that we are utilizing the latest and most up to date methods and
machines available. Infrared automatic timing systems are used through
the testing. Gone are the days of "operator error" caused by hand timing
athletes with stopwatches.
