NFL QB Todd Krueger and Academic Elite Football along with Wide World of Indoor Sports will be running a high school level football recruiting showcase on Monday December 30th from 2PM to 5PM at the Wide World of Indoor Sports Dome Turf Field in North Smithfield, RI
It is open to all 2020 thru 2024 (8th grade thru current seniors) football players at all positions.
Cost is $70
This is your chance to get exposure to some of the top high school prep schools football coaches and top academic college coaches at this elite football showcase and combine in North Smithfield, RI on Monday December 30th.
Open to rising 2024 8th graders to graduating 2020 seniors at QB, RB, TE, WR, O-Line, D-Line, LB and DB positions.
All player can participate in a NFL style combine.
1. 40 Yard Dash
The 40-yard dash is an integral part of any combine, be it pre-collegiate or as a player enters the NFL. On its face, it seems a very simple measure of a player’s speed, but it can tell an evaluator so much more than that. A good time in the 40 requires an excellent start, which is indicative of an athlete’s reaction time and quick burst. From there, evaluators can pinpoint how long it takes the athlete to reach top speed, and how well they transition from burst to top speed. It is a very useful tool especially for skill-position players. The average time submitted at the Nike SPARQ Combine in 2013 was 5.14 seconds.
2. 5-10-5 Pro Agility
The agility shuttle is another event in the Nike SPARQ Combine designed to measure an athlete’s speed and quickness, but in a different manner. Like the name implies, it attempts to measure how quickly someone can transfer their speed while changing direction. The agility shuttle can also show recruiters how balanced an athlete keeps his body while performing the drill, something that can be very important to defensive players pursuing a ball carrier while trying to avoid blockers. The average 2013 score was 4.72 seconds.and a L-cone drill for time.
3. Kneeling Power Ball Toss
Third in the combine’s battery of tests is the kneeling power ball toss. Athletes kneel on the ground, then are asked to raise a SPARQ-innovated 3 kg weighted ball over their head. The athlete then must propel the ball forward while thrusting outward, landing in a push-up position. The farther the ball travels, the better the score. It is a measure of a player’s ability to coordinate their body to deliver maximum power. In 2013, the average toss was 30 inches.
4. Vertical Jump
Finally, the players are tested in the vertical jump. Player’s weights and heights are figured in to the test, which measures an athlete’s peak power. To perform the jump, a player crouches with their arms behind them to help the maximize their power. Instead of jumping and reaching for a certain point, however, SPARQ developed a launching/landing pad that times how long a player is in the air, and uses that information to calculate their jump. The average jump in 2013 was 27 feet, 3 inches.
All coaches and players will be provided with the results.
After the combine each player will do positional drills with the coaches and finally finish with one on ones.
After the event there will be a meet and greet with all the prep school and college coaches for a more personal interaction to see about interest in the schools, colleges and universities.
At the last RI Academic Elite Football Showcase 8 players ended up getting scholarship offers out of 80 players that participated or 10% success rate.
20 Prep School Football Coaches Invited To Coach at Showcase:
Tabor Academy, Proctor Academy, St George's, St Thomas Moore, Choate, Cheshire Academy, Loomis, Worcester Academy, BB&N, St Paul's, Pingree, Brooks, Middlesex, Lawrence Academy, Saint Marks, Rivers, Noble's, Groton School, Cushing Academy, and Belmont Hill.
20 College Football Coaches Invited to Coach at Showcase:
Dartmouth, Yale, Brown, Harvard, Columbia, Salve Regina, Bryant, Maine Maritime, Colby, Bates, Bowdoin, Middlebury, MIT, Trinity, Tufts, WPI, Amherst, Williams, and UMass-Dartmouth.
Cost is $70
If you have any questions please call or text Todd Krueger at 401-316-2477 or email at nflqbtoddkrueger@gmail.com