King to take part in combine
“This is a golden opportunity for talented high school athletes to display their skills,” said Ronn Hollis of Baptist Sports Medicine. “They’ll run, jump and perform in front of coaches and recruiters from some of the best football programs in the country. We’re glad to give them that opportunity.”
King, an all-region selection from last year’s Pioneer squad, and other athletes from the class of 2004 will demonstrate their abilities in the bench press, 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, vertical jump, broad jump and other related drills. More than 110 college coaches have been invited, and representatives are scheduled to attend from schools including the universities of Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee. Players were nominated by their high school coaches to attend this prestigious event.
For the first time in the history of high school combines, player data will be distributed to national college football programs and made available online to each participant, parent and coach. The data will be available for one year.
ScoutCamp Football Services, Inc. will conduct the testing portion of the combine. ScoutCamp has provided this service for the NFL, NFL Europe, CFL and the Arena Football league. Baptist Sports Medicine trainers will be on site to provide information, discuss injury prevention and assist if there are any injuries.
The combine, presented by the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, will take place at the Baptist Sports Park (practice facility for the Tennessee Titans) at MetroCenter in Nashville. The combine will be held in two sessions: one from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m.; and one from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Registration starts at 7 a.m.