UM spring practice "scouting combine"?

Submitted by MIdocHI on

Do new coaches have a "combine" with the remaining players to see what they really have? It seems that height/weight and 40 times tend to be exaggerated.  Also, it would be useful to know the actual strength of players. Would this be considered organized activities (ie practice) or could it be done as winter conditioning?

jonny_GoBlue

January 20th, 2011 at 10:16 PM ^

I'm pretty sure you test yourself periodically during a normal strength and conditioning program.  I don't think it has to wait until spring practice or anything like that.  It's nothing more than checking on your progression in the program.

Blazefire

January 20th, 2011 at 10:18 PM ^

The football coaches or assistants are not allowed to be present at S&C sessions, where the players are obvioiusly weighed, measured, and tested from here till sunday, but if you're asking whether or not the S&C coach is allowed to tell the coaches, "X Player is 5' 10" and benches 250", then yes, that is allowed.

mGrowOld

January 20th, 2011 at 10:19 PM ^

I think they let Fred Jackson run it.  You would not BELIEVE how awesome the numbers are when he does........

BTW.....was Fred running the timer when Morgan Trent allegedly ran his 4.1 40?

MIdocHI

January 20th, 2011 at 10:26 PM ^

Thanks for the replies.  I was not sure what was allowed.  Some of the players have minimal or no game film, but I guess there is always the practice films.  I would want Fred Jackson timing me and reporting my tremendous results.

BigSi

January 20th, 2011 at 11:16 PM ^

For what it is worth, when I played (small time college football) our team did have combine like testing with coaches present. 1 combine before offseason workouts started and 1 before fall practice started.