" Taking High School Combines to the Next Level"

Taking High School Combines to the Next Level

By Dan Guttenplan

 

Next Level Combines was founded in 2012 with the intention of providing pro-caliber combines for high school football players and teams. Last year, in its first year of existence, Next Level hosted combines for professional athletes. This year, the company will make the transition to hosting combines for high-schoolers.

 

The thing that makes Next Level Combines different is that it hosts high school combines using the same equipment as the NFL. The company provides accurate and reliable information to coaches, and is the only combine system that uses the NFL equipment.

 

Based in Atlanta, Next Level offers private and public combines. Instead of a few athletes getting tested from various schools, the company will test every athlete from a particular school. That allows an entire team to experience combines and gives players a chance to learn how to better themselves in the classroom, as well as on and off the field.

 

A private combine is for a particular school in which all of the athletes are tested. Next Level has motivational speakers talk about their experiences playing in college and the pros. This gives players a chance to hear from successful business owners and entrepreneurs. They’ll share stories about when football didn’t work out, and they chose different paths.

 

Next Level has the same drills as the NFL with the 40-yard-dash, the vertical leap, broad jump, shuttle run, three-cone drill and bench. Next Level will also do an athletic assessment, which is like a personality test.

 

Because Next Level Combines started as a service for professional athletes, the company generated enough revenue to fund equipment to host high school combines and provide the most reliable, accurate information.