TDS Combines headed to Atlanta

by ESNN

April 30, 2013

The nationwide TDS Combines series is on its way to Atlanta. Taking place on May 19th at the Allen Creek Soccer Complex, the one-day Combine will give the top youth players in the South the opportunity to shine. Currently ranked and non-ranked players attend TDS Combines to impress the highly regarded talent evaluators.

In attendance to scout the Combine will be over 20 college coaches from Division I, Division II, Division III, and the NAIA. Scheduled to attend the Combine include programs like Furman, Troy, Clemson, Alabama State, and Georgia Southern University. In addition to the individual exposure acquired from the Combine, players will also receive a recruiting seminar and a 1-year Premier membership to TopDrawerSoccer.com.

Directing the Combine will be Brian Haynes, current head coach of the North American Soccer League’s Atlanta Silverbacks. Haynes, a former Trinidad and Tobago international, was selected by the Dallas Burn in Major League Soccer’s inaugural draft in 1996, and remained with the organization as an assistant coach with FC Dallas from 2001-2007.

“TDS Combines provide an excellent opportunity to be seen by a variety of different schools,” Haynes explained. “They also allow players to be evaluated by professional coaches, college coaches, and the TDS staff.”

Standout performers who have showed well at a TDS Combine include the Chicago Magic’s Luka Prpa and Elijah Rice.

“It was a good experience for me to get out there and play with the region’s best players,” Rice said. The 2016 forward flashed his goal-scoring prowess at the Chicago Combine, and then promptly took off for Italy to join the U.S. U15 Boys National Team.

“The Combine was a fun environment to test myself in and play with great players in front of college coaches,” Luka Prpa, the #36 ranked prospect in the class of 2016, said.

To see the current list of colleges scheduled to attend the Atlanta Combine click here. New colleges will be added weekly, so check back often.

To reserve your spot at the Atlanta Combine, click here to register.

College coaches looking to register for the Atlanta Combine can contact Charlie Nobile at (562) 513-3729 or at cnobile@topdrawersoccer.com.

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