Using video and automated timers together helps paint the full picture for a speed coach Since we build our timers from the board up and we write the software code from scratch, we have total control over the features we add to our timers. One such feature is the Automated Video feature in our PowerPackRead more
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I end up speaking to a number of coaches and trainers every week, and I am always curious how they use our timing equipment. Given the number of sports and creative minds out there, I continue to be surprised as I learn how just versatile our equipment is. One thing that has struck me isRead more
Every year the NFL Scouting Combine gets bigger, and this year it got faster thanks to Washington Wideout John Ross and his blazing 4.22 second 40-yd dash. This is the 7th year that Zybek Timing Equipment has been used to measure the world’s most important 40-yd dash and we were impressed to see that run Read more
What is the Expanded Report? It’s a 40+ page comprehensive analysis which details the performance of an athlete who has taken the Standardized Athletic Test. Along with performance tips, it includes information showing how an athlete stacks up to others in the same class playing the same position. What does it include? The initial reportRead more
Control Your Destiny as an Athlete… Don’t Put Your Future in Someone Else’s Hands. In talking with coaches, recruiters, and scouts a recurring theme keeps coming up – the most frustrating part of their job is receiving information on an athlete that is not correct or can’t be trusted. “Is he indeed 6 ft. 2Read more
The Numbers Inside the Numbers at Combines Combine Testing… What does it all mean? As more coaches, scouts and recruiters use Standardized Athletic Test (SAT) results to help identify and compare athletes, we receive more and more questions about what the numbers mean – or to be more specific, what do these tests really measure?Read more
How a Tech Company Can Influence the NFL Draft Courtesy of FanGraphs When the 2015 NFL Draft kicks off tonight in Chicago, Michael Weinstein’s technology and analysis will serve as one of many measurements, scores and notes front offices will consider when selecting the future of their franchise. Weinstein founded and owns Colorado-based Zybek Sports and fiveRead more
By Michael Weinstein, mike@zybeksports.com Several thousand athletes compete for a few positions on college teams. The combine physical performance test scores are often used in the screening process to narrow the field of athletes. Achieving the absolute best numbers possible for an individual athlete is of paramount importance to the athlete’s recruitment success. After making theRead more
This past weekend The New Speed Combine Series invaded Columbus, Ohio and the Buckeye State certainly didn’t disappoint. Making the weekend even more special, Zybek achieved a special milestone by surpassing the 10,000 athletes tested mark at the event. Columbus was the 9th stop for the combine series, which is sponsored by heavy hitters AdidasRead more
Stopwatches are not to blame for all the problems in recruiting, but they certainly aren’t helping. Hand timing can both hurt and help an athlete given how much the time varies every time. Let’s say Athlete 1 ran his 40-yd dash and was timed on a Stopwatch and FAT Timer. 40-yd dash (Hand Time) –Read more