Recently we came across something pretty interesting when we were looking at potential first round draft picks—it was a familiar name that stood out. Solomon Thomas. We first tested Solomon Thomas as a high school athlete at the U.S. Army All American Combine in San Antonio, Texas. And this made us a little curious… wasRead more
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SportTechie Feb 24, 2016 This was initially posted on Sports Techie by one of our favorite authors, Lindsey Ann Von Thron Please check out her other posts at the link above and click here to Get The Latest NFL Tech News In Your Inbox! Zybek sensors recording 40-yard dash at NFL Combine In Indianapolis over 300Read more
Michael Weinstein – Zybek Sports mike@zybeksports.com Here’s a challenge for you… Try finding an athlete who ran slower at a Pro Day than at the NFL Scouting Combine. Still looking? I haven’t found any either. A few typical examples of media coverage surrounding NFL Draft prospects’ Pro Day performances: There are some head-scratchers… “The 6-2,Read more
PERFORMANCE VOLLEYBALL CONDITIONING A NEWSLETTER DEDICATED TO IMPROVING VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS www.performancecondition.com/volleyball NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS A REPOST FROM 2015 Round Table Discussion: Testing Lessons from Football Combines Testing: Do They Apply to Volleyball? With Mike Weinstein, President, Zybek Sports + Robert Brown, Volleyball Master Instructor; USA Volleyball VCAP; Owner, Robert Brown Sports Performance inRead more
SportTechie April 29, 2015 Feb 21, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Oregon Duck quarterback Marcus Mariota runs the 40 yard dash during the 2015 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports he livelihood of a potential professional football player can hang in the balance of the NFL Combine. A fewRead more
Zybek Sports has now been at the NFL Combine for 7 years in a row with our Fully Automed Timing Systems. Over the years, we have seen a lot of changes, none more important than the recognition of just what a fully automated time means in relation to a hand-timed run by an athlete. ThisRead more
An objective study to measure the differences… Michael Weinstein (Zybek Sports – Boulder, Colorado) An athlete’s physical performance test results provide an important specification that often determines their future. Small differences in these performance numbers can make big differences in their career. The standard “Combine” tests have been the gold standard for objectively evaluating andRead more