SPORTIME and JMTA to Host Third Annual College Recruiting Combine
For the third consecutive year, SPORTIME and the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) will host the 2018 John McEnroe Tennis Academy College Recruiting Combine, scheduled for the weekend of June 23‐24, to be held at SPORTIME Randall’s Island, the NYC home of JMTA. The Combine will provide select rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, from around the country and beyond, SPORTIME and JMTA students and non‐SPORTIME/JMTA students, the opportunity to showcase their skills and athletic abilities in front of coaches from top colleges and universities.
“One of the driving forces at JMTA is our commitment to preparing our players for college tennis, and helping them to find their best college fit,” said John McEnroe. “After an amazing first two years of the JMTA Combine, we are excited to be expanding the JMTA Combine in 2018 to include more coaches and more students, and we are confident that it will be a great resource for both.”
As in years past, coaches representing all three NCAA Divisions are expected to attend, and this year’s includes coaches from Brown, Yale, Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn State, William & Mary, Wake Forest, and many other top programs, with many more coming. Representatives from prestigious leagues, including the Ivy League, ACC, Big East, SEC, Big 10, Patriot League and NESCAC attended last year, and are expected again this year.
Interested players can get more information and can apply to participate in the Combine at SportimeNY.com/JMTACombine, with early registration closing Sunday, April 15. A regular registration period will be held from Monday, April 16 through Friday, June 1. A limited number of 120 Combine spots, for 60 boys and 60 girls, are available. The Combine Selection Committee will evaluate each application based on objective criteria. Those early applicants chosen to participate will be informed by no later than April 20. Regular decisions will be told periodically through the registration period of their status as “Admitted” or “Wait Listed.”
Player check‐in will begin at 8:00 a.m. for all players on both Combine days. Participants will compete in singles and doubles match play with tracked results. Players will also receive athletic performance assessments, and will be invited to take part in mental toughness seminars and in a College Coaches’ Panel Discussion. A new Combine partner, CIZR, will be video‐recording all matches and will offer participant packages, including match videos with detailed analytics, which videos will be available for participants to send directly to college coaches. Included for each Combine participants is an integrated recruiting package, available, digitally, to both the participants and the coaches, at the touch of a button on their personal Player Portals.
