ASAP Tour/Glenville Football

[jimotis4heisman]

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Ted Ginn Sr.

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Date: Jun 11, 2005

Ted Ginn Sr. has expanded his summer college tour in a big way this year with his very first ASAP Northeast Ohio Midwest Combine Tour to include student atheletes from Glenville High School and other schools across Northeast Ohio. This 11-day, 11-campus tour will give the student-athletes on board a chance to perform in front of college coaching staffs all across the Midwest. And they'll even take an ACT test during the tour.
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<HR>He’s arguably the best promoter of his kids that the state of Ohio has ever seen.

Ted Ginn Sr. (pictured, right) has already been recognized once in the pages of Sports Illustrated for his annual summer tour of college campuses with members of his Glenville football team, but this time he’s completely outdone himself.

Currently Ginn is traveling the heartland on a bus loaded with kids from Glenville and other high schools on the “Ted Ginn Sr. ASAP of Northeast Ohio, Midwest Combine Tour.” The ASAP portion of the title stands for Academics for the Student-Athlete Program. The main purpose of the tour, intending to make 11 different stops from June 10 to the 21st, is to get every young student-athlete on the bus maximum exposure to college football coaches around the Midwest and give them all another opportunity to take the ACT test.

“We extended this service to every kid, any seniors, in Northeast Ohio,” said Ginn from the road in Muncie, Indiana. “And we had to turn some kids away.”

Ball State University was the first stop on Friday. From there the tour plans to make stops at Cincinnati, Iowa, Bowling Green, Illinois, Notre Dame, Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin and at Ohio State on the 21st before returning to Cleveland.

“On Saturday the kids are going to take the ACT test and enjoy the day at Kings Island,” Ginn said. “Then we’ll camp at Cincinnati on Sunday.”

On the tour from Glenville are Rob Rose, Ray Small, Arvell Nelson, Daven Jones, Raymond Fisher (pictured, left), Bryant Browning, Derrick Smith, Anthony Echols, Royce Adams, Bruce Frieson, Brandon McCray, Deonte Williams, Kelvin Primm, David Garrett, Bryant Mulligan, Kyle Jefferson, Gino Sturdivant and Eric Haislah. Joining them on the tour from other schools are Ben Kelly of Bedford, Darius Smith of Euclid, Chris Austin and Jahmal Brown of Benedictine, Chad Jones of Cleveland Heights, Morris Williams and Anthony Sweeney of St. Joseph, Chris Lewis and Brandon Stephens of Strongsville, Jovani Chappel of Trotwood Madison and Miles Schlichter of Miami Trace (and a few others). “The kids all had a fun time today and it was an exciting day for all of us,” said Ginn by telephone late Friday evening. “We’re all looking forward to going to Cincinnati tomorrow.”


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[osugrad21]

That is an incredible idea...wonder how much the charge is for each kid?

 

[BuckWrestler141]

I'm not all that familiar with the process, but it sounds as if its a camp a day nearly? Do you need more then one day of rest to perform at your best for these combines are should you be able to do it at your highest level daily?

 

[jimotis4heisman]

i think the idea is exposure for the kids. granted some will walk away with scholie offers must just hope to make a name for themselves to be invited back. its a great way for these kids to be able to go to school, most of them would never see higher education without an oppurtunity like this.

 

[BuckWrestler141]

When should we expect to see some results from the Ball State stop?

i think the idea is exposure for the kids. granted some will walk away with scholie offers must just hope to make a name for themselves to be invited back. its a great way for these kids to be able to go to school, most of them would never see higher education without an oppurtunity like this.

In no way at all did I want my post to be confused with its a bad thing. I think its an amazing thing, and he is great for giving the kids the opportunity. All I was asking was if athletic freaks like Rose or Small should be expected to have slighty worse numbers, because they will be fatigued from doing this stuff daily... or if just the opposite they'll get so used to the combine drilling that they will preform better or probably about the same.

 

[osugrad21]

Great Rivals $ article on Glenville football and the amount of college attention the athletes are receiving.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

rivals.com$ (free)

6/22/05

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – College coaches shouldn't bother traveling all over Ohio in hopes of stumbling upon football recruits that slipped under the radar of most schools. Not this year.

Ted Ginn Sr., and a large pack of Ohio recruits dramatically reduced the number of sleepers in the Buckeye state from the class of 2006. The Glenville (Cleveland) High coach and 37 prospects – including a handful of players who were virtual unknowns at the start of June – recently finished a rewarding and exhausting road trip that took them to 10 Division-I schools across the Midwest in 12 days.

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</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle>Edward Thompson was one of 37 high school players to tour college campuses in the Midwest.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- End EdwardTompson200 Image-->They boarded a bus June 10 in Cleveland and took off for Ball State, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Notre Dame, Purdue, Wisconsin and Ohio State – logging more 3,000 miles on the road in the process.

Rivals.com joined the bus on the way to Columbus and spoke to Ginn and several prospects as one of the most unique recruiting road trips ever came to a finish.

"This (trip) gave kids an opportunity to see universities and meet coaches," said Ginn Sr., the father of Ohio State star Ted Ginn, Jr. "It also gives them an opportunity to get assistance for a higher education."

Many of the players who landed on the bus wouldn't have had that opportunity otherwise. Traveling outside the state borders alone was a new experience for some passengers.

"Some of the guys on this trip have never been out of Cleveland or Ohio," said quarterback Arvell Jones<DB>, one of 17 prospects from Glenville who made the trip. "Now we are all getting a chance to show people what we can do and getting looked at by coaches."

Ginn started taking a handful of Glenville prospects to many of the same schools on a van five years ago, but was always determined to attempt something on a bigger scale. He felt too many players who deserved scholarships were going unnoticed.

"These children need exposure," Ginn said. "Some of them come from schools that aren't known for football and wouldn't get scouted by coaches if they didn't make it on the bus."

Soon after Glenville's season came to an end in the state semifinals in December, Ginn started making phone calls to other coaches, inviting players from the Greater Cleveland area and across Ohio. He purposefully sought out players who hadn't received much recruiting attention.

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</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle>The 12-day bus trip was a great experience for a player like David Garrett, who got to show his stuff to college coaches.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- End David Garrett200 Image-->By the end of the school year, 37 kids had signed on. Using much of his own money, $200 player fees and some donations from local donors, Ginn was able to reserve enough hotel rooms and put together a food budget. But, four days before the trip was to begin, it looked like it might get cancelled. They still needed a mode of transportation.

That's when a local pastor came through. Andrew Clark, who owns a bus company, was able to give Ginn a bus with just enough seats at a heavily-discounted price. Clark ended up traveling with the team, offering guidance and advice to many players.

The players were extremely appreciative. They ended up meeting nine head coaches (Notre Dame's Charlie Weis was out of town when they were in South Bend), toured several campuses and got to use some of the top football facilities in the country. They even took a day off to go to an amusement park.

"It was really exciting," said Brandon Stephens, a cornerback from Strongsville High, of the trip. "We got a feel for what college life is like and got a chance to be a part of it ourselves."

The trip began with one-day camps at a pair of MAC schools and a Big East program –- Ball State, Bowling Green and Cincinnati. In Cincinnati, they took a day off so more than a dozen players could take the ACT in the morning before the entire group went to King's Island.

After a little recreation, they made the 8-hour drive to Iowa, one of the most enjoyable destinations. Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz and his staff worked with the players personally and they also played in a 7-on-7 tournament.

"The facilities at Iowa were impressive and they had one of the greatest weight rooms I have ever seen at the college level," said Glenville offensive lineman Bryant Browning, who has offers from the Hawkeyes and many other major programs.

Next up was one of the most anticipated stops, Notre Dame.

"Everybody knows about Notre Dame and we all wanted to see touchdown Jesus," Western Reserve Academy senior Brendan Mitchell said.

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</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle>With so many workouts involved, time on the bus was a time for relaxing for the players, Kevin Primm included.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- End KevinPrimm200 Image-->The group then took off for Illinois and Indiana –- both among the most fun stops on the tour. At Each Big Ten school, the prospects worked out as a group for the coaches and at Illinois they were involved in another 7-on-7 tournament.

"Illinois was really nice to play at," Stephens said. "They played music when we worked out on the field and that got everybody pumped up."

They excelled in another 7-on-7 at Purdue the following day before leaving for Wisconsin. They took a second day off for Father's Day in Madison, taking a tour of Camp Randall and hanging out around the hotel.

After participating in a Wisconsin camp the next afternoon they left for Ohio State and drove through the night, arriving at 6:30 a.m. With most of the players exhausted, they chose to skip out on the final camp in Columbus and head home.

"The first five days were good and went smooth," said Glenville receiver Raymond Small, who is ranked the No. 5 prospect in the state of Ohio. "By the sixth or seventh day, I was taking ice baths and my body was aching. It was a nice trip, but just a little long."

The players had to deal with two flat tires and a broken air conditioner while on the road, but don't expect any real complaining.

Many prospects landed their first scholarship offers and are picking up interest from other programs because of standout performances at the camps.

Look for all that information, including a full list of who made the trip, and the latest recruiting scoop later today on Rivals.com.

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