Sixty Players Fighting for a Spot
Thunder Combine Begins Sunday
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Thursday, February 19, 2004)—After receiving over 150 applications for the 2004 Thunder Combine, Head Coach Buzz Lagos has narrowed the field and invited 60 players from 14 countries to attend the seventh annual event. Thunder hopefuls will arrive in the Twin Cities on Sunday to begin the six-day grueling process of a professional tryout. The combine will be held at Winter Park this year, the official training facility of the Minnesota Vikings.
The first full practice will begin Sunday at 6 p.m. Participants will have one training session per day to show they can make the 2004 squad. The combine will wrap up on Friday, February 27 with the last scrimmage beginning at 9 a.m.
“We have an outstanding list of players attending this year’s combine, probably the best in its seven-year history,” said Coach Lagos. “We are always keeping our eye out for that soccer gem that has fallen through the cracks.”
The combine has a history of uncovering talent. In 2003, Alvin Hudson became the most recent combine attendee to make the Thunder. The combine has also produced such talent as Zafer Kilickan, a native of Turkey, and Johnny Menyonger, a five-year Thunder veteran, who led the A-League in scoring his rookie year in 2000.
For a complete combine schedule, contact the Minnesota Thunder at 651.917 TEAM (8326).
NEW Thunder Contact Information:
2124 University Ave. West
Suite 215
St. Paul, MN 55114
651.917.TEAM (8326)
651.917.1088 (fax)
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