With teams based in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa, Prime Time Athletics is a true travel team, looking for the best competition with the best players across the country. Coached and organized by Coach Tommy, Prime Time Athletics was originally a flag football team, and this will be their 4th season in 7v7 football. The team is based out of the south Milwaukee area, but also has teams based in northern Illinois and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Recruiting from across the midwest, Prime Time Athletics looks to compete at the highest level, earning their players recognition while they get to test themselves against the best of the best. Coach Tommy places an emphasis on getting his students noticed by colleges and recruiters, believing that the midwest is an under recruited area and wanting to prove to colleges that these students deserve more attention. This of course includes not only playing at a high level, but setting up visits with colleges, such as an upcoming one to the University of Orlando.
The benefits of this college focus have been clear to the team. Quarterbacks Joel Perez and JJ Chapman, both star players, have received many offers. For Perez, offers have come from Indiana, Northwestern, and Duke, while Chapman has received offers from Virginia Tech, Miami, and Purdue.
Of course, with or without college visits, good offers require good football, and 7v7 has been instrumental to improving their play. While at times it’s been a challenge to compete for commitment from students who also play baseball or run track, Coach Tommy is an avid supporter of continuing to play football in the spring as the best way to stay in shape for the sport come the fall. According to him, those students who have played since the youth levels and who have stuck with the sport in the offseason as well are the ones who end up winning awards and getting themselves recognized.
In this upcoming season, Prime Time Athletics is looking forward to competitions such as the Shock Doctor Nationals as well as our very own MidAmerica 7v7 Football Back 2 Ballin’ High. As a travel team, moving across the country for games, they will go up against a variety of playstyles and top players. While this presents a challenge for the team as they have to adjust their own playstyle depending on the location and the opponent, overall coach Tommy believes that the team and game are getting faster, with new coaches and new players breathing fresh energy into midwestern football. Prime Time Athletics welcomes the competition, and will travel far to find it.
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