Jimmy Bates 6'1,195LB ATH Class of 2019 Vancleave HS (MS) - Scout Trout Most Coach-Able Savage award

40 Yard Dash - 4.47 (3X)
5-10-5 Shuttle - 4.1 (2X)
Broad Jump - 9' 

Significant Improvement from last year Jimmy Bates. 4.65, 40 yard dash and now a 4.47! 

Jimmy Bates is a player who has completely bought into the Scout Trout platinum elite training program and is destined for greatness at the next level. Jimmy was at my Scout Trout Mini-Camp last year, at the 2017 NFL Reese's Senior Bowl, when I was exploring all options/mechanisms to assist my players in recruitment. We were able to get him down that day to a 4.65, from a 4.9, 40 yard dash. Jimmy was a good athlete at the LB position in our drills and he obviously has been fine tuning all of the fine details, in order to dominate Scout Trout's workouts, which are designed specifically for the collegiate/pro football levels. So first, Jimmy decided to listen and has propelled himself to a Scout Trout Class of 2019 All-American, as he has recently ran three 4.47,40 yard dashes in a row and even hit a 10' broad jump, while busting out a very quick shuttle, at around 4.1. I am not a high school football coach, but I would not be using this amazingly gifted athlete as a blocker. When I watch Jimmy run routes and his ability to catch nearly every pass thrown his way, combined with the toughness this young man exhibits, he looks like a big time Tight End/H-Back in Scout Trout's college style system. On the defensive side of the football, I got to watch Bates cover extremely well yesterday, as he is in the receivers hip pocket and can use his keen football senses, to masterfully deflect passes with his perfect OLB/SS frame. When you watch the film below of Jimmy's play at LB, you will witness extreme quickness off the edge and he is able to get to the QB for a sack! Jimmy is able to scour from sideline to sideline, like the ball hawk he truly is on the defensive side of the football. On kickoff team, the very next play, Bates shows he means business, as he fly's down field and is able to completely annihilate the returner, who never stood a chance. Jimmy shows outstanding backside pursuit and if you know how strongly this young man's will is to succeed, then you will realize why he plays with such a high motor, along with the mind-set that, "You can't stop him, but may only hope to contain him", as the late great Stuart Scott once stated (R.I.P). Jimmy will be a huge success at the next level, as he is a very versatile athlete, with the skill-set that Scout Trout and most college football coaches covet, on their football team. When it is all said and done, Jimmy will prove the nay-sayers wrong and rise up to be a intricate part of any college football teams schematics. Jimmy is officially our Scout Trout Most Coach-able Savage of the year  for the Class of 2019, as it was a very easy decision, based on the improvements he has made in his combine numbers alone. Jimmy is destined for a great Scout Trout All-American Bowl and also for his senior year, at Vancleave HS in Mississippi! I want to thank Jimmy, Jimmy's mother and the coaches at Vancleave for allowing him to be apart of the Scout Trout Militia, as we seek to create our own paths, through diligence and mentally preparing for what's ahead. As I stated many times before, you cannot pay someone to get you a scholarship, you must be willing to sacrifice things that "normal", non scholarship student's get to do, it's why they have to pay for school and you won't! Wake up every morning knowing there is another Jimmy Bates out there who wants this just as badly as you do. At Scout Trout, we will rise, we will grind and we will always prevail with the stonework that has already been paved. Me and Jimmy Bates, along with many other Scout Trout athlete's have already made up our minds and all we seek is what is rightfully ours for the taking! KEEP GRINDING JIMMY! 

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