George Yarberry
Created the Midwest Elite Football Exposure Camp in 2004 in order to help high school football players gain more exposure in the recruiting process. The camp was held at the Pontiac Silverdome in its first year and had 320 athletes from 15 different states and 65 college coaches that attended. In its second year, the camp was held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis and had 420 athletes from 25 different states and 85 college coaches that attended. Since then, the camp has been held at the Total Sports Complex in Wixom, MI and has averaged 400 kids over the last 5 years.
Prior to the 2005 football season, Yarberry started the MichiganEliteFootball.com website to help promote high school football throughout the state of Michigan. Michigan Elite Football also published a state-wide pre-season football magazine in 2006 and 2007. The magazine was 128 full-color pages of in-depth information, hundreds of photos and comprehensive coverage of the entire state.
In 2007, Michigan Elite Football merged with Rivals.com and created MichiganPreps.com. Yarberry has been in charge of the state of Michigan for Rivals since the merger.
In 2008, Yarberry started the Michigan Preps Football Combine and has had an average of 600 athletes attend the camp each year.
Yarberry grew up in Toledo, Ohio and graduated from Maumee High School in 1991. He was an All-Northern Lakes League performer and All-Northwest Ohio performer in his senior year averaging 17 PPG on the basketball court. Yarberry played his first 3 years of high school at Little Rock Catholic (AR).
Yarberry received a full basketball scholarship and was a 3 year starter at Hillsdale College. He ranks in the Top 5 all-time at Hillsdale College for 3-point field goals made, 3-point field goals attempted and 3 point field goal percentage. In his sophomore season, Yarberry was ranked in the Top 10 in the nation in NCAA Division 2 for 3 point field goal percentage (47%). Hillsdale College won the GLIAC Championship and participated in the Division 2 NCAA Basketball Tournament in his senior season. He graduated from Hillsdale College with a Marketing Degree in 1995.
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Steve Senters
Coach Senters has been a key member to our staff for the last 6 years with the Midwest Elite Football Exposure Camps and the Michigan Preps Football Combine. Senters brings an intensity and enthusiasm that really motivates the athletes and sets the tone for the camps. He is extremely passionate about the game, has a wealth of knowledge and experience and loves teaching young athletes.
Senters played his college ball at Carson Newman College in Tennessee. He coached several years down in Florida prior to coming to Michigan. He currently coaches Saint Clair Shores South Lake HS. In 2010, his team made the playoffs and finished with an 8-2 overall record. His team had one of the best defenses in Macomb County.
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Jim Kielbaso
After receiving his Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science from Michigan State University, Jim headed to Ann Arbor to get a Masters Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Michigan. While in school, Jim worked as an intern in the Strength & Conditioning Program in U-M's Athletic Department. During that time, he also served as the Strength & Conditioning Coach at Holt High School and worked as a personal trainer at the Michigan Athletic Club in East Lansing.
After graduate school, Jim ran an Athletic Republic training center for a year before he was hired as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Detroit Mercy. While at UDM, Jim was a part of numerous league championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in a variety of sports. In addition to coaching responsibilities at the university, he also served as an adjunct faculty member teaching courses in Sports Medicine. After seven years at the university, Jim joined forces with the Total Sports Complex to open the Total Performance Training Center in August 2002.
Jim is the Regional Coordinator for the National Strength & Conditioning Association where he organizes clinics for trainers and coaches and provides support for members of the organization. He has been a featured speaker at clinics and conferences all over the country and has authored articles in numerous publications. Jim is the author of three books - Speed & Agility Revolution, World's Hardest Exercises and Weight Loss In Reality - and was contracted by the Michigan High School Athletic Association to develop a strength & conditioning curriculum for their Coaches Advancement Program. He also contributes regularly to several strength and conditioning and diet reviews websites During his career, Jim has trained thousands of athletes including professional football, basketball and hockey players, Olympic competitors, hundreds of college athletes and too many youth athletes to count. He is proud to be able to bring the training techniques of college and professional athletes to younger athletes looking to reach their potential.
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Ron Rice - Defensive Backs Coach
This is Ron's 3rd year coaching the Defensive Backs at the Midwest Elite Football Exposure Camp.
Ron Rice played strong safety for the Detroit Lions from 1995-2002. His career was cut short by a neck injury. During his time with the Lions, he was named the team's recipient of the Walter Payton/NFL Man of the Year Award and was also team spokesman for the "Shop to Stop Drugs" Campaign that raises funds and awareness for anti-substance abuse programs.
Prior to joining the Lions, Rice earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Eastern Michigan, where he was named first-team All-Mid-American Conference after his senior year. He was selected to the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002. He also attended University of Detroit Jesuit High School.
He is currently the president of the retired National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) for Detroit.
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Mill "The Thrill" Coleman - Quarterbacks Coach
A former Farmington Hills Harrison High School three time All-State Quarterback, All-American Quarterback and MVP recipient of two state championships. He was selected as the Michigan High School All-Decade Dream Teams quarterback and team captain (1980-1990). Mill is a former Michigan State University captain, three year starter (quarterback, receiver, running back and punt returner. During his time at MSU, Mill was named MSU Team MVP.
After attending MSU Mill went on to play professionally with the Chicago Bears (2 years) and Montreal Allouttes (2 years) before a knee injury ended his career.
Mill is currently the QB coach and Assistant Offensive Coordinator with 12 time state football champion Farmington Hills Harrison H.S. out of Farmington Hills, MI.
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Kevin Heintchel - Offensive Line Coach
Kevin has been on our staff since the very first year we started back in 2004. He is one of our key members and has been very important in the overall success of the camp. Kevin brings an enormous amount of energy to the camp coaching the Offensive Linemen. His passion for the game reflects in the way he coaches. He loves to teach the game of football and will go out of his way to help high school athletes. Kevin has been coaching in the Toledo, OH area for the last 10 years.
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LaManzer Williams
LaManzer has been a Defensive Line Coach for the Midwest Elite Football Exposure Camp for 4 years. he is currently the new Head Coach for West Ottawa HS (MI).
He is University of Minnesota's All-Time sack leader with 28, single season sack record holder with 19, and the single game sack record holder with 4 against #1 ranked Penn State. In 1997, LaManzer was 1st Team All-Big 10, won the Bronko Nagurski and Carl Eller Awards.
LaManzer was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 6th round (179th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played one season with Jacksonville and one with the Miami Dolphins.
LaManzer also played in NFL Europe for the Berlin Thunder. Williams lead the league in sacks with 11, while only playing 5 out of 10 games for the 2003 season. He set a single game sack record of 4 sacks against Barcelona.
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Mike Dennis - Defensive Backs Coach
Mike has been a Defensive Backs Coach for the Midwest Elite Football Camps for the last 3 years. He is a key member of our staff that helps with the overall success of the camp. He is a former player and has coached at the high school level for the last 10 years. Mike is a coach that goes out of his way to help athletes reach their goals. He has a strong network of connections with college coaches at 4 year schools and junior colleges across the country.
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Frank Wozny
Frank has been a key staff member helping with the Michigan Preps Football Combine and Midwest Elite Football Exposure Camps over the last several years. Frank graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Kinesiology and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA. He completed an internship at Total Performance before joining their team full-time. Frank graduated from Walled Lake Western high school where he played football. He loves working with teams, small groups and athletes of all ages.
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Adam Stoyanoff
Adam spent three years as an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Bowling Green State University. He earned his BA in Exercise Science from Albion College where he also played football. Adam completed an internship at Total Performance in 2005 before moving on to BGSU for his Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology. Part of his program was a research project focusing on in-season strength training for athletes. At BGSU, he worked with all 18 varsity sports, developing a wide variety of training methods. He brings a great deal of experience and science to the staff.
Adam has been a key member to our staff at the Michigan Preps Football Combine and the Midwest Elite Football Exposure Camp over the last several years.
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