Adidas MLS Combine rosters, schedule announced

The future of MLS talent will be on full display this coming weekend, as the 2011 adidas MLS Player Combine gets underway.

On Tuesday, the league announced the full rosters and coaching assignments for the showcase, scheduled for January 7 to 11 at Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it also added seven more college seniors and five non-college players to the list of players initially invited to the annual Combine.

The group of more than 70 prospects will be split into four squads, with each roster led by a top national coach.

The University of Louisville’s Ken Lolla will coach AdiZero with Rick Brownell of the Michigan Wolves, the University of Tulsa’s Tom McIntosh will coach AdiPure with Dave Smith of the North Atlantic Soccer Association, Seattle Pacific University’s Mark Collings will coach team Jabulani with Brian Quinn of San Diego SC, and Old Dominion University’s Alan Dawson will coach team AdiPower with Brian Doyle of Council Rock Soccer Association and FC Bucks.

Four Generation adidas players eligible for this year's SuperDraft — Perry Kitchen, Zac MacMath, Omar Salgado, and Zarek Valentin — will not participate in the Combine, as they are currently in camp with the USA U-20 national team. Another, Akron forward Darlington Nagbe, will not be at the Combine though is still eligible for the MLS SuperDraft, which will be held in Baltimore, Maryland, on Thursday, January 13.

Following an initiative approved in December by the MLS Competition Committee, this year's Combine will also feature some non-collegiate players and international talent, including Uruguayan midfielder Paolo Cardozo, Ecuadoran forward Victor Estupinan and midfielder Marlon Ganchozo, Argentine midfielder Martin Rivas, and English midfielder John Rooney.

2011 adidas MLS Player Combine player additions:

Complete 2011 adidas MLS Combine rosters:
ADIZERO (head coach: Ken Lolla; assistant: Rick Brownell)

ADIPURE (head coach: Tom McIntosh; assistant: Dave Smith)

JABULANI (head coach: Mark Collings; assistant: Brian Quinn)

ADIPOWER (head coach: Alan Dawson; assistant: Brian Doyle)

Full schedule is as follows (all times Eastern and schedule is subject to change. All games will be held on the Main Event Field at Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Tickets can be purchased at the event):
Saturday, Jan. 8

1:45 p.m. — AdiPower vs AdiPure

3:30 p.m. — Jabulani vs AdiZero

Monday, Jan. 10

11:15 a.m. — AdiPure vs. Jabulani

1 p.m. — AdiPower vs. AdiZero

Tuesday, Jan. 11

11:15 a.m. — AdiPower vs. Jabulani

1 p.m. — AdiPure vs. AdiZero