It's late February and we again get to witness the circus that is the NFL Scouting Combine. Although at times very frustrating, the process of preparing the athletes is a highly condensed, stressful, challenging environment. Its one where many of the keys to long term sports performance training actually get turned on their ear. Still, I enjoy the challenge scientifically and even more the challenge to the ART of coaching these young men.
Over the next week here in Indy we will try and make sure guys are prepped and ready to perform their best. I'll also use this time to write a series of articles on different aspects of coaching them and their preparation.
We had a great year last year and look forward to the same. While we had five1st round picks last year that really tells that we got some good athletes. What I am proud of is that out of all of the tests for our 19 guys last year, 93% of results in Indy were PRs. They were peaked and performed when it counted. We helped them to perform their best.
Today 7 of our guys got into Indianapolis and after a long plane ride we take them into the warm pool at our hotel and had them go through a recovery workout to loosen hips and get the blood flowing. A couple guys got massage and a few did core work.
Looking forward to seeing some former athletes like Donald Brown here in Indy and catching up with other coaches.
2 comments:
93% PRs is a great stat. I look forward to the upcoming articles.
Thanks Scott. We were very happy when we reviewed. You can't control all the variables, but at least we put our guys in a position to perform and they did.
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