With Fuel being one of our core values, we place a huge emphasis on it throughout our pre- draft program. From the moment our athletes arrive for training in December to the NFL Scouting Combine in February, continuous nutrition and fueling is at the top of our athletes' minds. The Nutritionist at each HOA location will oversee al things related to nutrition including meals, supplementation, and hydration.

The Nutritionist will facilitate the initial assessments with each athlete to collect data to go into the athlete profiles in the Athlete Management System. From there, they'll work hand in hand with their respective Chefs and Supplement Specialists to create a full encompassing nutrition plan for each athlete. The nutrition plans should be based on the initial assessments, DEXA scans and the micronutrient and macronutrient data we collect from the blood analysis results.

Our Nutritionist will oversee all things related to nutrition; including meals, supplementation, and hydration.

We place such an emphasis on sports science because it takes all the guesswork out of everything we do from a programming standpoint. We track GPS, heart rate monitoring, force production, average velocities, sleep, velocity based training (VBT) in the weight room, posterior chain resilience, and overall wellness. Al of these data points and factors contribute to the overall readiness of each athlete from a day-to-day and week-to-week standpoint, so we can ensure we are maximizing their potential in preparation for both the NFL Scouting Combine and their individual College Pro Days. Specifically, the goal is to have data points on every aspect of the athlete so we can accurately track progress across performance, position training, and overall mobility and readiness.

Our Tech:

Daily Performance Tracking (Field Based GPS), Initial and Intermittent testing, Force Decks Testing, Heart Rate Variability (HRT) Tracking, Fully Automatic Timing, NordBoard Assessments, Velocity Based Training (VBT), Proprioceptive Testing & Training

The purpose of the NFL Life Skills series is to provide a space for former NFL players to connect with and mentor our pre-draft athletes. We set up a series of sessions throughout the training program to tackle the topics of financial literacy, overcoming adversity, managing relationships, overall life ni the NFL, training c a m p stress, etc.

The Athlete Services lead at each location will plan out and coordinate the series during the planning period prior to each pre-draft program (September to December). All sessions should be planned and coordinated in detail and included in the master schedule given to athletes, agents and Combine staff prior to the start of the program in late December.

While training here athletes will not only be prepared physically but mentally as well. As we know, the majority of athletics is mental. Therefore, we provide premium experiences to assist with Interview Prep, Board work with Coaches, Mental Health and Fitness skills, Wonderlic Prep, Psychological Testing, and Media Prep just as they will see in Indianapolis and during their Pre-Draft transition period. These areas can also make or break an athlete's process, so we focus highly on them as well. We have professionals with over 50 combine years of experience to help these young men improve in the aforementioned areas.

With mental fitness being one of our core pillars, it's important that al of our programs touch on mental fitness ni some aspect. For our NFL Pre-Draftnpopulation, the goal is to assess their mental state when they arrive, educate them on mental fitness and what that looks like as they transition into the league, and provide the proper tools and resources to equip them for mental and emotional pressures that come with being a professional athlete.