As a former player in the NFL, the NFL is the training camp where the real work begins, especially for recruits and the United Nations drafted athletes who want to try to make a team.
Before the stage, May you be on holiday or spend time with your family and friends. But the pleasure is when you see your training room key. This is where the sweat and tears begin. This is where the nervous butterflies give you a feeling of discomfort in your gut.
You start with the training camp of the encounter with other players and coaches. There is a nervous tension in the air, and it appears that all players have some jitters. Your mind plays games with you and hope you find asking yourself questions like: "Am I good enough to play?" "What will I do if I do not make the team?" "What if I do I remember is that we learned? "" What if I am sick or injured? "
Then you get your calendar and tell you where to go to the meeting. The schedule indicates that the first meeting is a team meeting with head coach, assistants, trainers, and team owner. This is it. The camp has officially begun. It is time to work and prove yourself. Psych yourself. You are the best. You are doing great and impressive all. You go to the team and a starter. You are a professional footballer!
The schedule indicates that the practice starts tomorrow. The practice is the morning at 9.00 am to 11.30 pm. Lunch from noon to 2:00 pm. At 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM we look at the film. Our second practice 3:30 am to 5:30 pm.
For the first three days of camp, practice was a light practice in shorts and a helmet. This is for you under your legs. The fourth day of camp you on skates. This is where the excitement begins and the butterflies go wild. You are so anxious to hit someone. He believes, as he always is, since you were last on the ground and ready to play. This is the worst day for you. Your body is accustomed to platelets, which weighs 70 kg. Your body suffers when you do the exercises while wearing heavy pads in 100 degree heat. Here you can find in shape or not. Can you survive? Are you sick? Will you look at the weakness of others? Be a man! You can manage it. If others can do, you can too. It's mind over matter. Do it!
Coaches are in full pads a day four very physical days. It is for players to wear pads in the heat. This is where the coaches see the players who have the strength and endurance competition in the NFL. This is where the coaches see the players take a serious athlete and keep their body in the best conditions, and players who are lazy and not working.
After practicing in the afternoon, the players hit the showers and cold barrels. Cold barrels filled with iced water. They feel like hell, but they help a painful swelling of the body like nothing else.
After cleaning, it is time for dinner from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. But the day is not over. You must watch film from 8:00 pm to 9:30 am. Snacks at 10.00 hours and the curfew is 11:00. At 11:00 PM you better in your room and prepare for the night. If not, he faces the wrath of the bus, and the last thing to do is to ensure that coaches of your anger. Coaches are not as problem gamblers, including recruits and walk-ons. There are too many talents to the problems of policy. Get your ass to bed.
This is your life every day for 6 weeks. Think you can handle it?
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