NFL DRAFT PREPARATION &
NFL VETERAN OFF-SEASON TRAINING
WELCOME TO COOPER SPORTS PERFORMANCE
NFL COMBINE CAMP!
We would first like to congratulate you on making it this far in your athletic career
and would like to thank you for considering Cooper Sports Performance as your facility
of choice as you prepare for the biggest day of your career! We hope you choose to
dedicate your time and training with us, as much as we look forward to dedicating our
time to preparing you as best as possible!
Our combine program offers an elite level of training to support all of your athletic
needs. From developing combine-specific speed and strength, to massage therapy
and recovery modalities, as well as personalized nutritional and supplement plans,
we have everything covered for you at Cooper Sports Performance. We aim to
provide you with all the coaching expertise, professional resources, and training tools
necessary for you to perform at your best at the NFL combine.
Our eight-week combine program is designed to have you peak and perform at your
absolute best. Our Coaching Staff have created a schedule for you to train with other
combine athletes 2-3 times per day, with speed and position specific skill training in
the morning, and strength and power training in the evenings.
We guarantee you will be performing at your physical best in front of the NFL’s
coaching and front office staff after completing the Cooper Combine Program. Once
again, congratulations on your athletic success so far, and we look forward to having
you in Tampa!
Dr. Josh Cooper
Dr. Cooper is a foremost expert in speed development. His techniques
in speed development are some of the most innovative and effective
in the country. He has been helping college athletes get faster and
reach the next level for over a decade, as well as helping NFL veterans
maintain and perform at the highest level.
“Training football players is my passion. This will be the most
intense and demanding training you have ever done. It will maximize
your performance on what will be one of the most important days of
your career.” –Dr. Cooper
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OUR ATHLETES
THE TRAINING
If you’re an NFL Draft hopeful or an
NFL veteran we will get you in the best
shape of your life this off-season. Cooper
is known for developing some of the
best athletes in the country, as well as,
keeping athletes healthy and on the field
for long productive careers.
Andre Caldwell
Broncos, Bengals
COACHING
Coaching will be the most important aspect of your training. Our coaches are
the best in the business. You will be coached in small groups during speed and
position work to maximize the learning process. Our Staff of speed and strength
coaches have over 30 years of combined experience.
TECHNOLOGY
Speed through science: Learn your optimal joint angles, stride length, foot
Terrell McClain, Cowboys
contact times and many other key elements to speed development. Technology
is a tool we use to help us maximize the learning process. Programs like Dartfish,
a movement analysis software, will help us to identify specific movements and
skills each individual needs to work on.
THE RESULTS
We are all about results! We have built our name and reputation on results.
This is where fast athletes come to get faster and great athletes go to the next
level. Historically we have taken some of the fastest athletes in college and NFL Anthony Allen, Ravens
and in 8 short weeks we are able to take them to new levels of adaptation. We
often surpass scout projected 40 times by over a tenth of a second.
If you have been a college football player for the past 4 years you have been
preparing for football games. Over the next 8-10 weeks
you will shift your focus and become a professional in
the tests shown below. These are some of the gains
we typically see and have come to expect.
TYPICAL IMPROVEMENTS Colin McCarthy, Titans
40 Yard sprint: -.10-.20 sec.
Bench: + 2-4 reps
VJ: 3-5”
BJ: 6-12”
20-Shuttle: -.30-.50 sec.
Jarred Fayson, Saints
3-cone: -.25-.40 sec. 4.36 40yd. 39” Vertical
Joe Klopfenstein, Rams
The chart below shows the average
scores from the combine. These scores
are from the top 20 players over the last 5
years. How will you stack up?
Todd Yoder, Redskins
Josh Bellamy, Chargers, 4.38 40yd. 38” Vertical
NFL COMBINE AVERAGE SCORES
POS HT WT Arm Hand Bench 40 VJ BJ 20-shuttle 3-cone
QB 6-2 223.1 32¼ 9 17.8 4.87 31 9-2 4.34 7.09
WR 6-0¾ 202.3 32 9 15.4 4.55 35 10-0 4.25 6.92
RB 5-10 213.3 31¼ 9¼ 20.5 4.59 34½ 9-9 4.28 7.00 Nate Palmer, Green Bay
FB 6-0 242.6 32 9½ 24.1 4.80 33½ 9.6 4.39 7.19
TE 6-4 251.6 33 9 21.5 4.77 33½ 9-8 4.37 7.08
OC 6-3¼ 303.3 32 9½ 27.3 5.30 27 8-4 4.66 7.70
OG 6-4 314 33½ 9 26.2 5.36 27 8-3 4.85 7.84
OT 6-5¼ 314.7 34 10 25.3 5.32 27 8.5 4.80 7.80
DE 6-3 266.3 33½ 9 25.6 4.88 32½ 9-5 4.46 7.26
DT 6-27 304.8 33½ 9 28.3 5.13 29 8-9 4.66 7.64
ILB 6-1¼ 241.5 32 9½ 22.7 4.80 33 9.7 4.31 7.10
Kion Wilson, Steelers
OLB 6-1 238.1 31½ 9 22.7 4.74 33½ 9-9 4.34 7.12
CB 5-11 193.2 31½ 9 15.5 4.55 35 10-1 4.17 6.90
S 6-0¼ 208.9 31¾ 9 18.1 4.62 34¼ 10-0 4.24 7.00
Maurice Hagens, Facons
NFL Veterans Anthony Allen, Andre Caldwell and
Colin McCarthy with Rookies OJ Murdock, Jarred
Fayson and Coach Cooper after an off-season
workout.
2012 Draft Prep athletes getting ready to start a
Speed session.
Steven Garcia, CFL
THE FACILITY
Our 15,000 sq. ft. facility boasts some of the most advanced training tools in
the country and expert coaches to support you along the way! Here are some of
the highlights of Cooper Sports Performance:
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acceleration, top end speed, and
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s &ULLY EQUIPPED /LYMPIC 3TYLE WEIGHT ROOM
including two Vertimax platforms
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core rotational training
s -ASSAGE THERAPY 0HYSICAL 4HERAPY AND
cold tubs to aid in your daily recovery
Bernard Reedy, Falcons
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Conditioning and Speed Staff
s /VER YEARS OF COMBINE COACHING
experience
Don Jones, Patriots
Earl Okine, Texans
Chevron Walker
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
FLORIDA LIVING
SCHEDULE
You may have up to 14 training sessions in one week. To allow for greater
recovery and performance, we have everything planned and calculated for you,
including training sessions, meals, timing of supplements, and sleep schedules.
This allows us to control for all factors so we can optimize training volume, and
hormonal levels through sleep and nutrition. Logan Payne, Jets
SAMPLE DAY 1
830am Meal 1
930am Acceleration, Starts
1030am Regeneration and supplements
11am Meal 2
1130am Rest
1pm Meal 3 Danny Noble, Bucs
230pm Explosive power, Lower lift
330pm Position specific drills
4pm Regeneration and supplements
Don Jones, Dolphins 430pm Meal 3
4.31 40yd. 42.5” Vertical
5pm Massage
730pm Meal 4
930pm Meal 5 and supplements
11pm Lights out Greg Hickman, Lions
SAMPLE DAY 2
9am Meal 1
930am Ldrill, 5,10,5 training
1030am Regeneration and supplements
11am Meal 2
1130am Rest
130pm Meal 3 Eric Page, Bucs
230pm Upper lift 225lb training
330pm Position specific drills
4pm Regeneration and supplements
430pm Meal 3
5pm Yoga
730pm Meal 4
930pm Meal 5 and supplements
11pm Lights out Ohrian Johnson,
Houston Texans/
Toronto Argonauts
HOUSING
LOCATED 100YDS FROM THE GYM
Free Morning Breakfast full of hot and delicious options, including eggs, sau-
sage, yogurt, fresh fruit, cereal and your choice of hot waffle flavors!
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is available for the two hours prior to breakfast.
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POSITION SKILLS TRAINING
Position drills are an opportunity for you to demonstrate your movement in football specific drills.
This is a very important part of the evaluation process. You will spend 4 days per week perfecting
these drills while our expert coaches analyze and critique your technique. We have developed an elite
staff of former NFL coaches and players that will help prepare you to showcase your football talents.
HOWARD TIPPETT
Director of our Position Training
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COACH TIPPETT’S COMBINE ATHLETES
Mark Herzlich Bobby Wagner
Luke Kuechly Manti Te’o
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MENTAL EDGE
Our mental conditioning coach will work with you to maximize
all aspects of performance. Athletes will be working on the
NeuroTracker daily. The NeuroTracker is an elite training tool that
uses 3D multi-object tracking technology to assist athletes in focus
and concentration, decision-making, management under pressure,
and quickly moving forward when competition errors occur. The
Neurotracker was a new addition to the NFL combine in 2013 and
Cooper is one of three facilities in the country that has
it. Furthermore, you will have weekly sessions with
our sports psychologist to work on individual goals
COMMON PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS OUR SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST WILL WORK ON:
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s 'OAL 3ETTING
s )MAGERY VISUALIZATION AND MENTAL PRACTICE
s 3ELF TALK
s (ANDLING PERFORMANCE SETBACKS AND ERRORS
s 3ELF #ONlDENCE AND MOTIVATION
s 0RE COMPETITION PREPARATION
s !NXIETY AROUSAL AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT
s )NJURY RECOVERY AND RETURN TO COMPETITION
s 4IME MANAGEMENT AND OFF lELD MANAGEMENT
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s 7ONDERLIC
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VINCENT LODATO, LCSW, CC-AASP
Director of Sport Psychology
Mental Conditioning coach Vincent A. Lodato, LCSW, CC-AASP a licensed a clinician and therapist
who holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Florida State University and a Certificate
in Sport and Fitness Psychology from California State University-Dominguez Hills. He is a Certified
Consultant with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, the highest level of certification and
expertise recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and internationally.
(E IS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBER OF THE !SSOCIATION FOR !PPLIED 3PORT 0SYCHOLOGY !!30 AND IS
involved with their Youth Sports Special Interest Group.
He has been in private clinical and sport practice for over 23 years. Working in professional sports
and in private practice locally.
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Please contact us for any additional information.
Address: 4895 W Waters Ave Tampa, Florida 33634
Phone: 813-362-5432
Website: www.cooperstrength.com
Email: info@cooperstrength.com
