
Achieve your best performance at the NFL Combine and your Pro Day by participating in the Mackie Shilstone NFL Draft Preparation Program
Do Your Best …
Many college football players make or break their draft day status with impressive displays of strength, speed and football skills. Pro scouts get the vital information they need at the NFL Combine and personal workouts during visits to the college.
Draft position determines everything from signing bonuses to base salary to playing time. Performance during these workouts is what separates one athlete from another. That extra half-second of speed, those few more reps on the bench press, a faster time in the agility drills or a few inches more on a vertical jump can boost a mid-level prospect into the early rounds of the draft.
THEN MAKE IT BETTER!
NFL prospects that train with the Mackie Shilstone system and his superior team of experts make their best performance even better. The patented NFL Draft Preparation Program is comprehensive and aggressive, preparing athletes for the specific tests of the NFL Combine, including:
- Improving 40-yard dash times
- Enhancing footwork and agility
- Adding inches to vertical jump
- Increasing reps on bench press
In 2002, Donte Stallworth and Patrick Ramsey improved their football skills in the NFL Draft Performance Enhancement Program,and they both scored big on draft day by being first round picks!
“Every year we are approached by somebody new asking us to send our clients to their program for pre-combine training; and invariably, every year we keep sending our clients back to Mackie and his program. We’ve found that Mackie’s hands-on approach to training, his uncanny ability to tell our clients where they need the most work, the way he motivates our clients, and -- most importantly-- the real value he adds to our client’s and our company’s bottom line makes our decision an easy one. We’ve been extremely pleased with Mackie and what he’sdone for our clients. ”
-Jimmy Sexton, Athletic Resource Management
A COMPLETE PROGRAM FOR EVERY ATHLETE
The Mackie Shilstone NFL Draft Preparation Program does not take an assembly-line approach to training. Every player’s needs are taken into account according to the skill set of their position and a complete evaluation that can include:
- Combine-specific medical evaluation
- Nutrition evaluation
- Body composition adjustment (Ideal combine performance weight)
- Explosive power capability
- Wonderlick test preparation
Whether a safety needs to increase strength in his upper body, or a wide receiver needs greater explosion of the line of scrimmage, or a lineman needs to shed unwanted pounds, the NFL Draft Preparation Program is customized to achieve that goal. Training plans are created from a menu of over 20 items, giving every athlete the flexibility to budget their time and resources in the way that works best for them.
A PROFESSIONAL APPROACH
Athletes training in the Mackie Shilstone’s system train under the direction of former NFL Superbowl Champion and veteran wide-receiver Nate Singleton. Singleton gives hands-on instruction and knowledge of what it takes to make it in the pros.
Based in Metairie, Louisiana, the program is housed in the 5,000 square foot state-of-the-art facilities of The Fitness Principle with Mackie Shilstone, a part East Jefferson General Hospital, one of the finest medical establishments in the country.The program also uses the Tulane University synthetic turf practice field and state-of-the-art weight room. Athletes have access to top medical professionals who specialize in injury management and performance deficit training, as well as comfortable facilities to relax between workouts with chiropractic appointments and massages.
PROVEN ENHANCEMENT
Here's a snapshot of NFL Program athletes who went on to play in the NFL:
One NFL Draft Preparation class of eleven athletes included two first round draft picks: Donte Stallworth (New Orleans Saints, 1st round, 13th overall pick) and Patrick Ramsey (Washington Redskins, 1st round, 32nd overall pick). Donte’s personal workout at the University of Tennessee caused him to “... explode into collective consciousness of NFL scouts and coaches with a jaw-dropping, eye-popping, stopwatch-testing personal workout in March, when he clocked a 4.2 time in the 40-yard dash, the fastest time many veteran observers ever had recorded. ” When asked if our Program really helped him run this record time, Stallworth said, “no doubt. ”
Tulane quarterback Patrick Ramsey, under he direction of the NFL Draft/Combine Preparation Program, shed thirteen pounds, lowered his body fat level to nine percent, and bettered his 40-yd. dash time to 4.85 seconds from 5.15. The idea was to make Ramsey, 6’2”, 219 pounds, more mobile in the pocket and help him avoid the initial pass rush. He moved from his end-of-season projected fifth-round draft status to a first round selection by the Washington Redskins.
| Name |
Position |
School |
NFL Team |
| Waine Bacon |
Safety |
Univ. of Alabama |
Atlanta Falcons |
| Chris Crocker |
Cornerback |
Marshall |
Cleveland Browns |
| Bradie James |
Linebacker |
LSU |
Dallas Cowboys |
| Jarrett johsnon |
Def. Tackle |
Univ. of Alabama |
Baltimore Ravens |
| Kenny King |
Def. Lineman |
Univ. of Alabama |
Arizona Cardinals |
| Casey Moore |
Fullback |
Standford |
Carolina Panthers |
| Kindal Moorehead |
Defensive End. |
Univ. of Alabama |
Carolina Panthers |
To apply:
- Complete the online application.
- Download the NFL Draft Preparation/combine Program -Rehabilitation Survey/Client Injury Form. Have your team athletic trainer or personal physician complete the form and fax it back to Mackie Shilstone at 504-457-3111.
Services:
Our combine preparation pricing structure includes a basic weekly training fee which covers daily training (Monday-Saturday) from 8:45 a.m.-12:00 Noon (fieldwork) and 1:00-2:00 (weight training). We have an optional menu of services which include: medical evaluation, body composition evaluation, nutrition consultation, physiological testing (wingate, cybex) and psychological coaching (Wonderlick test). Call for weekly rate information.
| Service (Call for pricing: 504-669-3176) |
| NFL Draft Preparation Program (6 to 10 players) |
| Nutrition Consultation (body composition adjustment) |
| Body Composition Evaluation: skin calibration |
| CFX Treadmill Test (aerobic capacity) |
| Wingate Anaerobic Power & Capacity Test |
| Resting Metabolic Cardio-Pulmonary |
| Psychological Coaching (Wonderlick Test), per session |
| Prepared Meals, per meal |
| Hotel Accommodations (Marriott) |
| Car Rental Rates (Enterprise) (rate approximate) |
| Airport Shuttle Service |
| Physical Rehabilitation |
| Full service medical/diagnostic/hospital services |
| Physician Physical (medical clearance) |
| Cybex Testing, Functional Lower Extremity Assessment, Orthopedic Screen |
| Complete Chiropractic Sports Medicine (Exam & Report), per visit, initial visit |