Matthew Stafford – New Detroit Lions Quarterback – NFL Training

Matthew Stafford, quarterback for Detroit Loins, source: wikipediaMatthew Stafford, the 21 year old from Tampa, Florida, is Detroit’s new QB. He started playing football at Highland Park High School (Dallas, Texas) and was coached by Randy Allen. Even when at school he was rated as one of the finest high school quarterbacks in the United States. That was 3 years ago, in the class of 2006. He really started his career playing college football at the University of Georgia. Stafford was named SEC Freshman of the Week for his performance against Mississippi State in which he completed 20 of 32 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns.

He performs the standard training routine an NFL player. Weight training is split in to upper body and lower body days, as this then allows sprint drills to be done either side of the upper body days, then extra rest for the lower body (leg) weight training sessions.

He received his pre-professional training at the Athletes’ Performance Training Facilities, which taught him the importance of good nutrition and sport specific training techniques and advice on avoiding and dealing with injuries. The training program consists of the following elements:

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Performance Training

  • Individualized nutrition
  • Soft-tissue massage
  • Chiropractic services (if needed)
  • On-site meal services
  • Full rehab
  • Cold/hot tubs for regeneration

Combine-specific Training

  • Drill preparation
  • Position specific coaching
  • Wonderlic training
  • Media training
  • NFL GMs/Coaches

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