Speed Training for Combines

Whether a player attends the NFL combine in Indianapolis, or one of the ten NFL-sanctioned Scout Camp regional football combines, he will be tested in a variety of areas. But when the combine is over and all the data has been collected, there is typically only one question that gets asked about a player: How fast is he? Because this is the reality of the situation, all combine participants should be well-prepared to face the \"holy trinity\" of combine tests: the 40- yard dash, the short shuttle and the vertical leap. The following is training advice on what areas to target and suggestions on what drills to use to maximize performance in these three tests.Vertical Leap The vertical leap is a measure of raw explosive ability and may be the best indicator of overall athleticism. The best aspect about training the vertical leap is that the training carries over to other tests. Because the