(S3) - Weekend PT #1 - Off-Season

[Bwestfield]

[jordan327]

Jordan Yates has been an absolute mad man in his preparation for season 3 of the NSFL. He spent the beginning of the offseason working strictly on strength training with fellow lineman Vincent Sharpei and Ben Longshaw. Their training mostly consisted of squats and deadlifts. Jordan Yates unofficially broke the record for highest squat as a video of him squatting 1200 pounds raw surfaced on instagram. Jordan Yates then went on to do his own thing for the rest of the offseason. He traveled to Russia to train with members of the olympic team in order to improve his explosiveness. There have been unconfirmed reports that Yates received some illegal substances that may boost performance, but these reports seem to be unsubstantiated. He then began a quest to achieve mental strength as he lived with Buddhist Monks for a month. He followed all the rules strictly, and somehow managed to exit the group with seemingly more muscle despite the lack of food needed for a man his size. Yates said he is completely prepared to exceed expectations in the coming season. He has also been quoted saying he plans to refuse his player option and enter free agency, citing a need for "moolah"

[Rindiee]

[Darnellthebeast]

Darnell Turner has had a relatively laid back offseason. This year, he's decided to take it back a notch. Last year, he spent the entire offseason preparing. He worked on his speed, spent time on his footwork, pumped iron in the weightroom, etc. This year, he said that he's practicing to take a chill pill. He spends his days lying around, letting his body heal up from the season. It was unknown whether he was even going to show up to training camp. He says that through extensive research, he deduced that not doing anything was the best way to prepare for the coming season. No one believes him of course, but we'll have to see come the start of the season. It will be difficult for him to top his previous season, finishing the year with three interceptions along with 16 passes defensed. It would have been impressive for him to top these stats even with an offseason of hard work, but it seems near impossible without any practice over the course of months. The Hawks will need him to have another strong year if they want to have a good chance at the Ultimus cup where they'll likely meet the Outlaws.

[Bayley]

What a crazy offseason for Benson Bayley. Being drafted to the San Jose Sabercats in the first round of the Season 3 Draft with only the 4th pick. Then, he signed his contract with the team. He is happy to stay around for three seasons with the team that put a lot of faith into him. It has been a whirlwind since that pick, but Benson just went right to work. He worked with John Canton, a fellow CB to see exactly what he needed to do to study the playbook and be ready for Week 1. He also trained a ton with Orange County Linebacker Julian O'Sullivan. These two were found in the gym a lot together as both get ready for their rookie season. Stay healthy, stay energized, get ready for the season. That is really all he can do. It has been an awesome couple of days for this guy, he is ready to toss the #21 jersey on for the Sabercats. I am sure everything will start to calm down, but we are ready for the season to start. Preseason will begin the learning process as he tries to get up to the system as quick as he can. It surely will be an interesting season, but he will do everything he can.

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[PDXBaller]

After getting the call and being drafted 33rd overall, Eli Kamaka packed up his bags and headed out to Philadelphia the following week to begin the NSFL Rookie mini-camp. Kamaka wasn’t even sure about being picked in the first place since it was a last minute decision to declare for the draft! He had gotten an offer as a sports writer for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin after graduating from Oregon and was set to begin work a few days after the draft. In the end, it all came together for Kamaka, but he felt unprepared for what was soon to come.

A true student of the game, Kamaka couldn’t stop thinking about his upcoming season and watched hours of game tape on offensive schemes and his peers to get a feel for the speed and pace of the professional league. Training camp was grueling and Kamaka was pushed harder than he had ever experienced at Oregon. During training camp, he focused on getting stronger, faster, and tackling more efficiently with the Philadelphia Liberty coaches. With the help of fellow defensive mates Mark Ramrio and Drew Davidson, Kamaka slowly integrated into the defensive line. He bulked up to 280lbs and is now eager to begin the new season to prove his place in the starting line-up.

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[ItsJustBarry]

For Trey Willie, this offseason was a little different than for most NSFL players. After being released from his waiver signed contract with the Orange County Otters, he began the offseason with no team and Sitting In Limbo waiting for Draft Day. Leading up to the draft, he went back home where you trained with some old high school friends and his former High School coach. On draft night, his name was finally called and the Baltimore Hawks where the answer to what team he would be playing for in season 3. Since joining the Baltimore Hawks, Trey has been a welcome addition into their locker room. He’s participated in many team activities including a pickup basketball game including everyone from the Hawks roster. Not being one to come unprepared, Baltimore’s GM Hendrix has already had two teams participating in intra-team scrimmages. While most teams use the preseason to get back into football form, the Hawks have already been spending time on the field getting their new rookies acclimated with the team and getting everyone comfortable with one another on the field. As this off season winds down, Trey will continue to practice and work hard fighting his way up the wide receiving depth charts for the Hawks.

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[ErMurazor]

This offseason Jayce Tuck got back to his roots. He knew that he was going to have to live in the shadow of his massive season 2 statistics and the other accolades and he wasn’t going to let that go to his head. The day after the Ultimus Tuck was where he always was on Monday morning, in the gym hitting the weights. In the evenings he spent time with his family and doing his usual ballroom dancing, still preparing for that stint on Dancing With the Stars that is surely coming his way in the future.

Jayce also made sure to get some practice in to help him prepare for performing in real-time game scenarios. Jayce reached out to some of his friends in the league that played on the opposite side of the ball. Jayce was able to schedule regular drills and work outs with fellow Outlaw Tim Pest in Arizona throughout the offseason. The other big story was Jayce reaching out to star offensive lineman and friend Vincent Sharpei in Chicago where they exchanged tips of the trade, competing in drills against each other, and hit the weights to really push their limits. Throughout these workouts Jayce’s brother Jaxon was also dragged along to help him learn a thing or two about blocking NSFL caliber players from experts like Sharpei and Pest.

[enigmatic]

[White Cornerback]

If you recall Lavelle's previous off season in which he gained an impressive fourteen pounds prior to his draft. You'd be forgiven for thinking he did something of the same this year. A new diet? A heavier workload? Specializing in footwork drills perhaps? All wrong.

Lavelle spent most of his off season outside of training participating in yoga classes. Lavelle claims that his new found love of yoga has "physical, mental and spiritual benefits".

Lavelle says " Along with the obvious physical abilities it unlocks such as increased flexibility, mobility and endurance, it also helps me in a different way. The yoga has benefited me in ways such as helping me wind down after a long day, release stress as well as improve my ability to concentrate both on and off the field."

Lavelle finished by saying " I've never been one to acknowledge never mind believe in any of this spiritual stuff but after what I describe as my sophomore slump, there's never been a better time to try something new "

Time will tell if Lavelle's new found hobby will help or hinder during the season ahead. Lavelle will hope that the time spent on yoga instead of running a rigorous off season training camp like most players will be the difference in the upcoming season.