As a HoF calibre player who has been snubbed despite being top ten in all time tackles for losses, Cordell Joshua knows what it takes to mentor a young player to success in their rookie season. Cordell believes that discipline is key, and wakes up every day at 4:30am to hit the gym. The young rookie will join him at the gym session where they’ll be put through their paces in a NSFL calibre workout. After that it’s time for nutrition; discipline is important in all areas of life, and diet is definitely one of them. A healthy breakfast of turkey sausage, plain scrambled eggs and wheat toast, along with a protein shake. Then they’re hitting an NSFL calibre workout. That includes making tackles, catching passes and running circuits at a serious pace. By this point the rookie will be starting to flag, so Cordell allows them a break in the form of a half hour session at the whiteboard, learning to recognise plays, learning to adapt to different schemes and really challenging their football IQ. It’s then time for another gym session, running some more drills and then time to watch some tape to end the day. Cordell lived this life every day as an NSFL player and expects rookies to do the same. Finally, they hit the sauna to get a well deserved rest at the day’s end.
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