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The importance of draft preparation cannot be overstated. Upon completing your college eligibility you begin the evolution from college athlete to professional football player. The first step in this process is training your body and mind to undergo the rigors of the NFL Combine, pro day workouts and private team workouts. ESM works closely with top training facilities across the nation to help our clients maximize their physical talents and therefore their draft position.
Physical Training:
40 Yard Dash - Sprint starts and mechanics
Drill Mechanics for the shuttle, L drill, broad jump, vertical jump and bench press
Improving overall speed, agility and explosiveness
Specified training to increase physical strength and flexibility
Position specific drills
The modern NFL athlete has a wealth of opportunities to expand his presence and profile through marketing and endorsement deals. ESM’s marketing team has a proven track record of working with individuals ranging from current NFL players to NFL Hall of Famers. ESM looks to leverage the exposure of being an NFL athlete with both traditional and new media marketing campaigns.
ESM’s marketing team has successfully secured marketing and endorsement deals with the following companies.
Media Relations
ESM’s media relations team offers our clients extensive expertise in strategic and tactical communication management. Our team has developed strong, long lasting relationships with the most powerful and influential members of the sports media. By leveraging those relationships ESM provides each client a national and local presence. ESM also works closely with our clients to provide personalized media training, allowing our clients to feel comfortable and confident when dealing with local and national media.
Public Relations
In today’s technology based society, athletes must maintain a presence in cyberspace to connect with their fans and continue to build and strengthen their brand. ESM works with top web designers to build websites tailored to the interests and background of each client. Websites can serve as a platform to communicate with fans, market memorabilia, and share the personal side of the athlete.
The founding members of ESM have demonstrated a long standing dedication to working in and with our local community. Dudley Morton and Ryan Clement both serve on the Board of Directors for Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives, a Denver based program seeking to protect inner city children from the influences of gangs. Ryan Clement earned his JD in 2005 and has worked in politics in Colorado since 2006. In that capacity Ryan worked with the Daniel Graham Foundation to make their annual fundraiser a success. Ryan also continues to coach quarterbacks and holds several youth football camps up and down the front range during the summer months.
ESM believes that our clients are in a unique position to have a significant impact on the people within their communities. ESM works closely with our clients to determine and communicate your ideas, philosophy and purpose that adds to your personal legacy. Based on our clients individual interests ESM will explore various charitable opportunities including, financial contributions, planning and executing fundraisers, and establishing a personal foundation.
A career in the NFL provides an athlete with the potential to earn millions of dollars over the course of his career. However, recent studies indicate that over seventy percent of NFL players face serious financial hardship within two years of retiring from their NFL career. ESM is dedicated to working with our clients to secure both their short and long term financial security. To accomplish this goal, ESM works with the financial industry’s leading firms to assist our clients with cash flow management during their playing career coupled with an eye on long range financial planning.
The transition from an NFL playing career to working in the professional world can be overwhelming and difficult. Unlike any other sports management firm ESM has developed a strategic relationship with the nation’s fifth largest executive search firm, to provide our clients with opportunities beyond the playing field. Over the last twenty years, ESM’s post career planning partner has developed relationships with the top decision makers from Fortune 500 companies. ESM works closely with our executive search firm partner to utilize those relationships in helping our clients identify off season internships and post career job opportunities.
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