America 1979

Chapter 34 Change of Tactics
On the afternoon of September [-]th, Hamatun High School.

On the rugby training field, a special training is being carried out.

Bill, who is fully armed, is wearing a No. 88 blue and white contrasting color jersey, holding a leather football in front of his chest with his left hand, and touching the ground with his right hand to prepare for running.

Twenty yards in front of him, a varsity player is also fully dressed, holding an eight-foot-high and two-and-a-half-foot-diameter anti-collision pole. to protect the players.

"Get ready~" assistant coach Robert suddenly raised his voice, and then shouted out that instruction.

"run!"

Hearing the preparation, Bill raised his butt immediately, and when the sound of running reached his ears, he kicked his left leg on the ground immediately, and moved forward bravely with all his strength.

The twenty-yard ball sprint is the tentative name for this training.

Originally, after last Friday's game, Robert wanted to add this item, but the anti-collision poles he bought did not arrive, so it was slightly delayed for a few days.

Twenty yards is 18.29 meters. As soon as Bill had the feeling of speeding up, he rushed to the eyes of his teammates. As instructed in advance, the teammate who was hit jumped up in advance to prevent his ankle from being injured.

boom!
The teammate's feet were about three and a half yards from their original position, and if the cushion hadn't been set back, he would have fallen to the grass.

"Is Jessie okay?"

Assistant coach James first ran to make sure that the player who was hit was not injured. After all, this project was really scary. The three coaches were all paying attention, fearing that something might go wrong.

Jessini, who was knocked into the air, took James's hand and stood up, "I'm fine, but Bill seems to have become heavier, and his impact is much stronger than Roald of the same size."

This is a defensive linebacker, weighing around [-] pounds, which is more than enough to train Bill's rushing.

"Good!"

Coach Murphy on the bench at the side witnessed the whole process, "The charge is powerful, and the strong side is invincible."

Quarterback Howard stood behind the coach with a group of younger brothers. Seeing Murphy praised Bill, he echoed: "My God, you really picked up a big baby. With this body and this speed, there are already New York State League players. The champion looks like."

The speed of [-] seconds for [-] yards is indeed not very good. In the NFL draft camp, the average time for [-] yards is [-] seconds, [-] seconds, but this is high school, and it is not as good as college football players. A big class, not to mention the pre-pro players in the draft camp.

Murphy stood up, looked around and asked, "Is there any student over 220 pounds and under [-] pounds who hasn't been hit?"

More than [-] students who participated in the after-school training did not make a sound. It seemed that all those who met the requirements were bumped over, and there were some who had not been bumped, but obviously it would be much more comfortable if they didn’t go up and get hit. The coaches probably knew who was going up Who didn't log in, but didn't point out.

"Then finish this first, and practice tomorrow after seeing the situation. Come over here and let me talk about my thoughts." Coach Murphy greeted.

It was past six o'clock, and today's training was basically completed. The school team members dragged their tired bodies to surround the coach, and then sat on the grass.

Sitting and listening to the training is the most basic requirement. Otherwise, people on the outside can't see the coach at all, and sometimes they can't hear the coach clearly.

"Now that Bill has confirmed his starting position and his debut performance last week was quite good, then we have to adjust and change our tactics accordingly."

For the next 10 minutes, the former pro, who has retired from football for nearly a decade, fine-tuned the entire team.

To put it simply, a fast-running halfback was adjusted to the left rear of the tight end. According to the NFL name, this is the standard flanker.

The other halfback and fullback were adjusted to the rear of quarterback Howard. The difference between the fullback and the halfback is that the fullback is much stronger, but both belong to the category of running back, and their speed is not bad.

There are 11 people in the offensive team. The five people in front of the quarterback have no right to receive the ball. Among the remaining six people, five positions have been arranged, and only the far end is left on the far left of the offensive and defensive line.

After this adjustment, the offensive team will rely purely on offense with the ball, that is, rushing forward with the football.The passing offense is no longer on Coach Murphy's radar.

The advantage of such an adjustment is to give full play to the opening advantages of the tight end and the fullback. As long as the running backs get the ball, they will move forward recklessly, and whether they rush or not, they are all close to the strength of the end forward and the five forwards.

"...Everyone has also felt Bill's rushing ability, and we need to fully utilize this advantage this season. Everyone also knows that the weight of the guard tackle is increasing rapidly, which makes the quarterback's reaction time longer. , our operations behind the offensive and defensive lines have become more flexible..."

After an impassioned speech, the school team members fired Howard another meal before disbanding. Needless to say, Bill went home, but Coach Murphy, who was about to drive out of the school, was stopped in front of the comprehensive training hall.

The person who stopped him was a bald, short and fat elderly white man. His face was full of freckles and his eyes were crowded with fat, which could easily make people disgusted.

Coach Murphy thought so too, but he kept his proper manners and asked with a cold face, "Hi, may I help you?"

"It's like this. I'm a staff member of the State University of New York XX. Just call me Carl. I'm in charge of recruiting the rugby school team. Let me introduce first, our school team is a Div-1 team in the NCAAF league..."

This Div-1 is a truly recognized D1 school team. There are a total of 128 universities in the United States that have this title. It can be understood as the 211 universities in American football.

It turned out to be a scout. Coach Murphy's attitude changed immediately, and he forced a smile: "If you are not busy, we can find a restaurant and chat while eating."

The obese scout rubbed his big hands, "I think so too."

The two then took Murphy's car to find a restaurant, and chatted happily along the way.

"...You also know the recent wind direction. After the strikers have gained a lot of weight, the running backs can execute more tactics. Even in our school, the tactical coaches of the offensive team have expanded from five to 15 people. Not counting the coaches who are in charge of the tactical response of the defensive team."

Murphy responded with a smile: "I'm glad I played early. In this era, my body shape may not be able to play professionally. By the way, why did you contact the coach of the high school team so early?"

He raised his doubts. Usually, in the second half of a season, scouts will catch up with the players who performed well in the first half of the season. High school coaches are candidates for playing the emotional card.

His profusion of contact with scouts tends to come towards the end of the season, when scouts, hoping to find a gold or two in the shit, search the world for someone.

"Isn't this a big change in the world! I want to find some wild heavyweight players who have never used drugs."

Fat scouts answered this way.

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