America 1979

Chapter 87 Direction
Compared with high school teams, the coaches of college teams are much more professional.

There are fourteen assistant coaches in the entire offensive team, with Hyman Hawke as the team leader, and their respective responsibilities are also very different. Seven of the freshmen belong to the offensive team, and Coach Heyman has designated six assistant coaches. Tame these monsters that grow wild in high school.

"OK, let's turn first..." After clapping to attract the attention of the freshmen, the teaching assistant named Frank began to guide the freshmen to do some very simple stretching exercises.

After that, there was low-intensity aerobic exercise. While Frank directed, the other five tall and fat assistant teachers folded their arms to observe the characteristics of the freshmen.

"Hi! Bill, I'm Yevgeny, and I'm in charge of offensive line tactics. Your weight seems to have dropped a bit compared to last year. Can you tell us the reason and specific changes?"

It appears that the assistant coach, the most senior of the six, wandered up to Bill and asked about No. 88, who was doing gymnastics with him.

"Because I want to improve my speed and improve my dodging ability. In the past year, I have lost a total of seventeen pounds..."

While exercising, Bill answered the question.

"Speed ​​up, dodge... well, your positioning can be more flexible. I've seen the videotape of the minor league championship game in the southern counties of New York State. You seem to be able to receive long-distance forward passes. Have you had any special training in this regard?" Ye After hearing this, Fugeni asked again.

Bill didn't have time to send this videotape to him. Yevgeny or the red and white team could only get it through the NFHS New York State Association, so they really cared about the high school players who gave the offer.

"Yes, because I have enough strength and strong hands, and I can guarantee that the ball will not be released after receiving the ball..."

Bill stopped and explained to him what he had done at his last high school game.

This is related to the direction of career development in the future. Naturally, the more detailed the better.

Yevgeny stretched out two index fingers, gesticulating towards the court, obviously already sketching the offensive line of a tight end like Bill with super strong upper body strength and sufficient lower body strength.

"Can rush and receive, you can completely replace the cornerback who also serves as a wide receiver."

Usually there is a faster halfback on the right back of the tight end position, also called a flanker, because the flanker is also a legal receiver, this position is sometimes called a wide receiver, or WR.

In order to confuse the audience watching the game, the commentator and the coaches weaved a set of very awkward position names, but in fact the responsibilities of the player positions have always been fixed, but each team plays differently.

Yevgeny initially determined the position of the new tight end, and then ordered another onlooker assistant to give Bill new training items, such as 88-yard flat pass and catch, so as to further figure out how No. [-] is on the catch real strength.

I went through lunch during the period, and seven or eight hours passed like this. Although I was mentally prepared, the daytime training still left a deep impression on Bill. In terms of intensity, the tricks and training equipment far surpassed those of high school students. Team.

"You just practiced catching the ball, but I was required to run for a whole day." Adam, the cornerback who took a shower, complained in the bathroom of the dormitory.

The cornerbacks of strong college teams are the second-speed runners below the running backs, and their requirements are much higher than the fixed-point cornerbacks of most high school teams.

"Hurry up and finish washing, I have to finish washing and go to eat."

Naturally, the rugby stadium has a place to take a bath, but it is occupied by experienced veteran players first. Freshmen like Bill have to wait for ten, twenty, ten minutes, or go back to the dormitory to wash.

There is no need to go to ordinary cafeterias or restaurants outside to eat. The logistics team of the red and white team has a dedicated nutritionist in charge of this.

A nutritionist whose annual salary reaches the level of a preparatory player can understand what athletes need to eat better than any chef. Although the taste may be a little lighter, the nutrition is absolutely balanced.

Adam quickly cleaned up the sweat stains on his body, and gave up the bathroom to his roommate, "Hurry up too, let's go together."

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In the more than 50 days before the start of school in September, freshmen such as Bill and Adam were melted into the red and white teams by intensive training. In daily team confrontations, these second and third players were occasionally replaced by emerging coaches. , Play a few attacks to see the effect.

As the third tight end, Bill has also played. In the total of six offenses, he completed three forward pass catches, two charge with the ball, and once completed the opening task. unanimous praise.

Offensive coaches generally believe that Bill's weight loss and growth strategy implemented during the last season is a success, which makes him more flexible in the role of the offensive line, coupled with still leading weight and upper body strength , It is more fault-tolerant than ordinary receivers and running backs. At least No. 88 with the ball can do physical confrontation, while ordinary light-weight running backs will fall when touched.

This is also the reason why running backs have a short service time. They are easily injured when they are small, and they will be scrapped as soon as they are injured.In the entire NFL league, there are only a few running backs who can serve for more than six or seven years. Simpson, who has played for ten seasons, can stand for ten years because of his size and speed.

Therefore, after discussing with Bill himself, the coaching staff formulated the training direction for him during college: to ensure that the speed continues to increase while slowly increasing the weight, to maintain the previous level of evasion, and to strengthen the ability to catch the ball.

In his freshman year, as the third tight end, Bill didn't have many opportunities to play. The main thing he did was to quickly form his own style of play with the help of the assistants. According to the vision of the coaches and Bill, after the initial improvement training, Bill's functions on the strong side will be more extensive, and the number and types of tactics that can be executed are far more than ordinary open-path tight ends.

After the start of school in September, the university study life also kicked off. The AP courses that Bill had taken before made him miss a few basic courses, so Mr. Ferrari, who was determined to enter the NFL league in his sophomore or junior year, began to concentrate on completing the required courses. course.

Freshman time is the most precious. Only by quickly completing the academic credits can we have time and energy to cope with the NCAAF league at the professional reserve level.

Adam and other players had mediocre grades and were pure athletes. Naturally, they were miserable in their studies. Bill was much more relaxed than them. At least in class, many professors were very impressed with this tall and handsome freshman.

PS: High school students in the United States can get many offers. When others congratulate, they will only say the best one. For example, if someone got the admission letter from Tsinghua University and Sichuan University at the same time, you go to congratulate him on being admitted to Sichuan University. ?The new principal in front of him naturally congratulated the protagonist with the well-ranked UCLA, but he actually went to Stanford, so don't get it wrong.

Ask for a recommendation ticket and ask for a monthly ticket.

(End of this chapter)