Chapter 16 Practical Exercise
Bang! Bang bang bang!
The muffled sound of hand-to-hand collisions surged above the stadium, instantly returning to the era of cold weapons - there were even no weapons, and the fight relied entirely on the body.
The two armies faced each other, and their bayonets were red.
At this time, a group of seven people were practicing on the court——
Tactical drills.
The basic training in the morning has ended. The novelty is indeed novel. The biggest difference between rugby and other sports is that it encourages physical confrontation and even emphasizes physical confrontation. It tests all aspects of speed, strength, tenacity, explosion, endurance, etc. Keep exploring your own limits.
But from another perspective, although the training methods and training equipment are different, the competitive sports projects are common among them. Through different methods, you can stimulate your potential, touch your own ceiling bit by bit, and even break the ceiling, and Use your strengths to become a deadly weapon.
Therefore, Levi is no stranger. From the cross-country running that he has personally experienced to the soul-level mixed martial arts that he has never personally experienced but is extremely real, he has gone through different trainings and finally ended up with the same essence.
After a short period of adaptation, Levi has already entered the state——
Repeating boring training over and over again, immersing yourself in his own world, constantly challenging himself to challenge his limits, is a daily routine for Levi.
After the basic training, the running back team went to the gym to lift irons and perform strength training. There, Levi also met another running back:
Josh Jacobs.
High school students who will officially enter the University of Alabama in September this year are still not considered "freshmen."
In the NCAA, considering that teams are prohibited from training in the summer, the only group training time before the start of the new season is the spring training camp in April. This also means that freshmen who enter in September cannot train, so the NCAA has one in February every year. A special window period for recruiting new students.
In February, colleges can send invitations to their favorite players to enter spring training camp based on ESPN's high school rankings list——
This is also known as "National Signing Day."
As a traditional football school, the University of Alabama has extraordinary appeal. All 19 high school students signed by it are listed in ESPN and other professional lists, including linebacker Ben Day, who ranks second on ESPN's list. Weiss (Ben-Davis) and offensive tackle Charles-Baldwin (Charles-Baldwin), who are jointly No. 1 on the other three lists.
Jacobs, No. 36 on the list.
After witnessing Derrick Henry's destruction as the Crimson Tide's starting running back last season, he never expected that after all the accidents in the spring training camp, Jacobs would take over the responsibility of the number one running back and shoulder the responsibility for the Crimson Tide's ground offense in the new season. heavy burden.
In other words, what he has in front of him is Derrick Henry as a template——
As a spoiler, Henry, who was just selected by the Tennessee Titans in the draft last month, later earned the title "Emperor Henry" among fans thanks to his tough on-court style and dominant performance.
Now, Jacobs must take up Henry's mantle.
The pressure can be imagined.
Throughout the morning's training, Jacobs and Levi had only a handful of conversations. Jacobs was completely immersed in the training, sweating profusely.
Until the basic training and strength training are completed, there is no special training for running backs for the time being, and they must switch to team tactical training.
Normally, the team confrontation is "Eleven VS Eleven", with eleven people on both the offensive and defensive teams present; but now, Shaban is rehearsing and adjusting tactics, so it has been streamlined to seven people to make the entire tactics more effective. The switching rhythm between conversion and actual combat drills is faster, and the brain is running at a high speed.
In front of us, there are a total of fourteen people from the offensive team and the defensive team. These are the core players——
Levi's focus is solely on the offense.
The main running back is Jacobs, and the main quarterback is Jalen Hurts.
Hurts is a person with a story. Like Jacobs, he is currently a high school student. He entered school in September. He was ranked 13th in the major rankings last season as a four-star high school student. He carries hopes and dreams into the Crimson Tide. Storm, and was quickly recognized by Shaban and appointed as the starter.
For Hurts, a glittering future is slowly unfolding.
But what Hurts didn't know was that in the next six years, he experienced ups and downs - from the Crimson Tide Storm's starting quarterback to poor performance and being forced to transfer, from being generally not optimistic about the outcome of the draft to being selected in the second round. He sat on the bench with the Philadelphia Eagles, faced countless controversies from being called upon to take the field, to leading the team to the Super Bowl in the 2022 season and regretfully losing at the last moment, and finally signed a record-breaking contract of US$255 million over five years. .
Hollywood's favorite biographical movie should be like this, much better than the 2010 "Weakness".
Of course, Levi didn't know all this.
Although he came here from 2023, he swore that he had no idea at all, and even though he had watched the news accidentally, he still couldn't remember the name.
At this time, in Levi's eyes, Hurts was organizing tactics and trying to clear the way for Jacobs to cover. This was new to Levi.
If you don’t have an in-depth understanding, watching a rugby match is often just about watching the excitement and listening to the sound, and a group of people are constantly bumping around.
But after truly understanding the positions, tactics, and matchups, rugby is like the game of Go, full of wisdom and mystery. It is definitely not a sport just about physical confrontation. Its tactics are ever-changing and wonderful, and can be derived from changes in the field at any time. More possibilities.
Such as now.
"attack!"
Hurts called the kickoff.
The entire formation was like two armies confronting each other. Each had a front line at the front. Helmets almost collided with each other, and their eyes collided.
Following Hurts' slogan, the defensive team immediately pressed forward, and the front line of the offensive team lined up to meet the opponent. The two sides launched a powerful collision with real swords and guns.
Hurts took the football from the center, turned around, turned back without hesitation, and raised his hand to hand the football to Jacobs.
Jacobs did not hesitate, stepped forward immediately, cooperated with Hurts, and reached out to catch the ball.
However!
Before the handover of the football was completed, a defensive player had already torn the front line, cut into the side of the offensive group, and rushed towards Hurts with open arms.
Danger!
At this moment, Hurts and Jacobs got in touch with each other——
Levi noticed that Jacobs did not catch the football. The two men just made a fake handover and then staggered their positions.
Jacobs stepped forward and collided head-on with the defender.
Bang!
The helmets hit each other hard, causing a shock from the head to the body.
Hurts continued to take two steps forward, turned counterclockwise, and looked towards the front of the court again. Jacobs's block bought him precious breathing time.
Sure enough, the football is still in hand!
He glanced quickly, adjusted his steps, and threw the football diagonally forward of the field with his right hand, and a rainbow arc cut through the sky.
Diagonally ahead, about fifteen yards away, an offensive player took small steps to change his center of gravity. He shook Humphrey but was unable to get rid of him, so he simply put his back against Humphrey and put pressure on him, causing him to get stuck. Stay in position, stretch your arms, and pick the football out of the air.
Connected, successful!
Fifteen yards, advance.
So, the first attack was successful——
pretty!
The young rugby seedling is begging for support. It really needs the water from all the book friends. It is important to pursue reading. It is really important. I would like to thank you all!
(End of this chapter)