In just one sentence, sparks flew between Kevin and John. Kevin turned around and glared at John fiercely, and John glared back without any sign of weakness, but before two seconds, There was a personal confrontation, and Anthony's violent and angry voice came again, "You guys, assemble! Do you hear me? Assemble!"
This scolding interrupted the confrontation between the two people. Kevin turned around angrily and ran quickly towards the meeting place. Due to a conflict in the last training, he has been moved to the fourth substitute position. He is nominally the fourth substitute, but the quarterback's fourth substitute is almost unable to play in the game. He is no different from a sparring partner. He cannot make any more mistakes.
Looking at the angry John, Lu Ke laughed instead, "His vision is only college football, and we are aiming at the professional league. Why bother with such a small role?" This joke made John stunned. He couldn't believe it. Can you believe that Lu Ke’s dream is so lofty, from sparring to becoming a professional? Not even Hollywood fairy tales dare to write like this.
But after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that he couldn't refute it, and in the end John just laughed. He started jogging with Lu Ke and joined the gathering team.
The coaching team stood not far behind. Rick Neuhesse looked dissatisfied and was discussing in a low voice with the other two coaches. Anthony turned his head and looked at it. Rick waved his hand nonchalantly, and then Anthony looked at the team members who had finished gathering and said loudly, "Today's training is over for the time being. Next, we will have an intra-team training match, with the third echelon playing against the sparring pair."
This is absolutely normal in a training match in a training camp. It may be to test the effectiveness of training, to be proficient in one's own tactics, or to be proficient in the opponent's tactics. There will be training matches every three to five, or group confrontations. But the question is, the third echelon versus the training team? This is really rare.
Since the sparring partners do not have strict position arrangements on the field, their main role is to conduct group confrontations. Sometimes they play the role of the offensive team, sometimes they play the defensive team, and sometimes they need to play the special team. In addition, it usually plays a role in special training. In official training matches, the sparring partners have almost no chance to play.
Ten days ago, the confrontation between Lu Ke and Kevin was a group confrontation, a training method dedicated to practicing offensive tactics.
Now, the sparring team is going to have a formal training match? This means that they must separate the offensive team and the defensive team. As for the special teams team, everyone can make guest appearances for each other; moreover, they must also choose a quarterback-the training team does not have a quarterback. If the training team needs The quarterback is usually temporarily played by the team's third or fourth quarterback to cooperate with tactical drills.
Anthony seemed to know exactly what kind of bomb he had dropped, and then said, "The game lasted for fifteen minutes and let's see how everyone practiced tactics. Our first and second teams are experiencing injuries. , This is no secret. At the end of this training camp, we need to select suitable players from the third echelon, freshmen and training teams to supplement the substitute lineup. Today is a start."
Everyone looked suddenly enlightened and started to commotion.
The University of California, Los Angeles, has been extremely glorious in history. It has won 13 Rose Bowl championships, including eight consecutive championships. This is an NCAA historical record that no one has been able to break, but entering the 21st century After that, the team fell into a long period of downturn and was never able to reproduce the glory of the 1950s and 1980s.
The team made great progress last year, finishing the season with seven wins and five losses. It was the first year in five years that the team won more games than they lost, which has people excited about the Bruins' performance this year. expectations. But before the start of the season, they were plagued by injuries, and the first team was even more depleted, which cast a shadow over the prospects of the season.
Naturally, the coaches cannot sit still and wait for death. They must make two preparations. On the one hand, they are waiting for the main players to recover and return; on the other hand, they need to increase the depth of the bench. Training camp is their last chance as the season officially begins next week.
A fifteen-minute training match is actually equivalent to a longer version of a group confrontation, except that the division of labor is clearer. In other words, the goal of the coach's inspection is clearer.
After Anthony made the announcement, the first and second echelons showed expressions of watching the show and exchanged glances; the third echelon, the freshmen and the training team all showed excitement. This was undoubtedly their best performance. Such a great opportunity, everyone clenched their fists and was eager to try.
John looked at Lu Ke in shock, unable to conceal his excitement, and bumped Lu Ke with his shoulder, "Did you hear it? Did you hear it?" He couldn't even suppress his emotions, and jumped up on the spot, waving his fists. .
Lu Ke couldn't help but clenched his fists and became impassioned. It just so happens that he has just gained a basic point and can add a few more chips. The question is, which item should he add?
Facing everyone's discussion, Anthony shouted, "Now, I will divide the groups into groups." The freshmen who have just come in are playing their familiar positions for the time being. The coaches are still observing their abilities, and then based on the ball They are redistributed according to the needs of the team and the abilities of the players; the same is true for the sparring team. Usually everyone plays guest positions for each other and rarely has a fixed position.
"Before the grouping, who will be the quarterback of the two teams?" Anthony asked loudly. The noise around him suddenly disappeared, and everyone's eyes fell on Kevin, John and Darius Bell. ) - Darius is the quarterback among the freshmen this year.
Currently, the team's third quarterback is Darius, and the fourth quarterback is Kevin. John, who is on the sparring team, is obviously the most suitable candidate for quarterback among the sparring team because of his brilliant record in the past.
However, Darius is only the third substitute in name only. He has only been on the team for half a month and has not adapted to the team's tactics at all, and he has not yet adapted to the intensity of college football.
Therefore, Anthony called out, "Kevin, you will be the quarterback of the third tier." No one was surprised, including Darius. You can also see the players from the third tier congratulating Kevin one after another. Kevin waved his hands modestly, but his expression was still unconcealably arrogant and beaming. "So, what about the sparring team?"
Darius? Or John?
"Me!" Someone took the initiative to come out and recommend themselves. Their eyes were cast away, and then they saw the familiar yet unfamiliar figure of Lu Ke. Everyone was unable to react for a while, so that they fell into silence. The shock was too fierce. The brain seemed to freeze instantly.
But Lu Ke didn't panic at all. He held his head high and confident, and calmly faced Anthony's questioning gaze. This is his opportunity, and he will never miss it easily.
Anthony was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but think of that amazing rainbow pass during the three-on-three game. At this moment, John took the initiative to step forward. Just when everyone thought he was going to recommend himself, he said, "I recommend Lu Ke. He is an excellent quarterback."
Everyone was stunned, and their minds were a little confused, but something even more surprising was yet to come - Anthony nodded in affirmation, "Okay, Lu Ke, you will be the quarterback of the training team. You can use the offensive tactics." Do you remember them all?”
"Of course!" Lu Ke said confidently.
There was an uproar. Everyone seemed to be frightened and looked at each other. For a moment, they didn't know what the right reaction was. Only Kevin muttered next to him, "Clown." Then he showed a sarcastic smile, with disdain on his face.
Anthony ignored everyone's surprise and immediately announced the roster, completing the groups for the third echelon and the training team. Then he announced, "We will skip the kick-off part directly. The third echelon will attack first and the training team will defend first." .The game will officially start in five minutes, you should prepare."
Afterwards, Anthony turned and walked off the court, leaving space for the players.
In an instant, Lu Ke was surrounded by his training teammates. Everyone looked at him and asked, "Are you sure? Is it really possible?"
There is actually no substantive conflict of interest among the members of the sparring team. On the contrary, due to the exclusion and neglect of the main players, the sparring members have become more united. Because in this team, no one regards them as a part of the team except themselves. Although they occasionally dislike Lu Ke's perfect performance, which adds burden and pressure to them; privately, they still have a good relationship with Lu Ke, far better than those substitutes represented by Kevin.
Lu Ke showed a smile, "Okay, won't you know it after you play? Don't worry, if I get intercepted on the first ball, the coaches won't have the heart to continue watching." This sentence of self The joke immediately made everyone burst into laughter, and the tense atmosphere was relieved.
The so-called interception means that the football is caught by the opponent's players before it hits the ground. Then, whether this is the first or fourth offense, the offensive team's ball possession will be converted immediately, and the opponent will start the attack.
The members of the offensive team of the sparring team left the court, leaving the opening field to the defensive team of the sparring team to perform first. They all cheered for their usual training partners - from sparring team to substitute? Maybe even make the roster? This is the dream of every sparring team member, a dream that is far away but real.
At this time, Lu Ke had time to summon the system again and think about how to add the basic points he had just obtained. Unexpectedly, he saw the task icon flashing - he had just read the news that the daily training task had been completed. Why was there still unfinished business? Read information?
Curiously, Lu Ke opened the mailbox, and then saw a brand new task appeared: a competition task! 46
