By the time Anthony Jefferson arrived at the training ground, it was a quarter past eight o'clock.

As is customary, this is the second day after the competition, there is no formal training task, just some relaxation and recovery exercises, checking for injuries, relaxing the condition of the muscles, and then disbanding on the spot. So, it's a rare moment of the week to relax, provided of course that the previous day's race is won and no one likes to lose.

Yesterday was the last race of the season, though. At the end of the tournament, the 2011 NCAA season is officially over, which makes today even more special.

For the past eleven years, this day has been a day of parting – not a graduation from a college campus, but a moment for players to say goodbye to their rugby careers.

The professional league is a meat grinder that eats people and does not spit out bones, and more than 90% of the players on the college field do not have the level to enter the profession, which is not enough to start the career of professional athletes; And only one percent of these players can reach the top of the professional league and go down in history.

Generally speaking, players are free to choose, sign up for the draft in their junior year, and challenge for professional leagues; I still continue to study for another year, and after graduating from my senior year, I have accumulated more fame and experience, and then I will enter the draft. However, if you still can't enter the league after graduating from your senior year, it will mean the end of your "career".

This makes the day after the final game of the NCAA League every year a parting day. The most special and moving day.

In Anthony's view, the overall level of the Bruins is still mediocre, and among the juniors and seniors, no more than five can enter the league through the draft, and maybe even less than three. It also means that at least 20 players will end their rugby careers today.

Every player has the dream of becoming a professional footballer and persevered all the way to college, if not a professional rugby player, at least a professional athlete. However, today is the moment when the dream comes to an end, the moment to return to the cruel reality, the long journey of ten years, or even fifteen years, has now reached the end, whether it is voluntary or passive, it is destined to be difficult to calm down.

So, this day was difficult and sad for Anthony. This has been the case for the past eleven years.

This year's situation is a little different, with the Bruins finishing fourth at the end of the season and potentially receiving an invitation to play in the Rose Bowl, but that's just a possibility. Today is still the day of farewell.

In the distance, there was a noisy sound in the training ground, mixed with hearty laughter and playful scolding, breaking the quiet and peaceful morning and making this training ground full of vitality, which seemed to dilute the bitterness and reluctance of parting.

Anthony couldn't help but smile. This is his favorite training ground, and it is also the most familiar training ground, his pace quickened, and gradually, the two people who were playing in the center of the field, Lu Ke and John, came into sight. The two men were doing a fixed-point switchback run, and the focus of the switchback run, Logan and Marcus, were gathering momentum, shouting, "Hurry up! Don't let that guy get compared! ”

Anthony appeared at the right time, Lu Ke and John entered the sprint stage, but this was not the end, John rushed to Marcus with a slight advantage, slapped Marcus's palm hard, and then the competition continued to Marcus and Logan - Lu Ke was only half a step behind, and Logan followed.

First, it jumps horizontally at small intervals, and two back and forth; Then the order of Lu Ke and John changed rapidly; Then it was Logan and Marcus' turn, and the obstacles collided......

This is a continuous relay race, Lu Ke and Logan are in a group, John and Marcus are in a group, one after another, all of which are basic training.

In fact, these trainings are not special training for quarterbacks, but more basic training such as footwork, explosiveness, and steering, and are more suitable for running backs and close ends. However, as a basic training, quarterbacks are also used to train footwork and reflexes. So, strictly speaking, it's fair.

The race ended in a 40-yard sprint, with Lu Ke and John crossing the finish line almost neck-and-neck. John and Marcus came out on top – quarterbacks couldn't match the wide receivers, running backs, and close forwards when it came to speed and steering training. But what is amazing is that Lu Ke is only a palm's distance behind, like a 100-meter race, and it is almost impossible to distinguish the final winner with the naked eye.

This is really eye-catching.

Watching the four young lads gasp for air and then giggle, Anthony didn't bother them and turned away. He knew that Lu Ke was a diligent training guy, as he used to be when he was a sparring partner, and now he is still the same as a substitute, but last night he won the most important victory for the team in the past ten years, Lu Ke is still not arrogant or impatient, and he is down-to-earth in training, which really impresses Anthony again.

He likes players like that. He has always preferred these players for sweat and hard work over talented players.

It's a pity that Lu Ke's talent is still too bad, even if he doesn't want to admit it, but in terms of physical confrontation of the body, blacks seem to have an innate advantage, comprehensively suppressing whites, not to mention Asians. Players like Yao/Ming, in the history of the NBA for so many years, there is also this one, and the confrontation intensity is more tough and more ferocious football, there is no Asian player, in addition to racial discrimination, there are still objective reasons.

If he remembers correctly, Lu Ke is also a senior this year, and I don't know what Lu Ke thinks about the professional league.

One after another, the rest of the Bruins arrived on the court to begin today's recovery training. The atmosphere in the training ground was extraordinarily relaxed and lively, even the sparring partners were talking, laughing and rejoicing, and last night's victory was so sweet that it would not dissipate for a long time to come.

For a moment, everyone forgot about the coming parting. Later, several seniors gathered together to discuss, John did not shy away from making his choice, the atmosphere of training inevitably fell, and finally Logan reminded everyone that there was still a potential Rose Bowl this year, and until the Rose Bowl announced the team, they not only could not disband, but also continued to train.

Once again, smiles returned to everyone's faces.

"Bambi, today's training is over, you don't have to go through the entire basic training, do you?" The relaxation training soon ended, and in the midst of laughter and scolding, the passage of time became cheerful, and everyone was ready to go back to bathe, but they found that Lu Ke was still meticulously completing the quarterback training, and someone raised his voice to ask.

The movements in Lu Ke's hands still did not stop, and he returned with a smile on his mouth, "It's just simple basic training." I'm trying to compete for the starting quarterback in the Rose Bowl right now, and I'm already behind at the start, so I have to work harder. ”

Such a straightforward and frank answer immediately made everyone laugh, "Relax, relax!" Bambi, I think, last night's performance was enough to lock you up a starting spot. ”

"However, it's the identity of the outside!" Someone next to him joked about Lu Ke, and everyone laughed.

Lu Ke didn't make any more fun. Because of the gap between the words just now, I was distracted for a moment, and the movements were not very standard, and three in a row were not counted by the system. Concentrate again, devote yourself to training, complete all training in an orderly manner, and the prompt sound of mission completion rings in my head again.

Earn one more base point. Lu Ke casually added it to the field of observation, from fifty-three points to fifty-four points, and took another step closer to the passing line.

After one daily training task is completed, another daily training task appears as scheduled.

Lu Ke casually browsed around, but then his eyes stopped, and he couldn't help but go through the task again. The mission cycle is still 14 days, and the number of mission items has been increased by 5 again, and the number of training items per day has now reached 30. Not only has the number of projects increased, but the original projects have also undergone some changes.

The first change is "endurance long-distance running, 10,000 meters", which has now become "variable-speed long-distance running, 10,000 meters; Mission requirements: During the completion of the task, you must change the speed at least five times, each sprint 100 meters", in long-distance running, maintaining the rhythm is undoubtedly the most important, the ability to suddenly change speed for the physical exertion, breathing control and endurance requirements, which are exponentially increased.

The second change is the number of sub-tasks, such as weight-bearing squats, which used to be three sets and now five groups, and the weight has also increased correspondingly - it happens to be the maximum index that Lu Ke can carry weights now; Another example is the moving footsteps, there used to be three groups, but now there are ten groups, and it seems that the system is very dissatisfied with Lu Ke's footsteps.

The third change is the addition of five new trainings.

“……

obstacle dodge training, five sets, three rounds in each group;

Three-cone barrel training, five sets, three rounds in each set;

Rope ladder horizontal run, three groups, each group of three back and forth;

Sit-ups with the ball, five sets of 20 reps each;

Yoga, thirty minutes;

Task time: 14 consecutive days (0/14);

Reward: +1 Base Points. ”

Lu Ke is no stranger to the new training in front, these are all upgraded technical training of foot training, and each training is very boring, but very important. But what's the deal with the last item? Lu Ke thought he had read it wrong, so he took it seriously and browsed it again, and the result was still the same, "Yoga, thirty minutes."

"Little Seven? Little Seven? Lu Ke began to call out in his mind, "What's going on with this yoga?" Is it set to increase my charisma? Why can't I see the connection between yoga and rugby? Or am I practicing Alien Yoga? The kind that can transform into a Super Saiyan? ”