John turned around, looked at Lu Ke, frowned, and wanted to defend something, but under Lu Ke's frank and honest gaze, he was defeated after all, and just said irritably and depressedly, "You're crazy." ”

"Yes, you call me crazy." Lu Ke walked over with a rugby ball in his arms, "I'm crazy, a yellow-skinned Chinese kid dreams of making a name for himself in the rugby arena dominated by whites and blacks; I'm crazy, being thrown around like a sandbag every day, but still giving it my all, just hoping not to live up to my dreams; I'm crazy, seven years, seven years, all the way, but still just a sparring partner......

I'm really crazy, I'm studying at one of the best universities in the United States right now, and my grades are outstanding, you know, Chinese are much smarter than you guys who don't learn anything, it's not difficult to study at all, I can get a very good job after graduation, but I gave up an internship at the Los Angeles Times and willingly worked as a sparring partner here.

So, you're going to call me a lunatic, I'll admit it.

But, deep down, have you given up? Aren't you, like me, dreaming of being able to walk on this field? Didn't you dedicate all your youth to rugby? Are you willing to end up like this? If so, then if I don't say anything, I'll be considered a deranged madman. ”

After speaking, Lu Ke didn't pay attention to John anymore, turned around and walked in the direction of the court, the equipment for basic training has not been put away for the time being, Anthony is beckoning the members of the sparring team and the substitute group to clean up, Lu Ke said loudly, "Anthony, I will stay and pack up all these equipment, I still want to train for a while." ”

Anthony was stunned, "These? "The equipment in front of me is all equipment for special skill training, and there is no need for sparring partners to participate in training at all." Are you sure? ”

Lu Ke nodded seriously, "Yes, if it won't violate the rules of the team." ”

"It's not going to be ......" Anthony remembered Lu Ke's amazing pass yesterday, and before he could say the words later, the sparring team member next to him who was cleaning up the machinery laughed, "It's really a neurosis, a sparring partner is still practicing here, and people who don't know still think it's the school's main quarterback." ”

"Even if you practice more, if you don't work, you can't do it. I've never heard that Asians can play rugby, it's hilarious. That small body, if you collide at will, will fly away. Hahahaha. ”

Seven or eight people collectively laughed, Lu Ke was about to fight back, but Anthony took the lead, "Shut up!" ”

As a coaching assistant, although the supervision is trivial, but in the coaching team of the university, there are only three members of the entire coaching staff, the head coach, the offensive team coach, and the defensive team coach.

"If you don't train well, forget it, others will practice, what are you talking about? Or are you going to stay and practice together? Run 10,000 meters, 20,000 meters? Anthony's stern scolding made the members of the sparring team look away, muttering unconvinced mutters, but no words were formed.

Anthony didn't pay any attention to these people, pondered for a moment, and nodded in affirmation, "After the machine runs out, you go to the security room, call them, and they will come out to help." "The stadium needs daily maintenance and care, so there is a team of four people who are responsible for cleaning the stadium, tidying up the stadium and being on duty at night to guard the stadium.

After a pause, Anthony saw John coming over, "John, are you with you?" ”

John twisted his head uncomfortably, touched his head, and retracted his chin invisibly, without answering, but his footsteps still stopped not far behind Lu Ke.

"Come on! Don't be too reluctant, if you get hurt, it will be more than worth the loss. Anthony said with concern, then turned away.

The remaining members of the sparring group looked at Lu Ke and John, chattering and complaining, and shouted by the way, "John, are you sure?" You look like you've lost your mind right now. Do you want to go together? Heading to the bar for a beer? ”

John scratched his head, never making direct contact with the men. After two years as a sparring partner, all the dreams and all the pride in his heart have disappeared, and he is a little afraid to face it again. "Well, a little favor." John nodded and pointed at Lu Ke, "Lu needs a little help." ”

"Well, it's your choice." The others didn't say anything more, there was no direct competition in the sparring group, there was no direct interest involved, and naturally there was no direct conflict. It's nothing more than an occasional whining and complaining. After saying that, they left the arena giggling, discussing tonight's event schedule without heart or lungs.

After scanning his eyes and making sure that everyone else had left the venue, John raised his head and looked at Lu Ke next to him, "Okay, let's start, what training do you want to do?" ”

"How about starting with a one-knee toss the ball?" Lu Ke took out a rugby ball from the cart and habitually threw it between his two hands, for ball games, it is crucial to exercise the ball sense of both hands, and there is no shortcut, only to insist on touching the ball and catching the ball for many years, this is the only way.

Turning around, Lu Ke saw the stunned look on John's face, "Throw the ball on one knee?" You...... What a neuropathy. This is a warm-up exercise for the quarterback, the main purpose is to train the quarterback to be familiar with the use of waist and abdominal strength and arm strength to complete the ball without using the strength of the lower limbs, and correct the quarterback's power habits.

Lu Ke didn't have any explanation, but summoned the system in his mind, and began to play the demonstration video of catching the ball on one knee, and then knelt on the ground on one knee according to the gourd, but found that John was still standing, and he gestured with his eyes, "Aren't you going to join me?" I'm ready. ”

Looking at Lu Ke's serious expression, John smiled speechlessly, shook his head slightly, and then directly opposite Lu Ke, knelt down on one knee, Lu Ke moved his arms, and then threw the rugby ball over. John took it easily, and this kind of warm-up exercise couldn't be easier or more familiar to him, and John threw the rugby back with his hand.

The two of them went back and forth like this, John gradually found his touch, and reawakened the memories of his previous high school days, he couldn't help but pat himself on the shoulder, "You need to push out here, feel the whole power push from the bottom up." With it, John also demonstrated, patting his muscles and guiding Lu Ke's movements in detail.

I have to admit that Lu Ke is a fast learner, he is willing to learn, he is willing to ask, and he is also willing to correct, and he quickly mastered the trick, and the training immediately became smooth. Five sets of training, each set of 20 throws, two people while discussing, correcting, and practicing, took a little longer, but the effect was good.

Then there's the one-arm quick toss, then the running pass at a constant pace, and then the quarterback's footwork.

Before he knew it, an hour passed in a blink of an eye, wiping the sweat from his forehead, John let out a long breath, he hadn't felt like this for a long, long time, and it seemed that he hadn't felt it since he entered college.

Looking at Lu Ke, who was still concentrating on studying the movement of his feet, John couldn't help but stop his movements, "Lu Ke, do you really want to be a quarterback?" Even just asking this question made John feel stupid, a Chinese, a sparring player, actually wanting to be a quarterback, which is probably the funniest joke he has ever heard. So, John waved his hand and said self-deprecatingly, "Forget it, you don't have to answer. ”

"Really." Lu Ke's answer made John stunned, and he looked at him blankly, and Lu Ke nodded seriously again, "Really, I want to be a quarterback." Have you watched this summer's 'Inception'? In the movie, it says: Since you dream, then make it bigger. Lu Ke couldn't help but laugh when he saw John's look of disbelief, "What, you don't believe it?" ”

John shook his head in denial.

Lu Ke didn't make any more excuses, but asked, "If you had a choice, which position would you be willing to play?" ”

"Wide receiver." John didn't hesitate and almost blurted out. The so-called wide receiver is a player who is responsible for receiving the ball in the passing attack, and the difference between them and the close end is that the responsibility is relatively simple, attacking, attacking, and attacking.

"So let's give it a try. Maybe you can be a good wide receiver? Lu Ke stepped aside and stood on the starting line of the forty-yard switchback run. Forty yards switchback? ”

John didn't know why, just looked at Lu Ke, and then smiled dumbly. gave up arguing and arguing, and walked over, standing side by side with Lu Ke, ready to start, Lu Ke's password came, and the two of them ran out at the same time.

The so-called 40-yard switchback run is actually the basic training of the wide receiver, which is not as simple as running back and forth between 40 yards, but running 10 yards forward with a starting line, and then returning; Run twenty yards further on, then back; Run another thirty yards and go back. This kind of switchback running training has an excellent training effect on sharp turns and stops, and the explosive power and sprint ability within a short yard are a severe test.

It seems simple, but it is incredibly difficult. In addition to the wide receivers, other members of the offensive or defensive team also work out, including quarterbacks.

Among Lu Ke's basic qualities, the speed is 65 points, the acceleration is 61 points, and the agility is 70 points, which cannot be regarded as the top, and his receiving score is not high, so he is not necessarily suitable for outside receivers, but in the short-distance and small-range return ability, he has the ability of the quarterback to flexibly dodge in the protective pocket, avoiding the grappling and sackling of the opposing defenders; It's just that his strength and muscles are not strong enough to dodge, but the confrontation is still too weak.

After running, John gradually discovered that Lu Ke was not inferior to him at all.