Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 16 Practical Exercise
boom! Bang bang bang!
The dull sound of hand-to-hand combat echoed over the court, and they instantly returned to the era of cold weapons - there were no weapons at all, and they relied entirely on their bodies to fight.

The two armies faced off with bayonets.

At this time, a seven-person team was practicing on the court.

Tactical drill.

The basic training in the morning has ended. It is indeed novel. The biggest difference between rugby and other sports is that it encourages physical confrontation and even emphasizes physical confrontation. It tests the speed, strength, tenacity, burst, endurance and so on in all aspects, constantly exploring one's own limits.

But from another perspective, although the training methods and equipment are different, there are commonalities between competitive sports events. They stimulate one's potential through different means, touch one's own ceiling little by little, and even break through the ceiling, and use one's strengths to become a deadly weapon.

Therefore, Levi is not unfamiliar with it. From the cross-country running that he has personally experienced to the mixed martial arts that he has felt at the soul level, which is extremely real even though he has never experienced it personally, he has gone through different trainings, and in the end, they all point to the same essence.

After a short period of adaptation, Levi has already entered the state——

Repeated and repeated boring training, immersing himself in his own world, constantly challenging himself and his limits is a daily routine for Levi.

After the basic training, the running back team went to the gym to do weight training. There, Levi also met another running back:
Josh Jacobs: (23:25)

High school students who will officially enter the University of Alabama in September this year are not yet considered "freshmen."

In the NCAA, because teams are prohibited from training in the summer, the only collective training time before the start of the new season is the spring training camp in April. This also means that freshmen who enroll in September cannot train, so the NCAA has a special window for recruiting new students every February.

In February, colleges can use ESPN's high school ranking list to send invitations to their favorite players to enter spring training camps.

This is also known as "National Signing Day."

As a traditional football school, the University of Alabama has extraordinary appeal. All of the 19 high school students signed by it are listed on professional lists such as ESPN, including linebacker Ben Davis, who ranks second on the ESPN list, and offensive tackle Charles Baldwin, who ranks first on the other three lists.

Jacobs, ranked 36th on the list.

After witnessing Derrick Henry wreak havoc as the Crimson Tide's starting running back last season, little did we expect that after the various mishaps in the spring training camp, Jacobs would take over the mantle of No. 1 running back and shoulder the burden of the Crimson Tide's ground offense in the new season.

In other words, what he had in front of him was Derrick Henry as a template.

Spoiler alert: Henry, who was just selected by the Tennessee Titans in the draft last month, later won the title of "Henry the Great" among fans for his tough style of play and dominant performance.

And now, Jacobs must take up Henry's mantle.

The pressure is imaginable.

During the entire morning training, Jacobs and Levi had very few conversations. Jacobs was completely focused and immersed in the training, sweating profusely.

Until the basic training and strength training are completed, and there is no special training for running backs for the time being, they must start the team's tactical training.

Normally, the team confrontation is "Eleven VS Eleven", with eleven people on both the offensive and defensive teams; but now, Shaban is practicing tactical adjustments, so it is streamlined to seven people to confront, making the entire tactical conversion and actual combat drill switching rhythm faster and the brain running at high speed.

In front of us, there are a total of 14 people in the offensive and defensive teams. These are the core players——

Levi's attention is completely on the offensive group.

The main running back is Jacobs and the main quarterback is Jalen Hurts.

Hurts is a man with a story. Like Jacobs, he is also a high school student and will be enrolled in September. He was a four-star high school student ranked 13th last season on major lists. He entered the Crimson Tide with hopes and dreams, and was quickly recognized by Shaban and appointed as the starter.

For Hertz, a bright future is slowly unfolding.

But what Hurts didn't know was that in the next six years, he would experience ups and downs - from the starting quarterback of the Crimson Tide to being forced to transfer due to poor performance, from being selected in the second round of the draft despite being generally unpopular to sitting on the bench of the Philadelphia Eagles, from being called upon to fight in times of crisis and facing countless controversies to leading the team to the Super Bowl in the 2022 season to losing regretfully at the last moment, and finally signing a record-breaking contract of five years and $ million.

This should be Hollywood's favorite biographical movie, which is much better than the 2010 "Blind Side".

Of course, Levi didn't know all this.

Even though he came from 2023, he swore he had no idea, and even if he had accidentally seen it on the news, he still couldn't remember the name.

At this time, in Levi's eyes, Hertz was organizing tactics and trying to cover and clear the way for Jacobs. This was new to Levi.

If you don't have a deep understanding, watching a rugby game is often just watching the excitement and listening to the noise, with a group of people constantly bumping into each other.

But once you truly understand positions, tactics, and matchups, you will find that rugby is like the game of Go, full of wisdom and mystery. It is definitely not just a sport about physical confrontation. Its tactics are ever-changing and wonderful, and more possibilities can be derived at any time due to changes in the field.

Such as now.

"attack!"

Hurts called the game.

The entire formation was like two armies confronting each other, with each side forming a line at the front, helmets almost colliding with each other, and eyes colliding.

Following Hertz's chant, the defense team immediately pressed forward, and the front line of the offense team lined up to meet them, and the two sides launched a powerful clash of real swords and guns.

Hurts took the football from the center, turned around, and retreated without hesitation, raising his hand to hand the football to Jacobs.

Jacobs did not hesitate, he stepped forward immediately, cooperated with Hurts, and reached out to catch the ball.

however!
Before the football was handed over, a defensive player had already torn through the front line, cut into the side of the offensive team, and rushed towards Hurts with his arms open.

Danger!

At this moment, Hertz and Jacobs passed by each other.

Levi noticed that Jacobs did not take the football. The two men just made a fake handoff and then moved out of position.

Jacobs stepped forward and ran head-on into the defender.

boom!
The helmets collided violently, causing a vibration from the head to the body.

Hurts continued to rush forward two steps, turned counterclockwise, and looked at the front of the court again. Jacobs' block bought him precious breathing time.

Sure enough, the football is still in my hand!
He took a quick glance, adjusted his steps, and threw the football diagonally to the front of the court with his right hand, leaving a rainbow arc across the sky.

Diagonally in front, about fifteen yards away, an offensive player took small steps and kicked his feet to change his center of gravity, trying to shake Humphrey but failed to shake him off. So he simply put his back against Humphrey and forced the pressure on him, stuck in position, stretched out his arms, and picked the football out of the air.

Connected, Success!
Fifteen yards, advance.

So, the first attack was achieved——

Pretty!

The young football player begs for support. He really and urgently needs the support of all the book lovers. Follow-up reading is important, really, really important. I would like to thank you all!

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