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The Gophers start camp Friday. Claeys said there will be significant changes in how the days are organized, based on conversations he had with a Gophers coach in a different sport.
“We’re going to do some things different,” Claeys said. “ Coach [Hugh] McCutcheon in volleyball, I have a tremendous amount of respect for, and he has some interesting data on teaching and learning behaviors and how he has applied them to his practice. We are going to change up a few things in the way we practice and try to finish each practice in a live situation and challenge the kids at the end of practice each day. We’ve done that more in the middle of practice [in the past].”
Claeys said the main goal with pressing the team through the end of each practice is to test their ability under stress.
“Stay sharp while you’re tired,” he said. “It has been proven it’s harder to learn things when you’re tired and worn out, but you can expect kids to do things right that they’ve already learned and know how to handle it. I’ve had great conversations with [McCutcheon] this summer and got some ideas that I think can help us in our practice.”
Claeys said he feels confident about the team’s depth at every position except two.
“One is the offensive line, and I think we can come up with seven kids who can help us win and play well,” he said. “But you know the injuries concern me there and how deep we’ll be. We have some talented young kids and some redshirt freshmen, but it’s awfully hard to play at this level with young kids in the offensive line.
“The second one is the secondary. We need to stay healthy in the secondary. It’s about the same depth-wise, we have some talented young kids. If we can get by and stay healthy and let them grow at a little slower pace than having to throw them in the fire, then that’s in our best interest. If we stay healthy at those two spots, then I feel good about our chances.”
http://www.startribune.com/predictions-mean-little-to-gophers-claeys/389132331/
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers start camp Friday. Claeys said there will be significant changes in how the days are organized, based on conversations he had with a Gophers coach in a different sport.
“We’re going to do some things different,” Claeys said. “ Coach [Hugh] McCutcheon in volleyball, I have a tremendous amount of respect for, and he has some interesting data on teaching and learning behaviors and how he has applied them to his practice. We are going to change up a few things in the way we practice and try to finish each practice in a live situation and challenge the kids at the end of practice each day. We’ve done that more in the middle of practice [in the past].”
Claeys said the main goal with pressing the team through the end of each practice is to test their ability under stress.
“Stay sharp while you’re tired,” he said. “It has been proven it’s harder to learn things when you’re tired and worn out, but you can expect kids to do things right that they’ve already learned and know how to handle it. I’ve had great conversations with [McCutcheon] this summer and got some ideas that I think can help us in our practice.”
Claeys said he feels confident about the team’s depth at every position except two.
“One is the offensive line, and I think we can come up with seven kids who can help us win and play well,” he said. “But you know the injuries concern me there and how deep we’ll be. We have some talented young kids and some redshirt freshmen, but it’s awfully hard to play at this level with young kids in the offensive line.
“The second one is the secondary. We need to stay healthy in the secondary. It’s about the same depth-wise, we have some talented young kids. If we can get by and stay healthy and let them grow at a little slower pace than having to throw them in the fire, then that’s in our best interest. If we stay healthy at those two spots, then I feel good about our chances.”
http://www.startribune.com/predictions-mean-little-to-gophers-claeys/389132331/
Go Gophers!!
