Midshipmen Coaches Ask Skill Players to Get a Grip
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There on the field was Navy slotbacks coach Jeff Monken curled up in the fetal position as if in the utmost pain. His onlookers, including fullbacks Adam Ballard and Matt Hall, stared not at their coach, but at the football he cradled between his arm and his stomach.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- In recent years, Division 1-AA teams that have lost close games to lower-echelon 1-A programs have scoffed at talk of moral victories. Therefore, it wasn't surprising yesterday to see Northeastern players disappointed after losing to Navy, 28-24.
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So far this season the Navy offense has managed only one play of more than 30 yards and the Mids hope to add to that total Saturday against Connecticut.
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Since rotations are usually shorter during preseason games, players have to get accustomed to extended daylight. This puts a burden on their physical condition as well as their ability to maintain concentration.
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Players and coaches say the dynamic between recruit and school changes after the oral commitment is made, and communication that once was warm and glowing can get downright nasty.
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AMHERST -- There is no out of bounds. When a deflected pass flew over the scorer's table at practice Tuesday, three Minutemen raced after it, wrestling for the ball in the Mullins Center seats. University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach Travis Ford would have it no other way. Ferocity: That's one thing he's looking for.
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WALTHAM -- When asked to describe the Boston offense under new coach Doc Rivers, the players often reply that they have to &quot;just play basketball.&quot;
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Games like these are why coaches don&#39;t carry firearms. You play good defense, hold an offensive, blistering team under 80 points.
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LEE METZGER and Shena Latta know they are taken seriously as academic counselors of the Boston College football team when they hear that players who are slipping in the classroom are ordered to run extra laps, are dismissed from the weight room, kicked out of practice for a week, and forced to trudge to their office and sheepishly mutter, &quot;Coach ...
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Athletes are marinated in preparation for years, and grilled in harsh evaluation or simply bask in recognition for decades. And during competition, each competitor can handle no more than the prescribed circumstances.
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PULLMAN -â Last week, in studying USC game film, Cougar coaches thought they found a chink in the national championsâ armor. And not just any chink -â one with the potential, right from the get go, to
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As Maryland prepares to enter a hostile environment at No. 5 West Virginia, the team's veterans have been quick to dish out advice to the younger players.
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By Philip Walzer, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 8--Show up. Don't be a pig or a lush. Keep that right hand free for the perpetual handshake. Don't whine all night about how hard you work. But also don't rattle on about your son's brilliant maneuvers in his last 30 soccer games.
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LaVar Arrington is trying to boost team morale and a small group of veterans have discussed ways to overcome the Redskins' struggles.
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Navy head coach Paul Johnson worried that his team might not be able to bring its A-game to the Emerald Bowl because of grueling, long final exams before Christmas.
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As the Midshipmen prepare for Thursday's Poinsettia Bowl against Utah, new head coach Ken Niumatalolo begins to adjust to his role.
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Analysis: The Midshipmen have grown all too used to agonizing losses during Notre Dame&#39;s 40-year streak. But Navy&#39;s offense will present a unique challenge for the Irish.