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Training Camp Insider: Springfield
Every practice looks the same after a while. I’ve been to six different schools this week: Triad, West Liberty-Salem, Springfield, Catholic Central, Mechanicsburg and Tecumseh.
There are subtle differences sure, but every day, I’ve seen coaches yelling, players stretching (lunges, leg kicks, etc.) and teams gelling.
This is where it all begins, which is easy to forget on freezing Fridays in November.
At Springfield on Wednesday, the players trudged over from the high school to the practice field at 8:30 a.m. First the coaches lined them all up in one vertical line, dividing them into groups of 10 for the first stretches of the day. After that, they rotated through a series of agility drills, jumping over pads, shuffling through them and bouncing their way through the ropes.
At this time last year, coach Rick Robertson was trying to turn two teams (North and South) into one, and his Wildcats rewarded him with some big moments last fall, including a 7-0 upset of Centerville.
Springfield finished 4-6 and 2-3 in the Greater Western Ohio Conference Central Division, tying for fourth in the six-team race.
The defense was dominant at times last year, and it’s the offense where Springfield needs to show the most improvement this year. Quarterback George Walker, a sophomore, will lead the offense.
“It’s nice we don’t have a revolving door,” Robertson said. “George started the last eight games last year, and every day he matured. He’s still just a sophomore, so he does sophomore things every now and then, but he had a pretty good summer, especially throwing the ball in our 7-on-7s.”
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