(S40) PT #5 - Training Gains

[BenDover]

Going into the season, Ace wanted to improve on his skills as a leader and a captain. These desires were awoken by the newest rookie in the secondary being named captain, but Ace wanted to show he could still lead the team after being named captain himself a few seasons ago. Over the season he made sure to help mentor the young secondary more than ever, as this season was a big turning point for the otters rebuild, as they looked to be playoff bound for the first time in many seasons. With Ace and the rookie LeBayers leading the locker room and keeping everyone poised through the season, and it seemed to work, with the otters making the playoffs as the 3 seed. Ace's drive to become a better leader of the young team seemed to have worked, as the secondary has improved significantly since the last few seasons, and with the defense finally being able to stop the defense a few times, it allowed our high powered offense to give us wins.

[NYR73]

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[JBLAZE_THE_BOSS]

This season was a big one for me personally, and I think I hit most of the goals I set out at the start of the season. Of course, the team result is upsetting but we all worked hard this season. This hard work was in the gym, the film room, and the practice field. I think out of everything we did this season to try and get better, I feel like I went to the next level when it comes to film and just being a student of the game. For example, last season, I'd watch only my own film to look at my own game. Now, I don't have enough time to watch the latest streaming shows because I watch so much film. I'm watching myself, my opponents, and other elite receivers in the league. There's so much out there to learn if you take the time to watch the film. I have a lot of room to grow next season, too. I know that I can do better on the field and help my team come out on the winning side of those close games in the future.

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[Evok]

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[BWIII]

So coming into the season I was still a pretty raw athlete.  I've always been a speed thread and a great player when the ball has been in my hands, but there have definitely been some questions when it comes to my game in the transition from the ball getting released until it rests safely in my grasp.  Simply said my hands haven't quite been at the level that they need be and why scouts have kind of graded me negatively and maybe that's rightfully so.  Coming into the season though and throughout the course of the season I've worked as hard as I can  to improve that.  That includes coming into the facility early and taking extra reps on the jugs machine and done even more after.  I also got the coaching staff to get me one for my place and I set one up in my living room.  That may be a little extreme, but it's something I've taken pretty seriously and I think I've taken good strides so far.

[Caleb_H]

Over the season, Caleb Hayden has been a force to be reckon with. He has shown flashes of greatness in his rookie season, but boy did he ever show that this season. Caleb was aiming for double digit sacks this season, but sadly failed to reach that goal again. He was able to grow stronger as the season went on though, as he really started racking up sacks towards the end of the season. I think reasons Caleb was so successful to being able to bounce back was his ability to look back at the tapes and notice his weaknesses. He wasn't the most agile linebacker in the world, so he worked on becoming faster in his movements, and boy, it helped a ton. He was able to lift heavy weights and allow him to grow stronger in all parts of his body, becoming faster, and stronger at the same time.

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[Punk42AE]

JR Frankenstero has been hitting the gym just like normal, getting his sleep just like normal, and eating the "right way" just like normal.  But the one thing that he has been doing differently through this season compared to the previous ones is working on his mind.  Mental toughness and giving that competitive edge to everything he's been doing this season.  Week by week gaining that edge over each and every player he's going up against.  When that ball carrier comes near him know he get the ferocious smirk and goes for the jugular showing which player is the strong, faster, better one.  Popping those balls out of the other players hands whenever possible and making sure that the other team knows to fear that side of the field, compared to seasons past when it was more of a "meh we'll go that way".  Now those other coaches know that the harry beast of Frankenstero is coming for their ball carrier no matter who's got it in their hands, wide reciever, running back, quarterback,,, he's coming for that ball!

[ajtigger]

Booter McGavin has maxed out the power of his leg so this season he has been working on maxing out his brain. He has done this by taking up reading novels to try and expand his horizons. This season alone Booter has focused on great American novels including The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird. However, Booter's favorite story has been none other than the Catcher in the Rye. Booter has found the coming of age story of Holden Caufield to be one that he and many others can relate to. In fact Booter has claimed "Holden is just trying to find himself in the world, just like I am trying to find myself in the ISFL." Booters next mission is to move outside of American novels to other classics from around the world. "I hear Tolstoy is the author I need to get into next. I'm really forward to reading some war and peace".

[manicmav36]

Clint Mustache has improved significantly over the course of this season. Clint has always has great straight-line speed for someone his size and position, and has, for a better part of his career, relied strictly upon that advantage. In the DSFL, it worked… most of the time. In the ISFL, though? No way. Everyone is fast in the ISFL, so Clint could no longer be a one-trick pony when it comes to the pass rush. Because everyone is bigger, faster, and stronger at this level, Clint’s subpar tackling became readily apparent as well. So, this season, Clint had two goals. The first was to get stronger (he did), and the second was to become a better tackler (he definitely did). Did these improvements show in the stat line for him? Hell no! There were days where Clint would completely disappear from the game, seemingly contributing nothing. As a rookie, Clint has a ton of areas he can improve upon, and fully expects with his continued rapid development, to see big gains for the upcoming season. Because that’s totally how it works, right? …RIGHT?

[ComebackZak]

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It's been a long season, and there's been plenty of time to improve your game. How has your player progressed over the season? Were you consistently hitting the weights? Did you religiously study tape to fix your own mistakes? Or maybe a coach help improved your technique? Whatever the case, describe what helped your player development!

This season has definitely been long one but certainly a good one for Frank Dux and his Chicago Butchers. Dux has really refined his receiving and route running skills during the season to help elevate the passing game. In order to do this he was relentlessly being coachable to his teammates and coaches in the wide receiver room while making sure he was still getting reps with the other running backs. This consisted of a lot of agility and juggs machine work to make sure he wasn't dropping passes and being able to get open off a quick route. Additionally, it did take plenty of film to correct small mistakes and become a better player for this team all-around. There was a lot of ladder work to help with footwork as that was probably the biggest thing Dux needed to work on to be efficient in getting open. Additionally, Dux worked a lot on just straight up catching the ball as that was definitely something he needed to continue getting better at from last season considering he is a running back first.

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