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P.J. Fleck talks spring practice, the gymnastics team, and his friend "Squeek"
P.J. Fleck talks spring practice, the gymnastics team, and his friend "Squeek"
Minnesota head football coach P.J. Fleck addressed the media after Tuesday’s practice. The session was open to the public and fans saw another up-tempo practice with a heavy emphasis on pressure situations.
Fleck said he could tell his players were sore and tired from Saturday’s 7-on-7 practice, but that they must learn how to take care of their bodies.
“This is when you are really sore, you are really tired,” Fleck said. “We came off a tough Saturday in terms of the 7-on-7 scrimmage. They’ve got learn how to take care of their body. They have to learn when you are in it, it’s all that matters.”
Fleck continues to be unique with his practice design and implemented more walkthrough work to get players recovering from surgery involved. He said this is a challenge, but the coaching staff is being creative to adapt to the healthy players they have.
“We were creative again. We did team periods in a walkthrough mentality,” he said. “The guys that just had surgery were able to practice. At least they get the calls, at least they put their hands in the ground, at least they played football again.”
Fleck joked, “A broken shoelace hurts us at this point. A contact lens hurts us at this point. The back of an earring falling out hurts us at this point.”
MORE: http://www.gopherhole.com/news_article/show/777709?referrer_id=334819
P.J. Fleck talks spring practice, the gymnastics team, and his friend "Squeek"
Minnesota head football coach P.J. Fleck addressed the media after Tuesday’s practice. The session was open to the public and fans saw another up-tempo practice with a heavy emphasis on pressure situations.
Fleck said he could tell his players were sore and tired from Saturday’s 7-on-7 practice, but that they must learn how to take care of their bodies.
“This is when you are really sore, you are really tired,” Fleck said. “We came off a tough Saturday in terms of the 7-on-7 scrimmage. They’ve got learn how to take care of their body. They have to learn when you are in it, it’s all that matters.”
Fleck continues to be unique with his practice design and implemented more walkthrough work to get players recovering from surgery involved. He said this is a challenge, but the coaching staff is being creative to adapt to the healthy players they have.
“We were creative again. We did team periods in a walkthrough mentality,” he said. “The guys that just had surgery were able to practice. At least they get the calls, at least they put their hands in the ground, at least they played football again.”
Fleck joked, “A broken shoelace hurts us at this point. A contact lens hurts us at this point. The back of an earring falling out hurts us at this point.”
MORE: http://www.gopherhole.com/news_article/show/777709?referrer_id=334819
