By Rob Marinaro
Head Coach
All of our players are back and we had our first fitness test today. We probably had the highest percentage of passing players ever. That's a great start.
We are looking to push this group to the next level this season, so the expectations are a little bit higher and the demands are a little bit higher. So far, they are starting to meet those demands and expectations.
The top priority for all of the players during the summer is always conditioning. You get a taste of what they did during the summer right off the bat by starting with the fitness tests. We've had a chance to see which players were serious about their work in the summer, and which ones probably should have been working a little bit harder. With that, we've already started making determinations of the roles they will play during the year.
It was a real nice start with players passing the test on the first day, but they'll still have two more days to show that they have pushed themselves from a conditioning standpoint.
You can tell some pushed themselves a little harder this summer. As coaches, we are really trying to get a read on the freshmen, and that group was very impressive this morning. There are still some kids who need to step up a little bit, though. You don't always get a true indicator on the first day. You get a read, but that's not necessarily a read that tells us what the season holds for them.
The nice thing is we are finding that more of our players are pushing others to our expectations.
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