Transitioning from one head coach to another is always a difficult task.
You get used to what one coach has you practicing every day. That coach has an agenda and a format on how, when, where, and why he wants to do things his way. It is hard to break habits. You have to pretty much re-calculate your internal clock to get used to doing things a new way.
That is what coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] is trying to do with his ball club this year. Here is what Kelly had to say about what has surprised him with this LSU team.
“I don’t know that I’m surprised,” Kelly said, according to On3’s Tyler Mansfield. “I like their willingness to adapt to each day. There’s been a lot for them to handle. This is quite different for them – different in the way that we’re preparing them. So, I think they’ve done a really good job with routines because we’ve changed their routine. Routines are about, ‘OK, I’ve gotta do this at 12, I’ve gotta be here at three,’ but they have habits instilled in them, as well.
“We’re trying to reshape habits – and that takes longer. I think what I’m most pleased with is that they’re willing to do away with old habits, and at the same time stick to some of these routines that we’ve built in. I don’t know I’m surprised as much as pleased with their willingness to do what’s necessary, in my opinion, to be a championship team.”
To be committed to excellence and to want to be a championship team, you have to be comfortable being uncomfortable. You can not get up every day and do things the same way they have been for the past few years and expect things to work.
The game changes every day. Formations change, schemes change, strategies change, and if you aren’t growing with the game, you are going to get left behind. You will find yourself outside the top 25 and at the bottom of the SEC.
It’s good to see the players embracing change and preparing for the upcoming season.
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