Playing for new UCLA footballcoach Bob Chesneymeans always being at your best.
Almost everything besides players’ facial expressions when they enter the practice facility is graded.
Every repetition in the weight room. Every rep on the field. Every test in the winter to learn the scheme.
It’s all part ofChesney’s attention to detail, down to the cleaning of lockers and the weight room. That’s graded, too.
“There’s nothing too small for him,” hybrid edge rusher-linebacker Scott Taylor said Thursday. “Everything is scored and everything is measured, and being able to track everything, it’s a lot of clarity and helps you know where you stand, and you’re not confused on where you land.”
Some scores are posted in the locker room and weight room. Others are sent to players on their phones. Taylor, who’s usually toward the top of the leaderboards, said he’s not stricken by a jolt of fear whenever those scores pop into his phone.
“I guess at the beginning it could be anxiety-provoking for some people,” Taylor said, “but when you just breed competition into your everyday life, then it becomes something that you look forward to and not fear or stress about, so it’s nice to live with that competition every day.”
Here are five observations from the Bruins’ 10th spring practice:
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Perhaps the most visible sign of Taylor’s growth is his massive arms.
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