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Here is a cool story about how Coach Shaka Smart puts his team through Navy Seal training to help build camaraderie and to help them break through "THE WALL". He used the same program while he was coach at Virginia Commonwealth University. (See link here.)
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http://www.hookem.com/story/longhorns-mens-team-bonds-during-navy-seal-training/
"Longhorns men’s team bonds during Navy SEAL training Coach Shaka Smart puts Longhorns through three days of intense training
Posted September 28th, 2015
Brian Davis American-Statesman Staff @BDavisAAS
John McGuire spent 10 years as a Navy SEAL and the last 17 putting athletes, coaches and everyday people through some of the same rugged training regimens.
He spent three days in Austin last week with the Texas men’s basketball team and came away impressed.
“I think we left Texas on very positive high note,†McGuire said. “I think you’d have to be blind, deaf or dumb if you were there all three days and didn’t notice a change. People who have been staff members there for years saw things in their players they hadn’t seen before.â€
Due to NCAA compliance rules, the Longhorns have narrow time windows they can workout during the off season. McGuire said he spent 90 minutes with the players each day. Players had to be there by 6 a.m. and it was non-stop action.
UT players still had to attend classes and go through some basketball drills later in the day.
McGuire said UT coach Shaka Smart and strength coach Daniel Roose prepared the players ahead of time. But hearing about Navy SEAL training and doing it is something else entirely.
“I could tell the trust they have for him is growing,†McGuire said. “They were willing to go into some crazy stuff. We didn’t hurt anybody. We might have scared a few people. But you know what? If you want to be tough, you have to do tough stuff. That’s just the way it is. And I think the toughest team always wins.â€
On the final day, McGuire filled an inflatable boat with water and 1,000 pounds of ice. Each player had to get into the boat, go face down three times and come back up.
This was in addition to taking the players down to Lady Bird Lake and doing other water exercises.
“It’s a scary thing if you don’t know how to swim, and it shocks the body because it’s cold,†McGuire said. “But it gets everybody fired up. People think, ‘I did that, and it wasn’t so bad.’ … Usually it’s what’s between our ears that holds us back.â€
Longhorn Network cameras captured everything to be broadcast when the basketball season gets closer. The season opener is Nov. 13 against Washington in Shanghai, China."
DISCLAIMER: I believe that all sources should be attributed, as they are below. There are those who think that stories that are found behind a pay wall should be attributed, perhaps summarized, with a link provided, but not quoted verbatim. To that, I respectfully opine ... BULL HOCKEY! However, in an attempt to assuage the sensitivities of the holders of such "politically correct" misopinions, I would like to point out that if you click on the linky, here, or below you will be afforded ONE free access to ONE story on the Hookem web site - their choice, not mine. If your "politically correct" misopinionations are still uncomfortable with this, please exit this post post-haste and proceed to you your local brick and mortar library, where you may or may not find a paper copy of the Austin American-Statesman for your guilt free perusal of the article.
Whatever your choice of consumption ... Enjoy!
http://www.hookem.com/story/longhorns-mens-team-bonds-during-navy-seal-training/
"Longhorns men’s team bonds during Navy SEAL training Coach Shaka Smart puts Longhorns through three days of intense training
Posted September 28th, 2015
Brian Davis American-Statesman Staff @BDavisAAS
John McGuire spent 10 years as a Navy SEAL and the last 17 putting athletes, coaches and everyday people through some of the same rugged training regimens.
He spent three days in Austin last week with the Texas men’s basketball team and came away impressed.
“I think we left Texas on very positive high note,†McGuire said. “I think you’d have to be blind, deaf or dumb if you were there all three days and didn’t notice a change. People who have been staff members there for years saw things in their players they hadn’t seen before.â€
Due to NCAA compliance rules, the Longhorns have narrow time windows they can workout during the off season. McGuire said he spent 90 minutes with the players each day. Players had to be there by 6 a.m. and it was non-stop action.
UT players still had to attend classes and go through some basketball drills later in the day.
McGuire said UT coach Shaka Smart and strength coach Daniel Roose prepared the players ahead of time. But hearing about Navy SEAL training and doing it is something else entirely.
“I could tell the trust they have for him is growing,†McGuire said. “They were willing to go into some crazy stuff. We didn’t hurt anybody. We might have scared a few people. But you know what? If you want to be tough, you have to do tough stuff. That’s just the way it is. And I think the toughest team always wins.â€
On the final day, McGuire filled an inflatable boat with water and 1,000 pounds of ice. Each player had to get into the boat, go face down three times and come back up.
This was in addition to taking the players down to Lady Bird Lake and doing other water exercises.
“It’s a scary thing if you don’t know how to swim, and it shocks the body because it’s cold,†McGuire said. “But it gets everybody fired up. People think, ‘I did that, and it wasn’t so bad.’ … Usually it’s what’s between our ears that holds us back.â€
Longhorn Network cameras captured everything to be broadcast when the basketball season gets closer. The season opener is Nov. 13 against Washington in Shanghai, China."
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