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????阿爾巴尼分校曲棍球隊的湯普森三兄弟“心有靈犀”,在場上配合甚至不需要說話。 ????有些隊友經常見面或在一起訓練,最后培養成了某種神奇的心電感應。紐約州立大學阿爾巴尼分校(University at Albany)的曲棍球球星邁爾斯?湯普森、萊爾?湯普森和泰?湯普森就是活生生的例子。這所學校的男子曲棍球教練斯科特?馬爾說:“他們有時甚至根本不用溝通,只需要點點頭、用球棍做個假動作,或者聳聳肩,另一個人就能明白,并且找到對方。這種東西靠正常訓練是練不出來的?!?/p> ????不過三個湯普森本身就是一家人。邁爾斯是哥哥,萊爾是弟弟,泰是他們的表哥。(三人都是印第安人,邁爾斯和萊爾屬于奧內達加部落,而泰是莫霍克族。他們出生于紐約州北部的印第安人保留地。三人都是進攻手。)邁爾斯表示,他們三人之間的化學反應要追溯到小時候。他們還是孩子的時候,就在一起玩室內曲棍網球,也就是曲棍球的室內版。邁爾斯說:“一起長大、一起玩耍,使我們在球場上也配合得很好,因為我們知道對方的趨向,也知道對方的優勢?!碧┭a充道:“我們的曲棍球智商非常高,因為我們在剛剛會走路的時候就在一起玩了?!?/p> ????那么對手面對湯普森兄弟,或者其他天生的神配合時,應該怎樣防守呢?有些對手們采用夾擊戰術對付萊爾和邁爾斯,防止他們觸球——有時倒也奏效。(阿爾巴尼分校的紀錄是5:5,去年它的成績是13:5。)但是即便阿爾巴尼分校輸球了,湯普森兄弟的表現依然非常驚人。馬爾稱看他們打球是一件“美好的事”。有時,對付一個卓越團隊最好的方法就是觀察和學習他們。(財富中文網) ????譯者:樸成奎 |
????The Thompsons of the University at Albany are so in sync they don't need words to communicate. ????Some teammates meet or practice so frequently that they develop a sort of magical rapport. University at Albany lacrosse stars Miles, Lyle, and Ty Thompson take this transcendent rhythm to another level. "They almost don't even have to communicate sometimes -- they can make things happen by a head nod or a stick fake or just a shoulder shrug that tips the other guy, and they're able to find each other," says Albany men's lacrosse head coach Scott Marr. "This is stuff you can't get from normal practice." ????It may help that the Thompsons are family. Miles, a senior, and Lyle, a junior, are brothers; Ty, a senior, is their cousin. (The brothers are members of the Onondaga tribe, while Ty is Mohawk. They grew up on Native American reservations in upstate New York; all three are "attack," or strictly offense, players.) Miles traces their on-field chemistry to playing box lacrosse, an indoor version of the sport, together since they were children. "Growing up, playing with each other, it carries out on the field really well because we know each other's tendencies and know each other's strengths," says Miles. Ty adds, "Our lacrosse IQ is so high because we've been playing since we could walk." ????So how to compete against the Thompsons, or any set of teammates that exhibits a similar brand of innate collaboration? Rivals have responded by double-teaming Lyle and Miles or trying to deny them the ball -- with some success. (Albany's record is 5-5; last year it finished 13-5.) But even when Albany loses, the Thompsons' play is thrilling -- "a thing of beauty," Marr notes. Sometimes the best way to deal with a transcendent team is simply to watch and learn. --Daniel Roberts |