Spring Ball kicks off at UND

Sports – Dakota Student
UND football team hit the practice field earlier this week to start spring ball. Getting in the first few practices before going on spring break.Spring ball is a chance that gives players a chance to get in the reps they need to further develop their skills. The coaching staff staggered across the field looks on to evaluate.
The Hawks return to this season coming off of a 9-3 overall record with an undefeated conference record, 8-0.
“We want to get better,” Bubba Schweigert said. “We accomplished some great things last season, but we left the field for the final time with a real bad taste in our mouths.”
That bad taste was a game winning field goal from Richmond that brought the Hawks playoff run to a landing.
Although UND made it to the first round of the playoffs, Cole Reyes has more specific goals in mind for the upcoming season.
“We are ready to take the next step,” Reyes said. “Our goal was to win a big sky championship, our ultimate goal is to go to a FCS championship. We got to the playoffs, but we are not satisfied with that. We want to get a first round win and then continue on.”
Spring ball will be the start of improving the team and getting the Hawks set up for success. The first few practices brought a lot of high energy into the High Performance Center, where all practices are open to the public.
“If we can practice with that type of energy we are going to get better as a football team,” Schweigert said.
Although there were mistakes made, they can be worked out in time of the season.
The key during spring ball is to work on the fundamentals and communication on both side of the ball.
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