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UCLA headed down the coast for a week of training camp at Great Park Sports Complex in Irvine, California. Head coach Bob Chesney said the new practice location is intended to prepare the team for road games this season.
“This was a big part of it, was us continuing to build connectivity, reteach our systems and then continue to develop on a day-to-day basis,” Chesney said on Tuesday. “And that’s ultimately what camp is about. Being away, sharing a hotel with everybody, being in an outside area. It helps quite a bit.”
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Chesney Is Also Building Team Chemistry
Chesney also is utilizing this week to build team chemistry before the 2026 season begins. On their off day on Wednesday, the Bruins are having a beach day and cookout.
“They get to sleep in a little bit tomorrow, and then we head down to the beach and have a cookout out there — Newport Rib Company is sponsoring it — and then after that we are hanging out together down there,” Chesney said. “When that’s done, come back, hang out by the pool. There’s no meetings. There’s nothing tomorrow. It’s truly a day off, so there’ll be a lot of time to get a chance to spend together.”
Chesney is entering his first season as head coach of UCLA. There is a lot of anticipation and expectations for Chesney's first season, especially because he helped lead James Madison to the program's first College Football Playoff appearance last season.
UCLA's season opener against California is less than a month away on Sept. 5 at the California Memorial Stadium.
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