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It’s tough to slack off at B.C. Lions training camp this season.

Not only are the coaches paying attention, but they know all the ways a player might cheat to save himself some energy, says wide receiver Bryan Burnham.

“They know every trick in the book,” Burnham said with a laugh. “So when they see it, they’re on top of you quick. So you can’t really get anything past them. You’re working.”

While nine of B.C.’s 11 coaches are new to the club this season, they’re not new to the game, with many coming to coaching shortly after hanging up their cleats.

Among the new faces is head coach DeVone Claybrooks, a 41-year-old Virginia native who spent last season as a defensive co-ordinator for the Grey Cup-winning Calgary Stampeders.

He took over the role in November, following the retirement of long-time Lions bench boss Wally Buono.

Training camp has been a learning experience for the first-time coach.