Football Preseason Camp
Football Preseason
If you are a college or professional football player then your about a week into your preseason. 6am wake up practices double sessions 3 meetings a day, game film practice film injury treatment. Yes thats it all those too familiar phrases…Oh yea I can’t forget players puking/ throwing up from being out of shape hahaha. Thats always funny.
Preseason Behind the Scenes
What goes unseen is the time management. How you are on a strict schedule from 6am until 10:30 pm. They meaning your team or your organization. If you have a girlfriend forget about it, you won’t have a chance to call her. And if you do have a chance to call her it will probably be at a time when you should be resting or preparing for your next practice. Things you do get are a buffet style breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus a snack at night which isn’t even a snack its like another meal = a big grinder chips and a beverage. If you go to sleep exactly when you get out of your last meeting at night you could possibly get 8 hrs of sleep.
Football Scrimages
In college you typically have a few preseason scrimages with referees. The only catch is that it is an inter-squad scrimage meaning it is your own teams offense against your defense. These scrimages often consists of controlled situations like the ball is place on a certain yard line and the defense is asked to run a specific scheme so the coaches can see how a play would work against a specified defense. This is good because everybody gets real pumped up for these scrimages and it enhances the overall bond and spirit of the team. Then maybe a week after the final scrimage it is your first game which is typically against a team that will allow you to set the tone for the rest of the season.
In Closing
If you are in high school your rapping up your last week of training most likely finding your 1 rep max etc and doing some run test. Keep working hard and motivate yourself and your team and believe you can achieve your dreams.