Spring Football
Spring football is when the team can practice in full pads. The main purpose of spring ball is to learn or become more familiar with the offense or defense. In my case I just worry about the offense. It is a big time for the younger players to show the coaches what they can do on the field and see how they could possibly look like running out team schemes.
Along with learning the play book, it is an opportunity to practice skills and polish up others. The spring ball practices can vary when and what kind of practice. There are three different kinds of practices; helmet, shells, and full. Helmet practices are when we just wear helmets, shells is when we wear shoulder pads and helmet, and full is football pants and full pads.
A normal practice is arranged to have a little bit of special teams time, kickers kick, and returns catch them. An individual position segment, I play wide receiver, so we work on footwork on routes and blocking. We also work on routes and different drills to work on catching the ball. As part of the individual time the receivers run routes with the quarterback throwing the pass. Competition segments are next, receivers go against the defensive backs in one on one. After one on ones, there is another competition. 7 on 7, which is for skill position players on offense and defense compete. To end practices there are team segments, where the offense and defense go against each other.
Spring ball is a great warm up for fall camp. Fall camp is the toughest time of the year, every year.
Along with learning the play book, it is an opportunity to practice skills and polish up others. The spring ball practices can vary when and what kind of practice. There are three different kinds of practices; helmet, shells, and full. Helmet practices are when we just wear helmets, shells is when we wear shoulder pads and helmet, and full is football pants and full pads.
A normal practice is arranged to have a little bit of special teams time, kickers kick, and returns catch them. An individual position segment, I play wide receiver, so we work on footwork on routes and blocking. We also work on routes and different drills to work on catching the ball. As part of the individual time the receivers run routes with the quarterback throwing the pass. Competition segments are next, receivers go against the defensive backs in one on one. After one on ones, there is another competition. 7 on 7, which is for skill position players on offense and defense compete. To end practices there are team segments, where the offense and defense go against each other.
Spring ball is a great warm up for fall camp. Fall camp is the toughest time of the year, every year.
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