2020 Spring Practice is here (February 4 -> March 6th)

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[billybud]

Is there a reason for such an early spring schedule at UConn?

I noticed..that even in a warm state, FSU's spring game is April 18th...Spring practice is really in spring.

Same date, April 18th, as Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Penn State, Notre Dame, Michigan, LSU...and a dozen or so others.

 

[huskymedic]

Is there a reason for such an early spring schedule at UConn?

Discussed ad nauseum last year (search function) and this year earlier in this thread and in another thread. It is what it is.

>>Spring practice - After beginning spring practice in mid-February in 2019, Edsall moved up the schedule again this year. He said there were two reasons for the change: 1. Coaches are limited in recruiting this time of year anyway, so there was little opportunity cost. 2. If players get hurt, they have extra time to heal before summer training camp and the season.

As part of the “spring” schedule, UConn will practice every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for the next five weeks. “We’ll get done March 6, we’ll meet that Tuesday and Wednesday, they’ll go for spring break and then we’ve got four solid months of getting bigger and stronger,” Edsall said.

Edsall said the Huskies won’t scrimmage much during spring practice. “For me, the spring is for these guys to get better fundamentally, get better from a technique standpoint,” Edsall said. “That’s first and foremost, because if you can’t do that, it’s very hard to go out and execute the schemes you’re going to be running.”<<

 

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[billybud]

Discussed ad nauseum last year (search function) and this year earlier in this thread and in another thread. It is what it is.

>>Spring practice - After beginning spring practice in mid-February in 2019, Edsall moved up the schedule again this year. He said there were two reasons for the change: 1. Coaches are limited in recruiting this time of year anyway, so there was little opportunity cost. 2. If players get hurt, they have extra time to heal before summer training camp and the season.

As part of the “spring” schedule, UConn will practice every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for the next five weeks. “We’ll get done March 6, we’ll meet that Tuesday and Wednesday, they’ll go for spring break and then we’ve got four solid months of getting bigger and stronger,” Edsall said.

Edsall said the Huskies won’t scrimmage much during spring practice. “For me, the spring is for these guys to get better fundamentally, get better from a technique standpoint,” Edsall said. “That’s first and foremost, because if you can’t do that, it’s very hard to go out and execute the schemes you’re going to be running.”<<

OK...just a different philosophy than FSU, Bama, Michigan, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma etc...

Whatever works for ya...

The bigger, stronger stuff happens, at these schools, in the strength coaching and weight room between January and mid March. Than again from mid-april until August.

 

[hardcorehusky]

OK...just a different philosophy than FSU, Bama, Michigan, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma etc...

Whatever works for ya...

The bigger, stronger stuff happens, at these schools, in the strength coaching and weight room between January and mid March. Than again from mid-april until August.

RE has determined that having the 4 months straight with the strength coach is what is needed. With a young roster and lots of turnover, this makes sense. Also, getting almost half the recruiting class in early and getting them time to acclimate and then in the weight room will be advantageous.

 

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[billybud]

RE has determined that having the 4 months straight with the strength coach is what is needed. With a young roster and lots of turnover, this makes sense. Also, getting almost half the recruiting class in early and getting them time to acclimate and then in the weight room will be advantageous.

Yeah...a lot of schools bring in their recruits as early enrollees for the reasons that you mention..

At FSU, 10 of the 18 recruits and the 3 transfers enrolled early and are in the weight rooms and the Tour of Duty.

FSU's "Tour of Duty" daily conditioning program begins in January and continues to spring practice. This is in addition to the strength training program. Coaches drill the kids...

Example...Tour OD....



A true freshman can rarely contribute if they don't early enroll and get spring and summer practice time. They are not in condition, they don't know the playbook nor scheme, etc.

Edsall probably does the same, just schedules his kids a little differently...

 

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[uconnric]

>>Asked recently to name the fastest players on the UConn team, receiver Cam Ross started with some obvious candidates.
He mentioned himself. He mentioned speedy fellow wideout Heron Maurisseau. Then, after a pause, he named someone most UConn fans don’t yet know: freshman running back Nate Carter, a 17-year-old from Rochester, N.Y. who enrolled early and immediately turned heads in spring practice.<<

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Houston and Brewton will also bring slot of speed to the RB position when they get here.

 

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[History Geek]

I’m starting to think that backs on the roster at the end of the season figured out the incoming kids are good and might paas them by.

 

[History Geek]

Undersized young kids who did pretty well last year and now are stronger and more mature. Me likely.

 

[jdb50]

At the signing event at the Rent you could see Mitchell was in great shape as a player entering his Sophomore year. It is good to hear Watts has worked hard and gotten results as he has a ton of talent and we need impact DE's.

 

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[metsfan2323]

Carter already has an impressive build at 17, I remember Todman being really skinny as a freshman.

We'll have a lot of weapons on offense next year with Mensah, Carter, Rose, Medlock, Ross, Drayton and Jeffreys. We just need one of our talented QB's to realize his potential. It would be awesome to see 2020 turn into 2003. Indiana is coming to the Rent.

 

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