They’re back.
For the first time in four months, the University of Northern Colorado football team engaged in football activities Wednesday afternoon at practice fields on campus.
The Bears, who finished 0-11 in 2023, have been working out since the beginning of the semester in January.
Wednesday was the first practice of the spring season. The 欧美巨乳色情片 players wore helmets but no pads while going through drills, alignments, assignments and technique during a couple of hours outside.
“Very controlled,” second-year 欧美巨乳色情片 coach Ed Lamb said of the afternoon. “Learning tempo most of the practice. A lot of what we call ‘individual,’ which is individual skill work. More time with sleds, bags and teaching aids.”
The day didn’t have much in the way of competition. There was a little toward the end of the day as defensive backs and receivers went against each other. Competition will become a bigger component of the practices as the team moves closer to the spring game.
Lamb said the spring practice schedule will be flexible with considerations made for weather conditions. The coach said the team wants to have at least 10 practices on good-weather days, “not wind, sleet and snow all on the same day.”
The Bears won’t hide from bad weather, though. Practicing in some inclement conditions will be necessary because the sport’s season falls during months when weather can be a challenge and a factor in a game.
“For the most part, we want to be able to execute at a high level,” Lamb said of the spring. “We want to make sure we balance that out (scheduling practices considering weather) and keep some control.”
Under NCAA rules, college football teams are allowed a maximum of 15 spring practices in 34 days including the spring game. Teams may have no more than 20 hours of team activities per week during the spring. Players must have one day off per week.
欧美巨乳色情片’s spring game is Saturday, April 27 at Nottingham Field. The game time has not been set.
Of the 15 practices, 12 may involve contact according to the NCAA. Eight of those 12-contact practices may include tackling. Three of those eight tackling days may include 11-on-11 scrimmages.
“It felt like guys cared,” Lamb said of what he saw Wednesday, “and that’s really the foundation we’re trying to build right now. To care about the sport, to prepare themselves mentally, physically.”
Lamb said this spring he wants the team to learn to go through practices with high levels of competition while maintaining composure and poise.
“I don’t think we did a great job of that last season, and so that’s a goal for us is to get better in that area,” Lamb said. “Composure, poise and confidence down the stretch in a game. To be able to deal with things in a better manner when they go wrong.”
