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re: Your Two-A-Day Experiences from Yesteryear

Posted on 8/10/13 at 2:55 pm to
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 8/10/13 at 2:55 pm to
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I only played football for one day; however, I did play soccer in high school and we had to play multiple games in one day at some tournaments. Those were a bitch.


Yeah they were. My FS year we had just enough girls for 1 team and 1 sub. 3 games in a day in August was no fun for sure.

As far as for the OP we had two-a-days for soccer not long after school got out. Basically it was a morning session (usually around 6 am) for a couple hours and then an afternoon session (around 3 pm). Morning we did all of our conditioning. Afternoon was all scrimmaging, skill drills, etc. I loved morning sessions unless I was subbing as goalie. Rolling around in the wet grass sucked arse.

As a trainer at a D-1 two-a-days were just as much a pain in the arse for us. We had to be at the facility at least an hour and a half to two hours before practice (during two-a-days that was a 5 am time) to get everybody ready. We ate breakfast with the players then morning practice. Then we had to run water during practice and take care of injuries (which were always high when they first come back). When the players broke for lunch, especially during that first week the upperclassmen came back, we ran saline IVs for dehydrated players. Grab a quick lunch then afternoon practice around 3-ish. Then about two hours after practice and all freshman involved in athletics were required one-hour study hall M-F. Basically got handed a Subway sammich for dinner headed down the hall to study hall. Made for some long, long days for sure. I was glad for the days I got to be inside to help with rehab during that span.
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