Practice changes

[inthedeed]

morning people will deny this until at least tomorrow morning, but I'd be willing to bet we have lost recruits over early practice times. carry on, pals

 

[FLAinCALI]

Well it didn’t seem to bother UCF...in fact one player moved into the film room.

If players have a problem with practice maybe they have a problem doing what is needed to win.

 

[HuskerTea]

My understanding is that the team still practices early in the morning. I know Frost likes to get up early, but could this be an unnecessary challenge for a college kid?

I have never been a morning person. No matter what time I go to bed, I'm dragging ass in the morning. It was even worse when I was college-aged.

Are some of these guys just not able to function well early in the morning? Would they be more able to grasp things at 3pm rather than 6am?

Nobody would suggest late night practices, but why are early morning practices ok?

This may seem silly, but it's something I've been pondering since Frost arrived. It feels like just about everything should be looked at for changes.

Do we know if other teams have morning practices? I don’t see a problem with it. I am all for reviewing ALL aspects of the fb program.It clearly is much more than a talent problem alone.Huge SF fan,but am a much bigger Husker fan.Keep the faith.GBR.

 

[huskrthill]

Do we know if other teams have morning practices? I don’t see a problem with it. I am all for reviewing ALL aspects of the fb program.It clearly is much more than a talent problem alone.Huge SF fan,but am a much bigger Husker fan.Keep the faith.GBR.

I don't know what other teams are doing. I also am not crazy enough to think that doing one thing differently will suddenly fix everything. I'm with you in that it makes sense to assess everything we're doing. This may be one of a dozen changes, or it might be nothing at all. I just thought it was a potentially interesting discussion.

 

[CornMan]

morning people will deny this until at least tomorrow morning, but I'd be willing to bet we have lost recruits over early practice times. carry on, pals

Didn't the team have one of the higher GPAs they've ever had this past year? Isn't that part of the reason they go early as opposed to later? To help keep kids from sleeping in and skipping class.

 

[ShortSideOption]

Do we know if other teams have morning practices? I don’t see a problem with it. I am all for reviewing ALL aspects of the fb program.It clearly is much more than a talent problem alone.Huge SF fan,but am a much bigger Husker fan.Keep the faith.GBR.

There are others that do it, and to the point of other posters, it worked well at UCF. Conversely, Penn State used to do it but scrapped it so their kids could get more sleep.

 

[Bigger Ed]

Came across my timeline today. Again, there’s pros and cons of everything...

Good question. Do they go to bed earlier so they can get a full 8 hours sleep or do they just stay up and do with one or two hours less sleep?

 

[huskernut]

I've had a number of bosses that didn't give a crap about when we met. 5 PM Friday afternoon? Too damn bad...

That's nothing. I had boss who would schedule meetings for 5pm Friday and then he'd sneak out at 3.

 

[HuskerTea]

I don't know what other teams are doing. I also am not crazy enough to think that doing one thing differently will suddenly fix everything. I'm with you in that it makes sense to assess everything we're doing. This may be one of a dozen changes, or it might be nothing at all. I just thought it was a potentially interesting discussion.

It is a fair question. I agree with you in that it should be addressed in the off season. Thanks for the response.Keep the faith.GBR.

 

[HuskerTea]

I don't know what other teams are doing. I also am not crazy enough to think that doing one thing differently will suddenly fix everything. I'm with you in that it makes sense to assess everything we're doing. This may be one of a dozen changes, or it might be nothing at all. I just thought it was a potentially interesting discussion.

It is a fair question. I agree with you in that it should be addressed in the off season. Thanks for the response.Keep the faith.GBR.

 

[ShortSideOption]

Good question. Do they go to bed earlier so they can get a full 8 hours sleep or do they just stay up and do with one or two hours less sleep?

We can monitor their sleep. So as a college kid they are attempting to get them in bed by 8pm or so.

It has some massive benefits that have been laid out to me. Certainly not the reason we are 5-7 this year and 4-8 last year. But there’s some excellent counterpoints to it.

 

[Greatest Fan of All]

LOL, if SF is asking all his guys to go to bed at 8PM, no wonder we don't seem too motivated to play. And, this needing "a full 8 hours of sleep" is just plain hogwash.

 

[huskerman1]

Wonder if Saban checks with the kids in Tuscaloosa to see when they would feel good about getting up to practice?

It works for Iowa. Thy started practicing in the morning before the 2015 season and went 12-2.

 

[Bigger Ed]

We can monitor their sleep. So as a college kid they are attempting to get them in bed by 8pm or so.

It has some massive benefits that have been laid out to me. Certainly not the reason we are 5-7 this year and 4-8 last year. But there’s some excellent counterpoints to it.

I assume this is by curfew. Is that correct? If so, how strictly is it enforced?

 

[Vinosker]

Well it didn’t seem to bother UCF...in fact one player moved into the film room.

If players have a problem with practice maybe they have a problem doing what is needed to win.

Amen, brother. You nailed it.