{"id":3567,"date":"2013-08-01T22:35:59","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T22:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/football-to-open-preseason-camp-monday\/"},"modified":"2013-08-01T22:35:59","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T22:35:59","slug":"football-to-open-preseason-camp-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/football-to-open-preseason-camp-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Football To Open Preseason Camp Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Football To Open Preseason Camp Monday<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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ALBANY, N.Y. \u2013<\/strong> Coming off a share of the Northeast Conference title, head coach Bob Ford<\/a> and the University at Albany football squad will open preseason camp Monday, August 5th, in preparation of the \u00a0program\u2019s inaugural season in the Colonial Athletic Association.<\/span><\/p>\n

Across a three-week period, the Great Danes will hold 22 practice sessions, including three intrasquad scrimmages. Week one will feature five morning practices, starting with just helmets for two days, progressing to uppers on Wednesday and Thursday, and ending with a full pads practice on Friday and a scrimmage on Saturday from 9-11:00 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Danes will advance to double sessions in week two on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with morning practice on Tuesday and Thursday. The squad will again contend against one another in a full pads scrimmage on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Week three will be similar to week two schedule-wise, but will feature an evening scrimmage on Friday at 6:30 p.m. UAlbany opens its 2013 campaign the following Saturday, August 31st, at Duquesne.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWe want to be competitive. I want us to be competitive in every game we play this year,\u201d said Coach Ford. \u201cCan we win them all? Probably not. But that doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t compete and walk off the field with our heads up high and with those teams saying \u2018Boy they\u2019re a tough bunch of kids that played very, very hard.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe second thing I want is for us to be competitive when we go to the practice field,\u201d added Ford on his preseason camp mentality. \u201cI want you [the players] to know there\u2019s someone breathing behind you and he\u2019s breathing hard and he\u2019s closing on you. And if you have that feeling and you\u2019re a competitor you\u2019re going to compete in practice. That\u2019s something we want to generate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ford, who enters his 44th season at UAlbany and 41st varsity season, ranks first among active NCAA Division I college football head coaches, accumulating 264 career victories. In 2012, Ford piloted UAlbany to its sixth NEC title with a 9-2 overall record and 7-1 league mark. The Great Danes ranked as high as No. 18 in the FCS Coaches Poll and No. 20 in the Sports Network Top-25, and tied the program\u2019s Division I record for wins in a season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking the Danes from the club level in 1970 through the ranks to Division I in 1999, Ford, the \u201cArchitect of UAlbany Football,\u201d will not only lead the squad into a new conference this fall, but also into a brand new home \u2013 Bob Ford<\/a> Field.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pristine 8,500 seat stadium features a turf field, state-of-the-art video board and sound system, luxury suites, as well as chair-back, bench, and grass berm seating options. Season and single game tickets are on sale now. Click here<\/a> to explore ticketing options.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below is the squad\u2019s training camp schedule. Times are subject to change due to weather. Practices will take place on the grass fields next to the new stadium, and are open to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n

Week One<\/span><\/strong>
Mon., Aug. 5th \u2013 9-11 a.m. (Helmets)<\/span>
Tues., Aug. 6th \u2013 8-10:15 a.m. (Helmets)<\/span>
Wed., Aug. 7th \u2013 8-10:15 a.m. (Uppers)<\/span>
Thurs., Aug. 8th \u2013 8-10:15 a.m. (Uppers)<\/span>
Fri., Aug. 9th \u2013 9:15-11:15 a.m. (Full Pads)<\/span>
Sat., Aug. 10th \u2013 Scrimmage 9-11 a.m. (Full Pads)<\/span><\/p>\n

Week Two<\/span><\/strong>
Mon., Aug. 12th \u2013 9-11 a.m. & 3-5 p.m.<\/span>
Tues., Aug. 13th \u2013 9-11 a.m. \/ Media Day Luncheon 12 p.m.<\/span>
Wed., Aug. 14th \u2013 9-11 a.m. & 3-5 p.m.<\/span>
Thurs., Aug. 15th \u2013 9-11 a.m.<\/span>
Fri., Aug. 16th \u2013 9-11 a.m. & 3-5 p.m.<\/span>
Sat., Aug. 17th \u2013 Scrimmage 9-11 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Week Three<\/span><\/strong>
Mon., Aug. 19th \u2013 9-11 a.m. & 3-5 p.m.<\/span>
Tues., Aug. 20th \u2013 9-11 a.m.<\/span>
Wed., Aug. 21st \u2013 9-11 a.m. & 3-5 p.m.<\/span>
Thurs., Aug. 22nd \u2013 9-11 a.m.<\/span>
Fri., Aug. 23rd \u2013 Scrimmage 6:30 p.m.<\/span>
Sat., Aug. 24th \u2013 3-4:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\nThe Albany Student Press<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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