2 a days a thing of the past?

We're allowed to in Northern California. But, we hardly use it the same way it was used when I was still playing. The first session is a mental session with workouts and alignment/assignment. The second session is contact and repetition.

We don't even do then anymore

We have been practicing 5 days a week since school got out
Multiple passing tourneys
3 day live team camp vs 7 other schools

We don't need double days, double days are essentially a cram session the night before the final

We're only allowed to have 2 practices on 2 consecutive days. On the third day we're only allowed one practice. It wasn't a problem. I don't know what the rules say about rest between practices but I know that we're well within parameters. We go 8-10:30 AM and 5-7:30 PM. Our kids go home between practices.

We will only do two of them. We could, by rule in NC, have done a few more. We can not do them on consecutive days and one of the two has to be in shorts.

Still legal in WI, though with helmets and shorts for the most part. IA has no 2adays, and limits practice to 3 hrs. I don't care about the conditioning part of 2adays, I want the time to do install and rep the hell out of everything.

We did 7:30 to noon, half hour break. Our coaches, who were objectively bad at their jobs, always preached about conditioning and how we would win the 4th quarter. Unfortunately for us, the other team usually won the other 3 quarters because they were taught actual football {censored} instead of bravado.

Just hearing about that makes me tired.

What will this do for the game?
Less time to teach fundamentals.
Definitely favors two platoon big schools because they can use the time better.
What about rural schools that bus kids to practice? What about farm kids who simply won't come out if they have to come back three hours later?

I'm for safety but are the powers that be taking those things into account?

Larrymoe -- Just took a look at policy 13 Q and A section. You can have a 2 practices split apart any way you like as long as there are 2 hours between each. I found it at the very bottom on the Q and A.

Football is dead

what is the business case FOR 2-a-days?
What is the argument that it can't all be done in one practice in the morning?

If it is to get kids in shape, your off-season program must really suck

It would be one thing if you were allowed to practice all summer (like in some states), then you would not need this "cram" session of two-a-days. But many states only get a camp period during the summer and about 2 weeks in August to get ready for game #1.

To be honest, I think 2-a-days are inefficient. But I'd rather see a 3 and a 1/2 hour practice with a 10-15 min break in the middle so everyone can hit the reset button, including coaches.

This makes it flexible for coaches who are outside the building, it makes it flexible for players who might have jobs, and it's not something everyone hates.

Also, you could start practice at 6:30 and end by 10. Everyone has their entire day still, and you've avoided the hottest part of the day.

business case = justification.
Justify why it can't be done in one session in the morning.

In the last 15 years, I've only been with 1 program that did 2-a-days. Those extra sessions didn't accomplish much for us at that program. The others all did 3-4 hours sessions in the morning. Get them in, cut the BS, and get them out. We never needed the entire playbook for the jamboree or the first game.

I agree the limited sessions is rough, but 2-a-days as a practice, just isn't what it used to be and in today's game I would argue is completely pointless. 

We work the kids in periodization training 9 months of the year. Do spring ball, do summer 7on7s, do monthly strongman competitions....if kids are out of shape in August, we dun screwed up.

Most of the kids I've been around have to work in the summer to support their family.  Limiting their availability to their employer can be a real pain because we're setting up more and more obstacles why they can't be at practice.

For me I worry about all the special situations getting squeezed without the extra time. Our base O and D are in by the end of the summer. However we need looks at all the specials. 2 point plays, blitz pick up, field goal, 2 minute drill, ; minute drill, etc on offense. Blitz install, unbalanced recognitions, empty recognitions, goal line , screen drills on D. Then there are all the special teams and special situations that go along. Conditioning we are about where we need to be and we have never been a team that beats each other up in practice and we have had no problems with toughness. Almost our entire staff played college football and understands the grind and the beating your body takes. We put pants on for two days in the summer and usually about 3 days during camp.

We spend a lot of time on those details of the game. You can play Anton of 7 on but not see a blitz all summer or ever get into a true goal line look. We do lots of fundy work tackling with shields and mats. We are going to be forced to make some choices I think. We are trying to get more organized then ever before to make sure nothing slips but that is what I worry about.

We used to open with a team that was solid. They did all that bravado stuff. 9 hour days at camp. Their kids looked a million bucks in their uni's. they hit the weights in between practice but we beat them with situational training every year. We blocked punts, returned kicks, executed Two minute drills etc. They always came out with lots of gusto. Their O and D were solid but we took advantage on all the other phases.

We protect our kids with shields and mats for contact. I would rather see those sorts of regulations than limiting time so drastically. Making choices between extra situational training and extra fundy tackling is a lose lose in my opinion. Lots if the big hits occur in these situations.