Pirates Work Under The Lights For First Time
August 10, 2006 | Football
Aug. 10, 2006
GREENVILLE, N.C. - For the first time during the 2006 preseason camp, East Carolina conducted a workout under the lights at the Cliff Moore Practice Complex Thursday evening. After battling high temperature and humidity levels for the first six days, the Pirates responded to the cooler conditions with a high-intensity session.
ECU also returned to its single practice schedule a day after completing its initial two-a-day session Wednesday, working two-and-a-half hours on all facets of the program's special teams, offensive and defensive units.
Head coach Skip Holtz and staff also devoted a significant amount of time guiding ECU through redzone efficiency work, spending nearly 60 minutes on third-and-6, third-and-12 and first-and-10 situations inside the 20-yard line both from an offensive and defensive standpoint.
"With today's practice we finally incorporated our playbook," Holtz said. "The team has been busting their tails over the last six days in the heat and we wanted to give them a chance to get their legs back under them, so we decided to move the practice schedule back a bit."
East Carolina will return to the Cliff Moore Practice Complex for another single workout Friday to finish preparations for Saturday's intra-squad contest at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The scrimmage, closed to the public, will precede the team's first off day of preseason camp scheduled for Sunday.
NOTES: True freshman Kevin Gidrey (FB) sat out his fourth straight practice (concussion), while linebacker Michael Caple (concussion) and running back Norman Whitley (shoulder) also missed practice. Friday's Practice Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Season Opener: Sept. 2 vs. Navy (5:30 p.m.)
