ECU Conducts Second Workout At Hight Field
August 07, 2015 | Football
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Just 12 hours after conducting its first official fall practice, East Carolina returned to Hight Field inside the Cliff Moore Practice Complex Friday morning for a two-and-half hour workout.
The Pirates spent the period in shorts and helmets, which they will do again Saturday morning before transitioning into the next stage of their preparation by putting on shoulder pads Sunday.
"It was a quick turn around today because of the late practice last night, but I thought the guys attacked it very well," ECU Head Coach Ruffin McNeill said. "There has been a lot of energy out on the field so far, which is what I like to see. The goal is to attack each day and get better on the field, in the weight room and in our meetings."
Today's workout centered on addressing execution, fundamentals and timing elements. Two of the longest periods were skeleton drills (18 minutes) and a team-on-team segment (25) against the scout squad. During the skeleton phase, the offensive and defensive lines were able to work on pass rush assignments.
Nearly 20 minutes of the morning were spent on special teams work, while 28 minutes over three periods were dedicated to the quick game, routes on air and team screen.
ECU returned from lunch for the first of two meeting sessions on the day, which was followed by a late afternoon workout with Assistant Athletics Director of Strength and Conditioning Jeff Connors.
After Saturday's morning practice, ECU will hold its annual Media Day inside the Murphy Center. McNeill will provide his annual season-opening address that will outline the latest roster additions and deletions, personnel status and possible position changes.
Single-game, three-game mini packs and season tickets for all ECU homes games are still available to the Pirate Nation and can be purchased by calling the ECU Athletic Ticket Office at 252-737-4500, through the Online Ticket Center, or by visiting the ECU Athletics Ticket Office.
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Saturday's Practice Time: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Season Opener: Sept. 5 vs. Towson in Greenville (6 p.m. ET)
