Another Day at the Office

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN....MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE!!

So this is a video I compiled at a normal practice in Pontoise. Hopefully it will give you the look, the feel of what an everyday practice is like. And just in case the video isn't working I'll talk about it breifly. It's 8 mins long, please watch and comment on youtube.



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So first thing that happens is Matt and I arrive like an hour before practice, if we catch a ride with coach, usually 20 min's before people show up. (But if Will drives we show up with the rest of the guys) Since we have some free time, Matt usually takes a nap and I get ready or nap as well. It takes me a little longer with the ankle braces instead of having a CLAY FARR approved double-double...or "The Honeycutt Special"....for those of you who don't know that's the trainer at Tech and the best tape job in the country, seriously this guy can put on a clinic.

Then we usually mess around on the weights for a little bit. Around that time, the people start to show up and everyone says hi to everyone... wait let me stress that again....EVERYONE stops and says "ca va" to EVERYONE...this is your typical hello/ greeting. After that we put on the pads and warm up. Matt throws a bit and we get the equipment situated. Then take two laps around the field, followed by a NFL EUROPE circut? (not sure if that's 100% correct, but who knows) This is the shuffle across, high knees up, run back, butt kicks up, karoke across, run up, do it all over again, and sprint back down the length of the field warm up. It takes a while..

Then it's fundamentals and techniques. "The building blocks to success" (thanks Coach D) We hit bags and drive the one man sled. A lot of footwork and firing off the ball. Then its run blocking drills, schemes, pass pro drills, OL vs. DL one on one, two on two. Inside period and a team period, with a scrimmage sometimes at the end of practice. Your typical practice progression.

It normally lasts about 2 hours or 24 periods. You start off freezing and end practice with steam coming off your head and your hands frozen. Take a shower and hang out with the guys.

This Sunday we have our first game against the Flash....the best team in France. They have beaten the Cougars EVERY time they've played. We have never won, and if that's not enough adversity, we have a lot of injuries on our team. Nyda, one of our defensive lineman, will be going both ways playing Left Guard and DL. He's only practiced OL probably 2 days in his life. As for DL one of the LB's will be playing end, Will and myself will play Defensive Tackle. Our tightends our hurt, so we'll be using the linebackers. One of our DB's might be absent, so might is probably a substitute in the secondary. So it is IRONMAN football. It will be a tough test. But there's no other way to tell what your made of, then to be put in the fire.