6/8/2007 9:56:05 PM
Groundhog Day

Day 4 and 5 are pretty much where it starts to set in that you’re kind of in this ordeal to stay, and there’s nothing you can do but grit your teeth and bear it. The monotony, of the daily routine really give the idea of that Bill Murray movie “Groundhog Day” in which he kept awaking to the same day over and over again making it seem as if it was all one very, VERY long day. Well that’s pretty much it in a nutshell. The 5:30am wake up for the 6:00 am breakfast wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t preceded by meetings from 4:30pm -11:00pm with a break for dinner for an hour. The grind at this point is in full swing, and it’s extremely easy to let your play suffer as a result of not being mentally durable enough to focus through the monotony of the camp regiment. With practice from 7:45am-12:30pm and lunch at 1:00pm simple math will tell you there’s barely enough time before the next set of meetings to get any treatment that you may need, lift weights if necessary and MAYBE sneak in a nap in order to stay awake for the coming evening meetings. Heaven forbid you actually have some manner of business to attend to at home or something that requires your attention during this time of year because it will only serve to hinder your progress on the field. The key is to dial in fully for about 2-3wks to football, and football alone if at all possible. I’ve been getting better and better at this over the years and as a result, camp seems to get easier to me. ©