Fall practice guidelines

[VHSLhelper]

1) During their first six days of tryouts:

(a) No practice session, full or walk-thru, should exceed three hours.

(b) Total practice time per day should be limited to five hours.

(c) Only one full practice session should be permitted per day; it may be broken into two sessions.

(d) One walk-thru session is permitted on the day of a full practice.

(e) Two walk-thru practices may be substituted for a full and a walk-thru session(s).

(f) A one-hour minimum recovery period should be included between sessions.

(2) For weeks two and three the following regulations should apply in addition to (a) through (f) above:

(a) Two full practices are permissible per day provided they do not exceed five total hours, or three hours in a single session.

(b) No more than three full practices should be conducted in two consecutive calendar days.

(3) For the purpose of the regulations above, a full practice is defined as a session allowing the use of any available equipment, involving all levels of activity permitted in the specific sport and includes necessary conditioning and weight training. A walk-thru session is a limited exertion session that includes skill-based, educational technique and oriented activities using sports appropriate equipment. Conditioning and weight training should not be included as part of a walk-thru session. Recovery period is defined as a session in which the athlete is not involved in physical activity.

Note: The following restrictions are in place for football only: Day 1-3 helmets only;

Day 4-5 helmets and shoulder pads; Day 6+ full pads.

Student/Athlete safety information available on VHSL website

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School systems MAY vary these slightly, as needed.

Virginia High School League: Weekly Update - July 25, 2011

[centennialdawg]

Thanks, there seems to be some confusion on the practices on other forums.

[Sat_morning_QB]

Looks to be a change in that its helmets only for first 3 days where used to be first 2.

[1inStripes]

Looks to be a change in that its helmets only for first 3 days where used to be first 2.

Best of my knowledge it has been helmets only on the first 3 days for a long time. Then Helmets/Shoulder pads for 2 days before being allowed to go full gear.

[Sat_morning_QB]

We have always went out with shoulder pads on wednesdays, then full on saturday.

[1inStripes]

Then you were going too early. Saturdays is fine for full pads as long as that is the 6th day of practice.

[Sat_morning_QB]

Well i have missed the past 2 years two a days because of work and we finished by 3, so if it was changed in that time its why I wasnt aware of it.

[1inStripes]

I would say its not changed in 20 years roughly. In the mid to late 90s it was 3, 2, then full pads.

[Sat_morning_QB]

Oh well I guess all the Wise Co schools have been breaking that rule, cause every team around here went shoulder pads on wed