AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. – When the NCAA Division I Council passed a sweeping reform package last month, recruiting changes grabbed the headlines. But a much less-publicized change fostered debate during the recently completed ACC spring meetings: the immediate elimination of two-a-day practices.
Though most schools have already moved away from relying heavily on two-a-days, the new rule means coaches across the country must decide how to squeeze in the allotted 29 practices before the season begins. That has left coaches pondering whether to start preseason practices a week early – during summer school in July – or stick with the traditional August start dates and forgo a few practices.