Off Season RulesWorkouts cannot begin prior to the first Monday in April for clubs with a new head coach or the third Monday in April for all other clubs
Workouts are strictly voluntary; Club officials cannot indicate workouts are anything other than voluntary
Maximum 4 w/o per week (no weekends), with one week being the mandatory minicamp (not permitted on weekends)
Contact work is prohibited in all workouts (e.g. "live" blocking, tackling, pass rushing, bump-and-run, etc.)
Intensity and tempo of drills should be at a level conducive to learning, with player safty as the highest priority.
Phase One | 4 hours a dayTwo weeks | Limited to strength and conditioning activities ("dead ball"
; only strength and conditioning coaches allowed on field
90 minute max on the field
Clubs can only specify 2 hours for players to be at the facility
Players choose the other 2 hours for weights, etc.
Phase Two | 4 hours a dayThree weeks | same rules as phase one apply except:
All coaches allowed on the field
Individual and “perfect play” drills allowed
No offense vs. defense, no one - on - one, no helmets
Phase Three | 6 hours a day4 weeks total
3 weeks for 10 total OTA’s
A maximum of 3 OTA’s each week for the first 2 weeks
During Weeks 1 & 2 a 4th non OTA workout is allowed but phase two rules apply
A maximum of 4 OTA’s for the 3rd or 4th week
One week for mini camp
No pads except protective knee and elbow pads, helmets are permitted
No live contact
7 on 7, 9 on 7 and 11 on 11 drills will be permitted provided no live contact takes place
Minicamp | 10 hours a dayPhysicals on Monday but no practice
Practices Tuesday-Thursday, with a day off on friday
Allowed two practices totaling 3 ½ Hours on the field per day
Second practice limited to walk through activities only
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