📡 The NCAA is recommending ending two-a-day practices.

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A 17-page document on player safety was delivered to NCAA members at the NCAA convention last week. Among the recommendations from 16 medical organizations and 5 football organizations include ending two-a-days, and CBS Sports reports legislation could extend fall camp by one week to accommodate a change. The recommendations would be similar to NFL practices. Many schools no longer do two-a-days anyway.

“Two-a-day practices should not occur,” the document reads. “A second session of activity can include walk-throughs or meetings. Recovery is multi-dimensional, and proper recovery not only decreases the risk of exceptional heat illness and overuse injuries, but also plays an important role in decreasing the risk of exertion after repetitive head impact exposure or possible concussion.

“In this regard, football is different from other sports where an initial practice does not involve potential repetitive head impact or concussion. Thus, the benefit of improved conditioning and technique mastery from two-a-day practices must be mitigated by the increased risk of catastrophic injury and concussion. Importantly, walk-throughs or meetings do not include any conditioning activities.”

http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/f... Practice Contact Recommendations_2017011.pdf