The University of Cincinnati Bearcats will do battle with the Virginia Tech Hokies, the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference on January 1st. This will be a crucial game for both teams. A win for the Hokies would mean an end to the ACC drought with regards to the Bowl Championship Series.
The weather conditions can make or break the game. The players have to be comfortable and are used with the kind of weather in the place where they play the game. The Bearcats might have to fight against a different opponent, the heat, in order to win the game.
In preparation for the Orange Bowl games on January where the temperature is much higher University of Cincinnati's football team, the Bearcats, would have wanted to practice in a place very similar to that in Miami. Unfortunately, that was not possible when they had to do it at the Nippert Stadium in the midst of a very cold afternoon.
The practice venue though will be transferred to Wall2Wall Soccer located in Mason where they will an opportunity to practice in a temperature-controlled area which would help in the conditioning of the players for a warmer climate. Brian Kelly, the Bearcats coach, stated that if everything goes well in the practice in their alternative venue, then that might be their base for a few more days.
Hopefully, in a year's time the Bearcats, UC's football team, will have its very own indoor practice venue if nothing goes amiss in their plans.
Coach Kelly said that despite the not-so favorable weather, their practice sessions have been doing quite well. As part of their routine, they have the conditioning and weight trainings done in the mornings. They also conduct their team meetings at the same time while they have practice games in the afternoons. He further said that the team has been working hard including the younger members who are showing great promise.
Two players of their players who were recently injured are on their way back. They took part in the practice last Monday. The torn left meniscus of Mike Mickens, a cornerback, is healing well and his performance during the practice was quite good. On the other hand Dominick Goodman, a wide receiver went through the whole routine except for the contact drills. These two are part of the starters for the Bearcats and Coach Kelly believes that they will be ready to play for the FEDEX sponsored Orange Bowl which is on its 75th year.
The excitement amongst the team members is palpable according to Coach Kelly as they look forward to playing with another BCS contender this January. This eagerness can be seen in how the members of the performed during the practice and it more than made up for the disappointment that they felt when they were not chosen for the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2007.
By: Gen Wright
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The weather conditions can make or break the game. The players have to be comfortable and are used with the kind of weather in the place where they play the game. The Bearcats might have to fight against a different opponent, the heat, in order to win the game.
In preparation for the Orange Bowl games on January where the temperature is much higher University of Cincinnati's football team, the Bearcats, would have wanted to practice in a place very similar to that in Miami. Unfortunately, that was not possible when they had to do it at the Nippert Stadium in the midst of a very cold afternoon.
The practice venue though will be transferred to Wall2Wall Soccer located in Mason where they will an opportunity to practice in a temperature-controlled area which would help in the conditioning of the players for a warmer climate. Brian Kelly, the Bearcats coach, stated that if everything goes well in the practice in their alternative venue, then that might be their base for a few more days.
Hopefully, in a year's time the Bearcats, UC's football team, will have its very own indoor practice venue if nothing goes amiss in their plans.
Coach Kelly said that despite the not-so favorable weather, their practice sessions have been doing quite well. As part of their routine, they have the conditioning and weight trainings done in the mornings. They also conduct their team meetings at the same time while they have practice games in the afternoons. He further said that the team has been working hard including the younger members who are showing great promise.
Two players of their players who were recently injured are on their way back. They took part in the practice last Monday. The torn left meniscus of Mike Mickens, a cornerback, is healing well and his performance during the practice was quite good. On the other hand Dominick Goodman, a wide receiver went through the whole routine except for the contact drills. These two are part of the starters for the Bearcats and Coach Kelly believes that they will be ready to play for the FEDEX sponsored Orange Bowl which is on its 75th year.
The excitement amongst the team members is palpable according to Coach Kelly as they look forward to playing with another BCS contender this January. This eagerness can be seen in how the members of the performed during the practice and it more than made up for the disappointment that they felt when they were not chosen for the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2007.
By: Gen Wright
About the Author:
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