Vikings training camp guidelines
August 14, 2020 at 5:24AM
Aug. 3-11 Acclimatization period
• 60 minutes in weight room and 60 minutes of on-field conditioning in small groups under 15.
• No conditioning tests during this period.
• Walk-throughs permitted up to 60 minutes on each of the first four days and up to 75 minutes on each of final four days.
• Aug. 8 was off day.
Aug. 12-16 Gradual ramp-up period
•Maximum of 3½ hours on field daily.
•First practice starts at 90 minutes, with maximum 15 minutes daily increase, up to a daily maximum of 120 minutes.
• Remainder of daily 3½-hour on-field time limit applied to walk-through.
• Helmets and approved protective shirts permitted on Aug. 12 and 13.
• Aug. 14 and Aug. 16 are non-padded practice days with no live contact and helmets, spiders and shells permitted.
• Aug. 15 will be an off day.
Aug. 17-Sept. 6 Contact integration period
• Padded practices can begin.
• Duration starts at 90 minutes with 15-minute daily increases.
• No increase or decrease in duration following an off day.
• Maximum of 14 padded practices during the contact integration period.
about the writer
Mike Conley was in Minneapolis, where he sounded the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings game, on Sunday during the robbery.
