MONROE, La. - The ULM football
team went through a pair of firsts on Saturday as the Warhawks worked out for a
couple hours on the grass practice fields. Saturday's session marked the first
day in shells for the Warhawks and the first time that the entire team
practiced as one unit.
"I'm a perfectionist and we
didn't get perfect (from the players)," head coach Todd Berry said. "That is
what we are driving them to do and they will respond accordingly. Right now we
are still so heavy in installation that one of the keys is to get every play on
tape."
After spending the first two
practices working with each other, the ULM freshmen were thrown into the fire
on Saturday and for many received a shock.
"The young guys struggled to
balance the tempo set by the older guys and that is why the freshmen are laying
all over the place right now," Berry said. "I tried to warn them about the
expectations of being a college football player. They will adapt and they will
adjust, but as we talked about yesterday there are some anxieties that are involved
when you are doing something new. Unfortunately
those anxieties get in the way of a high production level."
The Warhawks will follow the
same schedule on Sunday before strapping on full pads for the first time on
Monday.
ULM opens the 2010 season on
Sept. 11 against No. 19 Arkansas in Little Rock, Ark. Kickoff is scheduled for
6 p.m. and the game will be televised by Fox Sports Net. Season tickets and away game tickets can be
purchased by calling 318-342-3ULM, by clicking
here, by e-mailing warhawktickets@ulm.edu
or in person at the ULM ticket office in Malone Stadium.
2010 ULM Football Fall Camp Schedule
All Practices are
Closed to the Public
Aug. 12 - Returners Practice (Helmets), 8:30 a.m. / Newcomers Practice
(Helmets), 4:30 pm. [Grass]
Aug. 13 - Returners Practice (Helmets), 8:30 a.m. / Newcomers Practice
(Helmets), 4:30 pm. [Grass]
Aug. 14 - Practice (Shells), 4:30 p.m. [Grass]
Aug. 15 - Practice (Shells), 4:30 p.m. [Grass]
Aug. 16 - Practice (Full Pads), 4:30 p.m. [Malone]
Aug. 17 - Practice (Shells), 8:30 a.m. [Grass] / Practice (Full Pads), 4:30
p.m. [Malone]
Aug. 18 - Practice (Full Pads), 4:30 p.m. [Grass]
Aug. 19 - Practice (Shells), 8:30 a.m. [Grass] / Practice (Full Pads), 4:30
p.m. [Malone]
Aug. 20 - Practice (Full Pads), 4:30 p.m. [Grass]
Aug. 21 - Practice (Shells), 8:30 a.m. [Grass] / Scrimmage (Full Pads), 6:30
p.m. [Malone]
Aug. 23 - ULM Classes Start
