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(S18) - PT4 - Fall - TheDangaZone - 11-05-2019
I think the elements really play a vital role in most football games and it can go both ways depending on if you are a southern team or northern team and how well individuals do in both sets of weather, like summer and winter. Being from Florida and playing college there as well as now playing in Austin, Texas I am pretty used to the hot weather and I think that helps me perform better when other teams are getting beat down by the sun and are super dehydrated. But going into the cold weather it is a different type of monster to me. I have to train myself the weeks before games that I know it will be cold by doing my work outs , that I am able to do, in a walk in freezer that I pay a friend to use. I am hoping it helps me get used to having the blood pumping and heavier breathing when the air hurts to breath. Other than that I always hope we get an earlier flight in so I can work on cardio in the cold and cutting on the turf or grass with it being harder and a lot more difficult to really do my cuts on to make breaks on the ball.
(S18) - PT4 - Fall - UpperNet - 11-05-2019
Its finally fall! The weather is changing and all the leaves is falling. But what I'd not changing is how Austin is preparing for games in matter what the weather both the offense and defense of the copperheads are always prepared for any situation! Even thought austin weather is rarely cold out and we hustled though the hot summer we are still prepared for cold weather.
Net Gaines have also prepared for this weather! Net lived his whole life in Oregon so cold weather doesn't faze him. For special training met has been staying late at practice in the middle of the night doing drills. Its freezing in the night and net thinks this will discipline him more to playing in the freezing and chilly weather. Net even bringed out a fan and put ice over it to make even more colder. Net knew he'd travel to different places that the weather is not what he use to so he is always prepared for these kind of situations. During game day at Philadelphia the weather is predicted to be a low 58 degrees but will the chilling weather affect Net? Thanks to his special training hot or cold Net is always prepared for any weather and he is playoff ready for the november weather. Let's get it!
(S18) - PT4 - Fall - Revolution5 - 11-05-2019
Being in Orange County does not help us prepare for the weather at all. So for our bye week I’ve taken the team up to Canada to and housed them in my small town. There we trained like Rocky 4 in Russia fighting Drago. Sled pulls, mounting hiking and shirtless upside down ab crunches were had by all. We all came back with beards, callused hands and screaming Adrian to signify a hot rout. Now the we’re back and getting ready to push for the playoffs and most likely facing off against the Wraiths in the cold we’ve had to have a constant cold regimen. Instead of hot yoga the team does cold yoga. And surprisingly Apollo Reed has kept his shirt off since the barn workout in Canada. He’s become accustomed to the cold and loves the grind. So much so that himself and Lanzer started calling themselves Eskimo brothers in the locker room but I think there is more to it as they had a wild night up in Canadia that they giggle like school girls whenever it gets brought up. Ultimately the challenge of the cold is something we have to overcome but the veterans on the team have been there before and are leading us rookies in getting prepared for the cold.
(S18) - PT4 - Fall - Kcobb9 - 11-05-2019
At Ball State the weather can get cold and dreary in Indiana. Any team playing in this late fall and early winter weather must be ready for the elements. David Donaldson loves these conditions and wants the ball every play. Every offense wants to continue spreading the ball around but having a sure handed player at tight end means every play can go through the air if coach wants. Generally the running game takes the driver's seat in the offense when there's bad weather but Donaldson's soft hands, even in cold weather, make passing a viable option. Short underneath throws destroy defenses and open up the run game even more, so that makes David a great player in blustery weather. Even when the ball needs to go to someone else, Donaldson's blocking ability keeps defensive ends on their toes. Using a west coast style offense in scary weather means the ball is always getting moved. Coach knows that short passes are the most effective way to keep the ball rolling in the winter, and what better place to send those short darts to other than your all american tight end? David only gets better in inclement weather and he wants the entire NSFL and DSFL to know.
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(S18) - PT4 - Fall - Ry_ - 11-05-2019
Since I've started living in Myrtle Beach, it's obvious the greatest threat to us weather-wise is the downpours and the heavy storms. Since I'm a running back, I'll always enjoy the rough-weather games because it normally means the second RB gets more carries, and I need every chance I can get to prove myself as a rookie. Those extra couple of carries though aren't going to be easy, as it will likely be very wet in our home stadium in crucial games. Since I'm playing games here right now, an important piece of equipment I need is good cleats to make sure I can stay stable on the ground during my dozens of long touchdown runs I'm sure to have with my blazing 71 speed. Jokes aside, those cleats will be really important if I'm going to stay up and power my way to get my team some extra yards while our #1 RB takes a breather. Overall, I'd say these changing seasons benefit me as a player, and it benefits us as a team because of how run-centered our offense is. When you have an incredible running QB to go along with a speed demon RB, the offense really flies no matter what the conditions are because of how flexible we can be.
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(S18) - PT4 - Fall - KillKillKill - 11-05-2019
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Written Option: Right now it is really starting to feel like football season… At least for those of us Northerners. The weather is beginning to change and pass happy offenses are learning how to deal with the wind and rain, and heaven forbid, snow… How does your team prepare for games in the elements? What do you different with your game plan? Who on your team gets better in cold weather games?I feel we are at a bit of a disadvantage going to some of the colder climates during the fall. Austin gets hot and stays hot pretty much right on through the Fall and into the Winter. I gotta hand it to our coaching staff as they do as best they can to prepare us for the elements. There isn't much they can do in preparation for the weather, so we just have to be aware of the climate we are travelling to and dress accordingly. That means bringing extra of basically everything. We also are encouraged to pack for cold weather if we are playing in a northern or eastern city around this time, regardless of what the weather reports say. From there, it is up to the individual player as far as what they do to prepare. Some guys are really affected by the cold weather and they go through some massive preparation. I, on the other hand, grew up in the Bay Area so it gets fairly cold during the Fall and Winter so I feel I am a little more tolerant of the cold.
As far as game planning goes, we have a pretty solid run game with Ashley and Mako so we don't feel a great crunch when weather forces us to be more run heavy. The coaches may prepare us by giving us slicker footballs to practice with or over watering the practice field to get the field all muddy and prepare us that way. They come up with some crazy stuff to simulate the elements. Rain machines, muddy fields, freezing the football, they do whatever it takes to prepare us.
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(S18) - PT4 - Fall - Zeegee - 11-06-2019
What Do We Say To Jackets In San Jose? Not Today
As November comes, it brings the autumn winds and a chill to the air. For most of the country, this means the coats and wool hats are being taken out of storage and hands are being rubbed together to give a bit of extra warmth on a chilly fall morning. On the other hand, the high for today in San Jose is 69 (nice), surely this will not last but for The San Jose Sabercats, they host the Colordao Yeti at home in week 13 and by the rollercoaster of the season they had, they won’t be worrying about playoff weather, unfortunately for them. As for some of the players, this weather is not what they are used to for November. Such as rookie safety Oswald Grimnir, whose hometown, Lebanon, Kansas has a high of 49. For those who have become acclimated to the west coast weather, a 60 degree day could be quite chilly. Extra stretching is added to the routine and sweat suits are broken out for walkthroughs. Never cold enough to break out the outdoor space heaters but oddly enough for a sport known for tough guys, the west coast weather has still been able to soften up some of gridiron’s warriors, some may argue this could have caused some players not be grizzled enough soon enough in the season to give this team the push for a playoff run.
(S18) - PT4 - Fall - JuOSu - 11-06-2019
Fall is a great season. I love fall personally. I think playing football in the fall is way easier than playing football in the summer. The summer is hot and you can barely breathe, but then in fall, the temperatures are perfect. You kinda just want to spend time outside anyway. You want to go on little walks in the forest. But obviously, you can not because you have football practice. Still, I think playing in the fall is not too hard. Winter and summer I think are the hardes tmonths to prepare for, but fall is kind of perfect in terms of weather and being able to breathe and being ale to avoid the worst temperatures. I think fall can be great for football, which is probably why they chose it for that. But I guess you do have to prepare for colder temperatures, you also have to prepare for maybe wetter weather and th ball being slippier. You don't want to suddenly have a lot more fumbles just because you are not able to hold onto the ball because it is slippery and wet and such. All in all, fall is not too bad and I think it can be alright to play football in it. Let's go NOLA!
(S18) - PT4 - Fall - Mooty99 - 11-06-2019
Playing in Austin bad weather is not something we have to deal very much with considering that we have a humid subtropical climate. And playing in the ASFC with our divisional rivals being based in Orange County, Arizona and New Orleans playing away from home is not to much of a problem as well. However when we play cross divisional games, that is when we come across some really cold weather, visiting Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore and most importantly Yellowknife in the winter is a lot less fun.
Luckily at Austin we have state of the art training facilities, this includes a training pitch enclosed in a sealed dome which has advanced climate control and creation technology within it, meaning that we can prepare for a game within the training dome at the temperatures and weather conditions we expect to see on Sunday, whether it be the hot dry games in Arizona, the driving rain coming off the lakes in Chicago or the frozen tundra of Yellowknife.
As for which player enjoys the cold weather the most that is easy, our big Viking tight end Peter Larson, being Danish and a former ice hockey player he loves the cold, ice runs through his veins he is a monster in the cold weather games.
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(S18) - PT4 - Fall - Tomasnz - 11-06-2019
You know what is great about playing hockey. I can handle the cold and am used to fighting that feeling that seeps into your bones while waiting for the next move to happen.
But you know what is even better…
Playing in a dome!
That's right. I love my bubble fields, the chance to just not worry about the heat, or the heat, or the heat, (Austin remember), or when we travel the rain or wind. Domes are great and luckily we only have a couple of games a season in the cold not in one of the domes around the league.
From memory (forgive me if I am wrong I play in a lot of venues between both my sports).
Chicago, dome
Arizona, dome (thank god)
Philly, dome
Nola, dome
So with us that is half the league. And visiting San Jose or Orange county just isn't that bad weather wise let's be honest. So that leaves Colorado, Yellowknife and Baltimore as potential cold visits.
Colorado has its own issues aside from the weather, with the altitude. Baltimore does get cold but usually windy. And to be honest why the hell does Yellowknife not have a dome, it's rediculous. So don't bother preparing for YK as it's not worth bothering it is so cold. I just play with extras of everything on and hope my gloves don't get brittle. Everywhere else is basically fine.
As I said. Thank god for domes. Even if I like the cold - which I do.