Two-A-Days (football)
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Two-A-Days, sometimes referred to as Hell Week or Double Sessions, is a term in football to describe when a team holds practice twice a day: in the morning, and in the afternoon or evening. For high school football, Two-A-Days are usually toward the end of summer vacation and the beginning of the season. Some Two-A-Day sessions are held on a daily basis, even after the school year begins, with teams holding practice before and after school.
Hell Week is primarily a time for high school teams to get in shape for the season, and learn new strategies.
In the National Football League, teams run double sessions and sometimes triple sessions for several weeks during the pre-season. Those practices are called Training Camp, and most teams travel to distant locations to hold their preparations.
The concept behind two practices a day for a week in the late summer has also been adapted by high school marching bands.[citation needed]
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[edit] In the media
MTV featured a show entitled Two-A-Days from 2006 to 2007 which featured the football team of Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama. The show chronicled the lives of the team's players' social lives as well as their involvement in the football team.
[edit] Criticisms
Recent years have marked an increase in player injury and death being brought about by heat related causes. Heat stroke has become a major concern to football and "two-a-days" are being red flagged as a risky practice in places that experience traditionally hot weather in the summer. To address heat concerns, the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 2003 prohibited two-a-days on consecutive days and during the first five days of practice. The National Athletic Trainer's Association suggested similar guidance in June. Guidelines for high school football vary by state.
