Training Camp Will Feature More Access, More Heat, More Shade
June 11th, 2019
The bleachers return for 2019!!!
Radical change will be in effect for 2019 Buccaneers training camp!!!
Greg Schiano started practices at One Buc Palace before 8 a.m. to keep players fresh. Lovie Smith was all about early afternoon practices to so his team could practice in the heat they’d see on game day. Dirk Koetter brought back the Schiano-era morning affairs to cut the wear and tear on players (for the record, Koetter was 3-0 on opening days).
Well, Bucco Bruce Arians has found a new love: late-afternoon practices.
Below is the schedule of training camp dates open to fans just released by the Buccaneers. Eleven of the 15 are open to the public, the remaining four are exclusive to season ticket holders.
Friday July 26 4:00 p.m.
Saturday July 27 4:00 p.m.
Sunday July 28 4:00 p.m.
Monday July 29 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday July 30 4:00 p.m.
Saturday August 3 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday August 6 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday August 7 4:00 p.m.
Monday August 12 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday August 13 10:00 a.m.*
Wednesday August 14 10:00 a.m.*
Those last two morning affairs are joint sessions with the Miami Dolphins leading up to the home preseason game against the Dolphins that weekend.
Per the Bucs, most practices will be outdoors on two fields. Remember, Arians splits up the team to run two practices at once and there’s only one indoor field. And perhaps best of all, the Bucs are bringing back the covered bleachers! Joe’s glad good sense prevailed as those inexplicably disappeared last season.
Get your free tickets at Buccaneers.com and get ready to sweat.
June 11th, 2019 at 10:42 am
When they removed the bleachers last year I thought it was a bad idea but then when I went to training camp I loved that bleachers were gone. I enjoyed walking around the practice areas without feeling like I was impeding on anyone’s view.
June 11th, 2019 at 10:49 am
Hell no just give us the bleachers any day
June 11th, 2019 at 10:55 am
Sports writers(bloggers) complaining about the heat when they live in FL willingly run me a river ha ha ha
June 11th, 2019 at 10:56 am
Covered bleachers, need to add some fans too.
June 11th, 2019 at 10:57 am
its hot regardless….lol….
GO BUCS!!!!
June 11th, 2019 at 11:12 am
Cry me a river sports writers Bucs provide you with your own AC area to write, you get into games free, get fed, an area to do podcast and other perks. You’ll get no sympathy from fans who have regular 9-5’s
June 11th, 2019 at 11:14 am
Late afternoon is when I hate going out in the summer.
Seems to be hotter then!
Yikes.
June 11th, 2019 at 11:50 am
Joe isn’t complaining about the heat one bit! Just the sun. Joe has put his dermatologist’s kids through college he’s been carved up so friggin’ much.
Besides, cold beer tastes better on a hot day. 🙂 And women tend to wear less clothing when it is warm. No issue at all with the heat. Joe chooses to live here and begs for summer to arrive each February.
June 11th, 2019 at 12:20 pm
Joe trying to get laid at bucs practices?
June 11th, 2019 at 12:26 pm
This time of year afrernoons are when the lightning and showers roll in. I see most of THESE practices being moved indoors
June 11th, 2019 at 12:45 pm
@Joe
You got a point about the clothing…
No complaints here about the heat
June 11th, 2019 at 12:48 pm
Late afternoon showers, anyone? Don’t mind the time, but it’s going to be a lot of indoor practice that will happen.
June 11th, 2019 at 1:02 pm
6p > 4p bc the ☀️
June 11th, 2019 at 1:08 pm
Jameis is going to get good practice throwing wet footballs when those 4-5 o’clock storms come rolling in every other day.
June 11th, 2019 at 1:42 pm
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June 11th, 2019 at 1:52 pm
Joe—
“And women tend to wear less clothing when it is warm.”
Personally, I self-identify as a 6’6” female Chinese basketball player, so your sexist comment offends me.
June 11th, 2019 at 2:23 pm
Joe has honestly never, ever thought about this. Now look what you’ve done! 😳
June 11th, 2019 at 3:12 pm
Joe – based on the heat I hope you run into Rachel Watson
June 11th, 2019 at 3:54 pm
Normally I’d think late afternoon is a terrible idea…it IS really hotter by then, plus there are the thunderstorms. But…ah, the new indoor practice facility brings some levity.
On another note, I liked having the bleachers, and thought they should have built some more permanent ones, but starting higher up.
June 11th, 2019 at 4:01 pm
Wet t shirt contests at bucks practices…nice perk
June 11th, 2019 at 4:30 pm
Loyaltotheend Section 312 Says:
June 11th, 2019 at 12:45 pm
@Joe
You got a point about the clothing…
No complaints here about the heat
yeah…lol….until you see a woman the same size as stevie t walking around….lol…
GO BUCS!!!!!
June 11th, 2019 at 4:31 pm
It’s happened.
June 12th, 2019 at 7:18 am
4p will be much better, even if it is hotter. Those early practices had the sun right in our faces. Any ideas if there will be an uprising on the first Saturday or not Joe? We as fans need a new identity since we had to retire our “stick carrier” shirts. Bruce’s Biscuits? Arians Nation? Joeys bag of Buc fans?
June 12th, 2019 at 2:15 pm
I can guarantee dumbo Glazer kids could get 10,000-15,000 more fans (including myself) will attend Bucs games even if we are a below .500 team. You ask how?
HAVING SHADE BLOCKS ON THE ROOF OF THE STADIUM LIKE HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI!!!
#1 Bucs fan complaint on Sundays is…IT’S TOO F#CKING HOT!!!!!
And people can have there own believes on the weather but all I know is that every year that goes by record breaking heat continues to rise.