New Start for Team Basketball Practice

[muspc]

I noticed that the NCAA has approved whole team basketball practice/midnight madness to begin 2 weeks sooner. Will this have any effect on boot camp, Steve Taylor, or the basketball team in general; or does it just mean that the team should be better prepared for the start of the season?

[bilsu]

It should mean every team is better for next season.

[MURFC]

It should mean every team is better for next season.

Will we see an increase in injury rates as a result?

[jeffreyweee]

Will we see an increase in injury rates as a result?

Perhaps a decrease depending on how coaches approach the extra two weeks. Transition slower, more prevention etc.

[Nukem2]

Will we see an increase in injury rates as a result?

Probably fewer.  Still get the same total hours of practice,  just able to spread out over 6 weeks rather than 4 weeks.  Get days off.

[Stretchdeltsig]

It makes you anxious to hear about the summer play?  When does the summer league start?

[Jay Bee]

I noticed that the NCAA has approved whole team basketball practice/midnight madness to begin 2 weeks sooner. Will this have any effect on boot camp, Steve Taylor, or the basketball team in general; or does it just mean that the team should be better prepared for the start of the season?

It's not 2 weeks sooner. Most of the media has got the specifics wrong. This article has the "real" information.

In 2013, it effectively adds *3* weeks of preseason practice for teams that play their regular season opener on the first day allowable. (max is 20 hours per week.. max is generally 6 days of countable activities per week, but for the men's bball preseason practices it's only 5 days).

Read the linked article for a description of what is really going on. The majority of the media is incorrect in their explanations (and the NCAA.org release was incorrect as well).

[77ncaachamps]

Having a deeper bench will help MU.
But staying healthy and fit is still paramount.

I wonder if the NCAA will allow boot camp to be two weeks early or if Buzz wants to push it up as a result of this announcement.

[Jay Bee]

I wonder if the NCAA will allow boot camp to be two weeks early or if Buzz wants to push it up as a result of this announcement.

I don't think there was anything in the NCAA bylaws that would have kept boot camp from occurring earlier - it was just a choice made by MU. That said, pushing it up shouldn't be an issue.

[Sunbelt15]

Probably fewer.  Still get the same total hours of practice,  just able to spread out over 6 weeks rather than 4 weeks.  Get days off.

+1

[Jay Bee]

Probably fewer.  Still get the same total hours of practice,  just able to spread out over 6 weeks rather than 4 weeks.  Get days off.

No, that is absolutely inaccurate. Not the same total hours, not 6 weeks rather than 4, 2 days off per week ON AVERAGE required with new rules, 1 day off mandatory under both old and new.