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Players practice securing the football.
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Running the bags (practice dummies).
The cone drill.
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Techniques for linemen.
Warriors Head Coach Phil Smith said he wasn’t particularly in a happy mood on the first day of practice Friday morning.
Players arrived by car to its practice field – Riverside Middle School.
The South Carolina High School League mandated two days of only helmets and two days of shells, helmets and shoulder pads are assigned to acclimate the players to the summer heat.
“The biggest thing is obviously the heat wrapped around heat prevention and heat related injuries,” Smith said. “We’re all Heads Up certified and that benefits coaches and players.”
Heads up certification is an online test that awards a certificate of completion.
The Warriors went through conditioning and technique drills Friday by position coaches.
Riverside was 0-11 last season and opens its season in three weeks.
Riverside schedule
All games at 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 19 vs. Travelers Rest
Aug. 26 at Eastside
Sept. 2 at Blue Ridge
Sept. 9 Open
Sept. 16 vs. Christ Church Episcopal
Sept. 23 vs. J.L. Mann
Sept. 30 at Mauldin
Oct. 7 vs. Hillcrest
Oct. 13 vs. Laurens
Oct. 21 at Greenwood
Oct. 28 at Wade Hampton