> There are high school teams that do this too. Crazy, but when you're 16 it's actually kind of fun since the aches and pains aren't quite as bad. Two practices and a film meeting every day makes for rapid visible improvement.
I've never heard of a high school team that didn't have two-a-days and film every day in the pre-season. In fact, judging by this article, my high school's football team spent a lot more time practicing on the field than the pro's do. I'm sure those long practices helped with strength and conditioning, but I wonder if their technique and skills would have improved more quickly with more recovery time.
Probably not much. Anyone playing sports at this level is genetically predisposed to it; you can see that they're big guys, but what you can't see is that they recover from training more quickly than the average person too. The ones that lack this ability already burnt out before getting to this level.
I've never heard of a high school team that didn't have two-a-days and film every day in the pre-season. In fact, judging by this article, my high school's football team spent a lot more time practicing on the field than the pro's do. I'm sure those long practices helped with strength and conditioning, but I wonder if their technique and skills would have improved more quickly with more recovery time.