Two-a-days becoming more a memory than a rite of passage

Any veteran football player worth his salt can tell you a good war story from "two-a-day" summer practices.

Eastern Guilford head coach Scott Loosemore, who played high school ball for now-
Ragsdale head coach Tommy Norwood more than two decades ago, still seemed out of breath while recounting the gauntlet he once endured.

"Boy, it seemed like we were out there for four hours at a time sometimes," Loosemore said.

But now, with rising concerns about player safety and an increasing number of offseason practice opportunities for high school players, many schools seem to be abandoning the iconic baptism-by-fire sessions.

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