It's time to get back to practicing and the Washington Commanders have reported to training camp in Ashburn, Virginia to get the team ready for a Super Bowl run this season. 

Commanders HC Dan Quinn is very methodical with how he conducts practice and every step along the way, he has a purpose to improve the team. It seemed to work just fine last year so if it's not broke, don't fix it.

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Commanders early phase of practice is vital to the team's health

Quinn spoke to the media on Tuesday and gave a very detailed breakdown of how the team will conduct practice and the beginning is just as important as the end. The team will first start on a condensed field with only helmets where they can start slow and "ramp up" from there into more intense practices.

"You don't want to go zero to 100 miles an hour that fast. So the practices will go in length," said Quinn. "We'll even start on more of a condensed field. So the ramp up is designed to maximize the players for their safety to where they're going and then we'll build up into it for the first three days." 

Of course players have worked out since minicamp ended and they're staying in shape as professional athletes, but you don't want to come into training camp and immediately ask players to go into high intensity training. 

That's how training camp injuries occur. Health and safety are the two most important factors at practice, but the early phase is just as important with development as well.

"We'll work our way into pads, so we're not going to miss one step along the way of their development, and that will really go all the way through the next week," Quinn added. "And then the following week, we'll go up to New England. We'll have a practice there before the preseason game, so we're just not going to miss the steps the installing of the system."

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The long-term payoff was shown on the field last season by newest additions

Whether you're a rookie or a veteran on a new team, learning the system and the installs that Quinn always eludes to is directly responsible for how ready you will be when the season starts. Did you make the most of training camp for what was carved out for you in the system, or will it take longer for you to start and have an immediate impact on the team?

Last season Jayden Daniels and Mike Sainristil were well prepared for their major roles, but it wasn't by luck, they worked hard and did everything asked of them in training camp and learned the systems to be confident in what they're doing on the field. You gain trust from your teammates and the coaching staff during training camp and it starts day one in just helmets. 

Quinn has a proven system that works for training camp and now it's time to see how rises to the occasion and makes the most of the opportunities on a daily basis. The practices conducted at training camp will directly impact the team's health and performance on the field when the season starts.

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