2024 Durham Firebirds - Fall Practice Schedule


All Firebirds team practices will be held at the Bethesda Athletic Field.

Official Team Practices will begin on Monday, July 22nd!

The first weeks of practice will involve a lot of conditioning; preparing our athletes for the start of the season. We will start with light equipment, helmets only, then adding shoulder pads & finally full pads for contact in the weeks leading up to our first games on Aug 24.

Weekly Practice Schedule - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday  6pm - 8pm

Once we start playing games, the remainder of the season's practices will be determined by the coaches.

Players will need to provide the following items starting on the first day of practice
Comfortable "workout" clothing
Mouthpiece
Socks
Cleats (no metal spikes)

**HYDRATION**
The importance of hydration can not be stressed enough!! We are in North Carolina, dealing with summer temperatures and high humidity. We will do our best to provide water for every athlete, and strongly encourage every parent/guardian to provide some form of healthy hydration for their kid. Water is obviously the best, though any of the sports drinks are far superior to a soda, tea or fruit juice. Our coaching staff is trained to spot the signs of heat exhaustion & how to deal with it, though athletes are best prepared when they begin hydrating with 20 ounces of water, 2-3 hours before the workout and another 20 ounces of water 30 minutes prior to workout.

For weather delays & cancellations, look for announcements on our Home Page and through Social Media!