Valdosta State head coach David Dean took time between practices Tuesday morning to speak with media about the both practices on Monday and the opening session on Tuesday.
The sixth-year head coach said he was pleased with his team's split squad practices on Monday,and the start on Tuesday."I've thought we've had two good days," Dean said. "We are starting to get some more in and so some of the guys are starting to get a little confused, which is natural on the second day — especially some of the new guys."
Dean said he is pleased with the effort and that the team has been "flying around" and has had good effort.
"You are going to make mistakes, but you are never going to make a mistake on effort," Dean added. "If we can continue to get these guys thinking that they can play hard, and that they will play hard, we have a chance to be pretty good."
Dean said, as expected, timing on the offensive side of the football was a little off, as he said that is usually the thing that takes the longest to get into rhythm during fall practice. Defensively, Dean said the biggest thing to master is "reads" and "making calls."
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