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05-04-2012, 01:12 PM #1
Training Camp and Practices for the Public
The Ravens will host 3 training camp practices (free and open to the public) this summer:
Saturday, August 4 - M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD)
Sunday, August 12 - Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, MD)
Sunday, August 19 - Stevenson University* (Stevenson, MD)
*ticketed event; details to be announced later
Each venue will feature interactive fan events, including player autograph signings for children, fun-filled activities designed specifically for youth and cheerleader/mascot meet-and-greets. Times and specifics for each practice will be announced this summer.
Additionally, by entering a lottery on www.baltimoreravens.com, fans in limited numbers will have an opportunity to attend training camp at the team's Owings Mills facility. The Ravens can safely host 200 people on the fields of their practice complex, and fans who are randomly chosen through the drawing will be invited to view approximately 14 of the team's training camp sessions.
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Re: Training Camp and Practices for the Public
Looks like they're at least making a respectable effort to get the fans into training camp.
"What would you give for the man beside you?"
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3 is pretty weak. Hensley on twitter said they used to have at least 20 every year.
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"What would you give for the man beside you?"
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05-07-2012, 08:42 PM #7
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I'm from Westminster...this was a tough decision, and for awhile, I was pretty pissed about it...
But nothing was binding the Ravens to do this. Contract was up, it saves money to stay at the Castle, plus it reduces the complexity of camp, as they don't have to coorindate moves, schedules, etc.
My worry was how the Ravens would handle the PR of obviously dissapointing it's fanbase...
1. 3 practices open to the public. I'd love more, but since they are moves again, 3 makes a lot of sense, and they're doing a pretty good job of going to locations which maximize ease of getting fans to a close location. Stevenson covers us Carroll County/Western MD people, M&T covers Baltimore, and Navy covers Annapolis/Southern MD.
2. The lotto thing is pretty awesome sounding. Sounds to me like it'll just be 200 people who will get the opportunity to go to 14 practices at the Castle, but if it's 200 per practice, that'd be even sweeter, because you could potentially "serve" 2800 fans with a once in a lifetime experience (Seeing the castle plus the closeup of TC)
3. Even though they had no obligation, The Ravens are making an effort to show McDaniel that there's "no hard feelings". The Ravens are funding a huge renovation to the McDaniel football field/stadium, and they are holding TWO player camps there for youth football. I'm very happy to see the Ravens make those moves.
While TC at McDaniel (or other venue) would've been best for fans, this is the best solution for both parties as a whole..
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05-07-2012, 11:14 PM #8
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