{"id":13174,"date":"2023-08-10T00:19:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T05:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=13174"},"modified":"2023-08-10T00:19:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T05:19:27","slug":"saban-stresses-alabamas-ability-to-focus-after-first-full-pad-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/saban-stresses-alabamas-ability-to-focus-after-first-full-pad-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Saban stresses Alabama\u2019s ability to focus after first full-pad practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. \u2013<\/strong> Six practices are in the books, and Alabama will soon return to Bryant Denny Stadium for its first preseason scrimmage this weekend. But Wednesday\u2019s workout was the first in full pads for the Crimson Tide, which led coach Nick Saban<\/a><\/strong> to preach a message of sustaining after the team practiced in the scorching summer heat in the Druid City.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe No. 1 thing we need to focus on is we have to increase the level of attention to detail, focus on every play so that we can play and not have penalties and missed assignments,\u201d Saban said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunication goes with that. I don\u2019t care whether you\u2019re playing the offensive line and have to make line call or you\u2019re playing secondary and make a coverage call so everybody\u2019s on the same page. You can anticipate things and you can play better and you can play faster, but I think sometimes when things get a little bit difficult, we lose our focus a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

To prove his point, Saban brought up two games that Alabama from last season that struggled to accomplish the same goals that he outlined following Wednesday\u2019s preseason practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the interesting things somebody brought to my attention \u2013 the two longest games that we had last year, almost four hours long, two games: Tennessee and LSU,\u201d Saban said. \u201cWe made mistakes at the end of the game, which were very costly.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the ability to sustain this level of concentration and focus, no matter what you call it, is something that we really, really need to do and continue to work on so that we have a chance to be more consistent as a team and don\u2019t make plays that are drive killers or give up explosive plays on defense or help the other team with penalties or whatever it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Saban clearly had a message for his players after the sixth of 20 preseason practices, he did provide a positive update in regard to the approach of the team after its first full week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like the attitude that the team has,\u201d Saban said. \u201cI like the togetherness. I like the sense of commitment to the principles and values everybody seems to be buying into, but that\u2019s something that we need to work on. And every guy has got to do a good job of working on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saban recaps Day 1 in full pads for the Crimson Tide<\/h2>\n

Alabama\u2019s players have now gone through six practices over the last week, but weather has led to many of those workouts ending in the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility. Wednesday\u2019s first full-padded practice<\/a> was held under partly-cloudy skies, allowing the squad to remain outdoors on an afternoon when the temperature felt like 104 degrees and humidity was 71 percent.<\/p>\n

That kind of adversity will help Alabama today, this weekend and once the season kicks off.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, we\u2019ve gotten chased inside by the rain a couple of days, so this was one of the first days \u2013 second day, I guess \u2013 we were able to stay outside for the entire practice,\u201d Saban said. \u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity for us to be able to stay focused in these kinds of conditions, especially toward the end of practice when guys are getting tired, and Saturday\u2019s scrimmage will be no different.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to evaluate whether guys can block, tackle, execute what they\u2019re supposed to do. Not so much try to game plan and experiment with things but just see how guys can play winning football, whatever position. That\u2019s something that I think is really, really important.\u201d<\/p>\n

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