Redskins Practice Schedule

***DATES AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

PRACTICE SESSIONS CAN BE CANCELED WITHOUT NOTICE***

 

2013 BON SECOURS WASHINGTON REDSKINS TRAINING CENTER FAN SCHEDULE

 

The practices listed below are open to the public free of charge. Practice dates are subject to change without notice (especially in the event of inclement weather). Gates will open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.

 

Fans are encouraged to visit www.redskins.com/trainingcamp for up-to-the-minute information.

 

Thursday, July 25                 10 a.m. Walkthrough

                                                3:20 p.m. Practice

Friday, July 26                      10 a.m. Walkthrough

                                                3:20 p.m. Practice

Saturday July 27                   10 a.m. Walkthrough

                                                3:20 p.m. Practice

Monday, July 29                    10 a.m. Walkthrough

                                                3:20 p.m. Practice

Tuesday, July 30                   10 a.m. Walkthrough

                                                3:20 p.m. Practice

Wednesday, July 31              10 a.m. Walkthrough

                                                3:20 p.m. Practice

Thursday, Aug. 1                  10 a.m. Walkthrough

                                                3:20 p.m. Practice

Friday, Aug. 2                       10 a.m. Walkthrough

                                                3:20 p.m. Practice

 

Saturday, Aug. 3                   Fan Appreciation Day – Noon

 

Monday, Aug. 5                     10 a.m. Walkthrough

                                                3:20 p.m. Practice

Tuesday, Aug. 6                    10 a.m. Walkthrough

                                                3:20 p.m. Practice

Saturday, Aug. 10                 1 p.m. Practice

Monday, Aug. 12                   10 a.m. Walkthrough

                                                3:20 p.m. Practice

Tuesday, Aug. 13                  12:40 p.m. Practice

Wednesday, Aug. 14             12:40 p.m. Practice

Thursday, Aug. 15                12:40 p.m. Practice

Friday, Aug. 16                     9:45 a.m. Practice

The Game of Change Comes to the White House

The 1963 Loyola Ramblers Honored by President Obama

by Valerie Jarrett | White House Blog | July 11, 2013

On March 15, 1963, the Ramblers played Mississippi State in a regional semifinal game known as the Game of Change.

The year: 1963, right in the midst of the Civil Rights movement. The team: The Loyola Ramblers, coached by George Ireland. The controversy: The Ramblers started four African-American players on the “Iron Five” lineup, even though the unwritten rules of college basketball allowed only two African-American players to start, and an unwritten law in Mississippi wouldn’t allow play against integrated teams.

Earlier in the year, the Ramblers had won 20 consecutive games and earned a tournament berth. The Game of Change took place in East Lansing, Michigan. The all-white Mississippi State team snuck into Michigan in defiance of an injunction issued by the Governor of Mississippi that was intended to prohibit the game.

President Barack Obama greets members of the 1963 Loyola University Chicago Ramblers NCAA Championship men's basketball team in the Oval Office, July 11, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)  LINK

Judy Van Dyck, the daughter of the Head Coach, George Ireland, accompanied the team today. She told me that she remembered her father saying, with tears in his eyes, that the time had come for change,that these were his kids, and he wanted to make a difference so that no other kids would have to go through what they went through.

And that’s just what happened.

The Ramblers won 61-51. Before tip-off, photographers captured one of the great moments in college sports history when Loyola captain Jerry Harkness, and Mississippi State captain Joe Dan Gold shook hands at center court. The team gave President Obama a framed copy of that famous photo today.

The Ramblers went on to eventually win the 1963 NCAA Championship, by beating the Cincinnati Bearcats in overtime, 60-58, denying the Bearcats their third consecutive national title.

All nine players from the 1963 Ramblers graduated from Loyola, and many went on to excel in graduate studies. And this November, the Ramblers will become the first team to be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

Their induction coincides with several major 50th year anniversaries of the Civil Rights movement—from the murder of Medgar Evers, to the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, to the Children’s March, to the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door in Alabama, to the March on Washington and Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

The Ramblers broke barriers by refusing to give in to prejudice, and simply playing their best. As I watched President Obama speak with the players in the Oval Office, I thought of just how far we’ve come.

In 1963, a governor refused to let them play. But today, a President welcomed them to the White House with open arms.

Valerie B. Jarrett is a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama. She oversees the Offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs.

 

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Honoring Our Civil Rights Heroes

SNEAK PEEK: Redskins/Bon Secours Training Camp

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones to join Redskins' Larry Michael at the grand opening of the new Redskins' training facility this coming Monday.  Also expected to appear for the celebration is former Redskin quarterback Joe Theismann.    

The training center is located at 2401 West Leigh Street in  Richmond, just behind the Children's Museum, and boasts two full-size natural grass fields, a natural grass drill field, spectator areas, locker rooms and a high-tech training room.

The facility will also serve as a year-round resource for the community when camp is not in session.

The year-round Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center will bring an estimated $40 million investment to Richmond and hundreds of new jobs. The three-week training camp is expected to attract more than 100,000 fans and bring tourism opportunities to Richmond, an estimated economic impact of $8.5 million annually.




Redskins/Bon Secours Training Camp.  Photo/ UrbanRVA Magazine.

Training camp opens July 25th for the Washington Redskins and is scheduled to feature 17 days of practice to accommodate fans, leading up to the August 3rd Fan Appreciation Day.  [Tickets]

For more info on schedule and times, visit, www.redskins.com.




Marcus Williams, an invitee to the opening, shows off his gift bag - complete with  
Redskins mini helmet, seat cushion, rally rag and cup holder.  Photo/UrbanRVA Magazine.



New to Bon Secours?   Here's a brief claim of their work.

Bon Secours Virginia provides good help to thousands of Virginians through a network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, ambulatory care sites and continuing care facilities across the Commonwealth. The not-for-profit health system employs about 12,000 people, including nearly 300 physicians as part of the Bon Secours Medical Group.

 

The fourth largest and only faith-based health system in Virginia, Bon Secours Virginia offers a full range of services, including cardiac, women’s, children’s, orthopaedics, oncology, neurosciences and surgery at seven award-winning hospitals. Bon Secours Richmond is comprised of St. Mary’s Hospital, Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond Community Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center.Bon Secours Hampton Roads is comprised of Maryview Medical Center, DePaul Medical Center and Mary Immaculate Hospital.

 

Floyd Mayweather Makes Stop in DC

The Washington Redskins aren't the only big named attraction to have a loyal RVA fan base.

If you're a boxing fan, a Floyd Mayweather boxing fan in particular, you'll appreciate reading about yesterday's press conference at DC's historic Lincoln Theatre where Mayweather and his next opponent, Canelo Alverez faced off to promote their September 14th, 12-round fight for Canelo's WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Championship and Mayweather's WBA Super Welterweight Super World Championship at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. 

Here are a few pics on the day, courtesy of our DC connection, DC UrbanSports.

 

 

Tickets are priced at $2,000, $1,500, $1,000, $600 and $350, not including applicable service charges and taxes, with a total ticket limit of 12 per person (a limit of 10 per person at the $2,000, $1,500, $1,000 and $600 price levels and a limit of two [2] per person at the $350 price level), are on sale now.  To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.  Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com, going fast, we're told.

Check out the presser video below.   Hard work! Dedication!