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DEARBORN, Mich. -- A Michigan high school football team is holding preseason practices in the middle of the night to help its Muslim players practice both faith and football.

The predominantly Muslim squad from Dearborn says the nocturnal regimen is a way for players to eat and drink while observing the holy month of daytime fasting known as Ramadan that started last week.

The August heat also played a factor in Fordson High coach Fouad Zaban's proposal to reverse the clock for a week of two-a-day practices.

Cutting practice wasn't an option at football-crazy Fordson, which is coming off a one-loss season and has won four state titles and three runner-up seasons since it was established in 1928



http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/highscho ... id=5467167

Now that shows commitment.

One of my friends in the superintendent/grounds manager of one of the local high school stadiums. He'll receive complaints from neighbors if the stadium lights are on past 10 pm (or they'll write letters to the newspaper complaining). I can't imagine the cow they would have if lights were on all night.

ChickenMan wrote:DEARBORN, Mich. -- A Michigan high school football team is holding preseason practices in the middle of the night to help its Muslim players practice both faith and football.

The predominantly Muslim squad from Dearborn says the nocturnal regimen is a way for players to eat and drink while observing the holy month of daytime fasting known as Ramadan that started last week.

The August heat also played a factor in Fordson High coach Fouad Zaban's proposal to reverse the clock for a week of two-a-day practices.

Cutting practice wasn't an option at football-crazy Fordson, which is coming off a one-loss season and has won four state titles and three runner-up seasons since it was established in 1928



http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/highscho ... id=5467167

Whatever it takes!

High School hockey teams have been doing similar type practice schedules for years...ice time at 2 or 3am for a two hour practice...