minicamp
noun
mini·camp
ˈmi-nē-ˌkamp 
: a special abbreviated training camp for football players held usually in the spring or early summer
Examples of minicamp in a Sentence
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Otherwise, the voluntary offseason program starts April 15, with six organized team activity sessions set between May 20-31; the mandatory minicamp is June 4-6.
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Mid-May to mid-June: Back to football Sometime after the NFL Draft in late April, the Chiefs will hold three-day Organized Team Activities each week for three weeks, then will have a mandatory minicamp.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Dates for each team’s post-draft rookie minicamp will be released later.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Some key dates for the Panthers’ offseason program include April 8 (first day); April 23-25 (voluntary minicamp); May 20-21, 23, 28-29, 31 and June 3-4 and 6 (OTA offseason workouts); and June 11-13 (mandatory minicamp).
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
The minicamp is a slimmed down version of training camp.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
The city has only said an incident occurred on Dec. 20 at the Cincinnati Recreation Commission holiday minicamp at the Sayler Park Recreation Center which involved a child and an adult staff member.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2024
Since his senior year at Michigan, Moody was training for the draft and performing for scouts, and then went to rookie minicamps, minicamp and training camp without much of a break.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
After being limited through the summer and missing minicamp, Bateman finally returned to the field Aug. 9, just over two weeks into training camp.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Mid-May to mid-June: Back to football Sometime after the NFL Draft in late April, the Chiefs will hold three-day Organized Team Activities each week for three weeks, then will have a mandatory minicamp.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Dates for each team’s post-draft rookie minicamp will be released later.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Some key dates for the Panthers’ offseason program include April 8 (first day); April 23-25 (voluntary minicamp); May 20-21, 23, 28-29, 31 and June 3-4 and 6 (OTA offseason workouts); and June 11-13 (mandatory minicamp).
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
The minicamp is a slimmed down version of training camp.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
The city has only said an incident occurred on Dec. 20 at the Cincinnati Recreation Commission holiday minicamp at the Sayler Park Recreation Center which involved a child and an adult staff member.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2024
Since his senior year at Michigan, Moody was training for the draft and performing for scouts, and then went to rookie minicamps, minicamp and training camp without much of a break.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
After being limited through the summer and missing minicamp, Bateman finally returned to the field Aug. 9, just over two weeks into training camp.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1977, in the meaning defined above
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“Minicamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minicamp. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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