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

Recent Examples on the Web

If Kansas City had waited an extra week for rookie minicamp, and Benson had impressed elsewhere? — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Those who don’t get that chance get an invite to the minicamp and have the longest odds of making the team. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

One of the iconic Chicago Bears photos from 1985, shot during a minicamp practice in the spring, captured Walter Payton with one finger on his left hand tugging down the shorts of fullback Matt Suhey, who was lined up in the I-formation. — Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Jackson broke his foot last training camp when a teammate stepped on it during practice, and that injury plagued him all of 2025 and required an offseason procedure that kept him sidelined during OTAs and minicamp. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for minicamp

• comp
• pomp
• pompe
• romp
• stomp
• swamp