A quick note for you fans planning on attending the first day of training camp this Friday, July 25…
The practice times have been changed.
The team will now hold their first practice session at 11:15 a.m. followed by an afternoon practice beginning at 4:05 p.m.
Adjust any plans you may have accordingly, and as always, make sure to arrive early since parking is on a first-come, first-served basis. The parking area opens up an hour before the listed practice times.
The schedule change is also listed in the Fan Information Guide on DenverBroncos.com.
Discuss below…
–Adam Zinser, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: Training Camp
I am wondering if the Dove Valley facility underwent any improvements over the last year in terms of wheelchair accessibility, anybody know? I went last year to find no disabled parking, which is fine. Then, I trek into the complex on a dirt and rock path that is not smooth or level, and is damp meaning every time I put my hands to my wheels there is mud.
Inside, the “handicap platform” is about 120 yards away from where the team is actually practicing. Fine, at least they have a platform for people to get out of the sun if they need to. I don’t need to, so I head out toward the players so I can see something because I am so far away I can’t even tell who is who in terms of the players.
I am stopped at a roped off area and told I cannot go any further because my wheelchair is going to tear up the grass. I say, “It’s not like I am going on the field, it won’t affect the players or anything.” Not to mention I go on grass all the time and it merely leave a mark similar to the tracks that the wheels of a lawnmower makes, it doesn’t tear up grass. So I ask for a supervisor, express my concerns that I can’t see jack from my quarantined area. This guy walks around for a couple minutes like he is doing something, comes back and tells me there’s nothing he can do.
At this point I have lost all excitement for being at training camp as I am being treated like I have an infectious disease and tell the supervisor what I think about the accessibility at Dove Valley (BTW Invesco is AWESOME in terms of accessibility) and that this does not meet Denver’s standards which are set relatively high.
So I am wondering if it is worth going back this year, or has nothing changed and will I still feel like Hannibal Lecter? Anybody know?