BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Just before the Trojans board buses and depart their team hotel for the game each week, they'll divide up in separate meeting rooms for the offense and defense to conduct "clap sessions."
RipsIt reader Stanton Neilson e-mailed in asking what a clap session is. They're short (five minutes or so) final reviews of key plays for the game. For all intents and purposes, they're last-minute walk-thrus of calls that'll be used in the game just a few hours later. And they've received the name because at the end of every play, the players clap one time in unison.
The session is conducted in near-silence -- save for the swishing of clothing and the quarterback's cadence -- so the unified clap creates an intense adrenaline-fueling effect.
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