A mini-camp, also spelled minicamp, is a short camp held by National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) teams usually in spring of each year.
Mini-camps are geared toward getting the newly drafted rookies acclimated to the NFL playing schemes.
The drills and plays run at camp are conducted in shorts and T-shirts or jerseys.
[1] NFL mini-camps should not be confused with other football camps, for example those for youths.
The Canadian league began holding them in 2010, when a new collective-bargaining agreement with its player association permitted teams to hold voluntary, non-contact, off-season workouts for up to three days, starting February 1.