Walton, who plans an especially intense practice Thursday, seemed convinced that the day off today was just what his ailing team needed.

Nikon was referred to as "the Dry" due to his intense practice of fasting.

Band camp is an annual ritual, two weeks of intense daily practice to prepare for the new season.

Rodionov has an intense pedagogic practice in Russia and abroad.

He did not believe in intense physical practices but rather precise and well executed practices.

For only the second time this season, neither line committed an infraction following a week of intense practice led by screaming coaches.

The players were encouraged by their intense 90-minute practice and did not perceive it as retribution.

First and foremost were the physical demands of intense practices, although he had kept in shape by training for triathlons.

The result, according to Beard, "was a good, intense practice."

The Maya had an intense musical practice, as is documented by iconography.