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July 26, 2007

Training camp fact sheet

Here it is, the schedule for New England Patriots summer camp, which kicks off this weekend at Gillette Stadium and runs through Aug. 3.

Parking and admission are free.

Practices are open to the public Friday from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The pro-shop is open all day.

Nothing is open to the public Saturday. An afternoon practice will be off-limits and the pro-shop will be closed.

But Sunday practice, from 8:45 to 10 a.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., will be open. The pro shop will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

On Monday, there will be no scheduled morning practice, only an open 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. practice. There is also the first Patriots Experience. The pro shop will open at 10 a.m. and closes at 6 p.m.

The Patriots Experience is a theme park "designed to provide football fans with a first hand NFL experience," according to the Patriots Web site. "The interactive games allow fans to test their kicking, passing, and tackling skills on a variety of obstacle courses, football tosses, and other similar challenges.''

It's also free.

Patriots Experience is next to the West Suite/Clubhouse lot on the way to the practice fields.

There will be open practices Tuesday from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The pro shop will return to a 7:30 a.m. opening.

Wednesday -- Aug. 1 -- will offer no morning practice, but there will be open 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. practice. There is also a 1 to 5 p.m. Patriots Experience, while the pro shop will open at 10 a.m. and close at 6 p.m.

On Thursday, there will be the open 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. practices. The pro shop will open at 7:30 a.m. but close earlier, at 5:45 p.m.

And Friday, Aug. 3, there will be one open practice, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. There will be a 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. "Patriots Experience," and the pro shop will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There's also a long list of concessions, from the First Down Franks to the Pats Brats to the popcorn.

For more information, go to www.patriots.com or call the training camp hotline, (508) 549-0001.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

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