Actually, the season began with full training starting in late July shortly after return from Seattle, then CESA team camp last weekend in July, "friendly" with Southern Wesleyan Aug. 12 in preparation for R3PLE league games beginning Aug. 21 with back to back weekends in Jacksonville before they ever got to Greensboro for the Labor Day Tournament. (Somewhere in there also picked up a game with Newberry College.) For the current season let's call it the last week in July to the last week in December... 5 months.
For many on the team the season probably seemed a little longer because of training for and participation in PDA Memorial Day, followed by prep and participation in Southern Regionals in June, followed by prep and participation in Seattle in July, followed by... see first paragraph.
