Take a look at the different locations of Giants training camp through the team's history.
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS TRAINING CENTER The Giants will hold their 2015 training camp at the home in East Rutherford, N.J. for the third-straight year. The Giants also used the facility to gear up for their 2011 campaign, the year they went on to win Super Bowl XLVI.
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANYThe Giants trained at the University at Albany in 2012 and 16 of the previous 17 years, beginning in 1996.
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSONFairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, N.J., hosted the Giants training camp from 1988-1995. Pictured: New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor, left, shares a laugh linebacker Pepper Johnson during the team's training camp on July 31, 1993 at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
PACE UNIVERSITYThe Giants held training camp at Pace University in Pleasantville, N.Y., from 1975-1987. Pictured: From left, Lawrence Taylor, Jim Burt, Carl Banks, and Eric Dorsey pause during practice at the Giants training camp in Pleasantville, N.Y. on Monday, August 4, 1987.
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITYFairfield University (Conn.) was home to Giants training camp from 1961-1969 and again in 1974. Pictured: New York Giants Hall of Fame defensive end Andy Robustelli (81) poses for a photo during training camp at Fairfield University in 1962.
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITYMonmouth University (West Long Branch, N.J.) hosted the Giants in 1972 and 1973. Pictured: Y.A. Tittle, center, stands on the sidelines on July 24, 1972 with quarterbacks Norm Snead, left, and Randy Johnson during picture day at the giants training camp at Monmouth.
C.W. POSTThe Giants held training camp at C.W. Post (Brookville, N.Y.) in 1970 and 1971. The Giants held training camp at C.W. Post (Brookville, N.Y.) in 1970 and 1971. Pictured: Y.A. Tittle during workout of team at C.W. Post College on Long Island on August 4, 1970.
BEAR MOUNTAINThe Giants practiced in Bear Mountain, N.Y., from time to time in the 1940s and 1950s. Pictured: Charlie Conerly, right, hands off the ball to Frank Gifford, during New York Giants' practice session at Bear Mountain, N.Y., Sept. 2, 1959.
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUSThe Giants trained at Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, Minn.) in 1952 and 1953. Pictured: Defensive back Tom Landry #49 of the New York Giants poses for a publicity shot during training camp at Gustavus Adolphus on August 1, 1953.
UW SUPERIORThe Giants held training camp at UW Superior (Superior, Wisc.) in 1941 and 1942. Pictured: Center Mel Hein #7 of the New York Giants poses for a publicity photo during camp on August 1, 1941 in Superior, Wisconsin.
The New York Giants will hold their 2014 training camp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford for the second consecutive year and third in the last four seasons.
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Here are five benefits and differences from holding camp at the location they call home during the season.
1. Resources available. Under the current collective bargaining agreement signed in 2011, teams are allowed to hold one practice per day in training camp, as opposed to old two-a-days. Teams are allowed to conduct a walkthrough in addition to the one practice now, but the rule puts a premium on each and every practice, making it essential to the operation to have all resources (medical, video, administrative, etc.) available on location. This is the overarching reason why the Giants now hold training camp at their facility.
2. Indoor practices. Because each practice is so valuable, weather is the last thing head coach Tom Coughlin wants to limit a day's worth of learning in practice. But now he has a field house with a full-size practice field to escape poor conditions, whereas Albany was not equipped. Coughlin talked about the issue during last year's camp. "It was a big factor," he said of having an indoor facility. "No doubt about it. However, it was one of the factors. That shouldn't be used in any kind of a way against the University at Albany. Mayor [Jerry] Jennings told me that if that was the case, they'd find a way to have one of these facilities there. The fact that the CBA and the way it's conducted today and the fact there's only one practice, that had an awful lot to do with it."
3. Travel. In between training camp are preseason games, with at least one coming on the road. The facility serves as a better launching pad for those games in addition to cutting down on travel back to East Rutherford for home games.
4. Seamless transition. Players and coaches spend as much time in the facility as they do in their own homes during the season. Having training camp there allows them to settle into their surroundings and focus on the task at hand, which is especially pertinent this season given all the new faces. Coughlin preaches routine, and this way there are no surprises when the final roster quickly switches gears to the regular season.
5. No more racquet. Last but certainly not least, the Giants Entertainment crew doesn't have to lug equipment to makeshift production rooms, which were typically set up in the racquetball courts on the Albany campus. Instead, we'll be bringing you coverage from the comfort of our studios at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. So stay tuned toGiants.com.
