Answer: scrimmages

AnswerCrossword Clue
SCRIMMAGESPre-preseason games
SCRIMMAGESFootball plays.
SCRIMMAGESFootball squad warm-ups
scrimmagesOffensive plays begun in this way
scrimmagesThe beginning of each down of play, with the ball placed on the ground between the offensive and defensive lines with its longest axis at right angles to the goal line
scrimmagesSCRIMMAGE, to take part in a scrimmage also SCRUMMAGE, SKRIMMAGE
scrimmagesA session in which teams practice by playing a simulated game
scrimmagesA confused struggle or fight