FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Patriots are set to hold their first training camp practice in full pads, which director of player personnel Nick Caserio said Saturday adds a "new dynamic" that will include live contact.

What are the coaches looking for in a full-pads practice?

"I think the first few days, when you [aren't in full pads], and even in the minicamps, the big emphasis is the individual techniques, the fundamentals as it pertains to your position, playing on your feet. Obviously, when you put the pads on, you start to get into the physical dynamic of the game, whether it's in the running game, hat-and-hand placement on the offensive line, playing with good technique defensively, shedding blocks, getting off of blockers, being able to handle contact if you're a receiver in the secondary when the ball arrives.

"More than anything, just the sheer weight of the pads. It's certainly different than anything we've done to this point, so I think you have to get your body acclimated to having the pads, and then the speed that goes along with it. There is just another jump that you take relative to what you've done during the offseason."