Sunday, February 28, 2010

Practice went really well today. The pitchers, ofcourse, had to do their daily conditioning. We had to run for 20 minutes around the track in the field house, which is getting easier and easier every time we do it. Each pitcher has a job every practice according to their personal schedule. Certain pitchers will throw on certain days and recovery time is key because you get stronger over that period via conditioning. The program every year hosts close to 20 clinics for baseball players that range from middle school to high school players. Our coach gave out assigned jobs to each player as he arranged groups. Each group would aid the players throughout the drills that the coaching staff set up. Arriving in the locker room at 8:30 in the morning was very tough because of events that occur during the weekend, if you get what im saying. The clinic lasted from 9-4 consisting of two sessions. The morning session seemed longer because there are more kids that attend that time slot. Working the clinic, however, was not that bad because i enjoy coaching and helping out kids get better because that is ultimately what i want to do when i get older. Coaching sports and being a high school teacher is simple and interesting; can't complain about summers off. I would be perfectly ok with my wife being the bread winner lol. Anyways, when the first session ended, coach treated us to pizza in the locker room, which was mediocre at best. Beggars can't be choosers though. The syllabus for the second session was given to us and the older kids had to stay longer because they knew how to run the camp better then the underclassman. They knew the drills better then the freshman and souphmores ,so, instructing the players would be more personal and benefitial. The day was long, but, it was spent around baseball, where i cannot complain. After all, what else is there to do on a Sunday in Cortland, Ny when sleeping is not your number one priority.

1 comment:

  1. Im havin a ball just blastin you on all of these comments ur makin about the yanks. But for real when's your first game? ima be at a buncha your games hopin to see my boy grabbin some timee kiddd. How many games u guys have in the season? And this weekend when u hit huds ill come thruu hahah

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