basspro48 Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 A couple of my buddies and me went down to the field after school for our first pre-season workout and gooood Lawd am I feelin it.. 1 mile warm-up run, long toss, infield drills, base running, bull-pens, polls, sprints, and ab workouts... But what can I expect, its always hard to get back into the swing of things when you haven't worked out in over 2 months ;D Quote
Super User Hookemdown. Posted December 5, 2007 Super User Posted December 5, 2007 I've been there, it was hard, but I loved it. Do it while you still can. ( I messed up my knee playing baseball when I was younger.) Quote
basspro48 Posted December 6, 2007 Author Posted December 6, 2007 I hear ya hookem, i love it to... but tell ya what, aint nothin like taking infield during a snow shower haha. We went down to the field this afternoon and it was snowing pretty good, got a lot of honks from people drivin by. I guess they were just amazed to see kids playing baseball in the snow ;D Quote
bassmasta7 Posted December 6, 2007 Posted December 6, 2007 O poles......... The one thing i dont miss about playing baseball. Quote
tipptruck1 Posted December 6, 2007 Posted December 6, 2007 I never played baseball but did play football. I played line and all we did was push a sled all day. What killed us was the hitems and railroad tracks. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted December 6, 2007 Super User Posted December 6, 2007 I used to get a really sore arm in the beginning of the season. I recommend light lifting after you practice. It can really help you from getting a sore arm the next day. Quote
basspro48 Posted December 6, 2007 Author Posted December 6, 2007 I used to get a really sore arm in the beginning of the season. I recommend light lifting after you practice. It can really help you from getting a sore arm the next day. hmm, I'll have to try that. Thanks Dan! Quote
Super User KU_Bassmaster. Posted December 6, 2007 Super User Posted December 6, 2007 O poles......... The one thing i dont miss about playing baseball. I still run poles in my dreams Quote
fish-fighting-illini Posted December 6, 2007 Posted December 6, 2007 A couple of my buddies and me went down to the field after school for our first pre-season workout and gooood Lawd am I feelin it.. 1 mile warm-up run, long toss, infield drills, base running, bull-pens, polls, sprints, and ab workouts... But what can I expect, its always hard to get back into the swing of things when you haven't worked out in over 2 months ;D \ baseball? Virginia? 1st of December? man that seems early. Florida maybe but Virginia? Seems way too early they need to give kids a rest between sports. I think ours in IL wait until late Jan then it is indoors Quote
basspro48 Posted December 6, 2007 Author Posted December 6, 2007 I actually play ball year round, in the offseason I practice and play with an AAU team and in the fall I play on our school's wood-bat team. And what we are doing isn't an "official" practice, its just me and a couple other guys that go down to the field and workout to get ready for the start of the season in mid-february. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted December 6, 2007 Super User Posted December 6, 2007 I actually play ball year round, in the offseason I practice and play with an AAU team and in the fall I play on our school's wood-bat team. And what we are doing isn't an "official" practice, its just me and a couple other guys that go down to the field and workout to get ready for the start of the season in mid-february. Yeah, I was gonna say I don't think teams are technically allowed to start practicing yet... Quote
Super User KU_Bassmaster. Posted December 6, 2007 Super User Posted December 6, 2007 I actually play ball year round, in the offseason I practice and play with an AAU team and in the fall I play on our school's wood-bat team. And what we are doing isn't an "official" practice, its just me and a couple other guys that go down to the field and workout to get ready for the start of the season in mid-february. Yeah, I was gonna say I don't think teams are technically allowed to start practicing yet... I used to do the same thing. Usually a couple weeks after football was over, most of us who didn't play a winter sport had "voluntary" work outs 3 or 4 times a week that were run by upper classmen. Quote
Super User Tin Posted December 6, 2007 Super User Posted December 6, 2007 I used to get a really sore arm in the beginning of the season. I recommend light lifting after you practice. It can really help you from getting a sore arm the next day. So can Barry Bond's special skin cream And if anyone asks, you dont know whats in it. Sorry, couldnt resist. Quote
Super User Sam Posted December 6, 2007 Super User Posted December 6, 2007 "We went down to the field this afternoon and it was snowing pretty good, got a lot of honks from people drivin by. I guess they were just amazed to see kids playing baseball in the snow." OR JUST A BUNCH OF CRAZY GUYS????? If you have the time over December and January, you may want to call the UR baseball trainer and ask him about the specific exercises you can do to help make you a better ballplayer. You may have to go see him at the Robins Center if he has any printouts, etc. for the UR players. There are "sports specific" excercise you can do to improve your baserunning, fielding and hitting. UR has a great baseball program and their trainer should be able to give you some guidance. The UR track coach may be able to help you run faster so consider giving him a call, too. Don't be bashful. Call the trainers and coaches (you can get their names on the Spiders' website or call the sports department) and ask them for their assistance. All they can tell you is "no" so then you call another school and ask for their input. After all, you do want to play baseball for UVA, don't you? Of course, if you want to make it to the College World Series you may want to contact the folks in Baton Rouge!!!! Good luck; have fun; be safe; and we'll wait to hear what the trainers and coachs tell you. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted December 6, 2007 Super User Posted December 6, 2007 Does Ronnie Atkins still coach at UR? I went to one of their summer camps years ago. One of the hottest 4 days of my life. Middle of summer in Richmond outside all day. I only peed twice the whole time because I had no water in me... Quote
dave Posted December 6, 2007 Posted December 6, 2007 I've been there, it was hard, but I loved it. Do it while you still can. ( I messed up my knee playing baseball when I was younger.) Younger? : Quote
Super User Sam Posted December 6, 2007 Super User Posted December 6, 2007 Mark McQueen is the head baseball coach at the University of Richmond. Ron Atkins has retired but he is still around. UR is having some cold weather baseball camps. You can get the details at the Spider Sports web site. UR has had some great baseball teams these past few years. I hope all the guys who play baseball can go to a camp either at a university or in a private setting to learn the skills and to let the school's staff see and meet them. Good way to get your partial baseball scholarship to your favorite school. Baseball is a very unforgiving sport but it is a lot of fun. Just like bass fishing!!! Quote
Super User Sam Posted December 7, 2007 Super User Posted December 7, 2007 So where is Basspro48? Still out practicing baseball? Triton9 is probably fishing while Basspro48 goofs around with baseball. So who has their priorities straight?????? Quote
basspro48 Posted December 7, 2007 Author Posted December 7, 2007 Well I've been pretty busy with conditioning lately, but hopefully I'll get at least one day on the water this weekend... And I'm pretty sure ole T9 aint been fishin in a loooong time, haha ;D Quote
Super User Dan: Posted December 8, 2007 Super User Posted December 8, 2007 what district do you play in basspro? Quote
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