Making Mondays Worse With Morning Workouts
Sarah Hoover
Sarah Hoover
Baseball players require a lot of strength and agility; from swinging the bat to running to each base, the players need to be able to move efficiently. Their morning workouts are set up to get the players back in shape for the Spring season.
Eric Skelton, one of the pitchers, says if he were the coach he would, “Do them after school instead of before.” He, like the rest of the players we talked to, said they are very tired and not productive at school the days they have them. AJ Rodgers, outfielder and pitcher, adds that he would, “Have a class period during the day for work outs,” and that, “If they weren't at five in the morning they would be better.” AJ also says an average workout for the players consists of, “One main lift and then pull ups, plus a core, and then running.”
The players are pushed to their limits and even Eric admits that, “They`re not easy for anybody, they work us as hard as they can.” Keaton Rine, another one of the pitchers says that the workouts make him stronger by the time the season starts. AJ also says he feels stronger but along with that he can see a difference in his speed and that he is faster. When asking Eric how else the work outs prepare him he says, “We lift, we like get strong, get in shape for season.” Keaton mentions that during the work outs they sometimes get five-minute breaks but most of the time they just take a break when they want to. The workouts vary and are only on Mondays and Fridays, but after fall break they will be on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. As tiring as the work outs may seem, they are made to help the players be the best that they can be.
From a coach's perspective, they would rather have a player who can make it to third base than a player who can only make it to first. Making the players workout before practices start seems necessary to push them to the best of their abilities.
Although the boys dread getting up so early for workouts, they know it is what they must do to prepare, so they suck it up and put the work in. Dedication and commitment to the game is how they win, and it all starts at five o'clock in the morning.
Eric Skelton, one of the pitchers, says if he were the coach he would, “Do them after school instead of before.” He, like the rest of the players we talked to, said they are very tired and not productive at school the days they have them. AJ Rodgers, outfielder and pitcher, adds that he would, “Have a class period during the day for work outs,” and that, “If they weren't at five in the morning they would be better.” AJ also says an average workout for the players consists of, “One main lift and then pull ups, plus a core, and then running.”
The players are pushed to their limits and even Eric admits that, “They`re not easy for anybody, they work us as hard as they can.” Keaton Rine, another one of the pitchers says that the workouts make him stronger by the time the season starts. AJ also says he feels stronger but along with that he can see a difference in his speed and that he is faster. When asking Eric how else the work outs prepare him he says, “We lift, we like get strong, get in shape for season.” Keaton mentions that during the work outs they sometimes get five-minute breaks but most of the time they just take a break when they want to. The workouts vary and are only on Mondays and Fridays, but after fall break they will be on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. As tiring as the work outs may seem, they are made to help the players be the best that they can be.
From a coach's perspective, they would rather have a player who can make it to third base than a player who can only make it to first. Making the players workout before practices start seems necessary to push them to the best of their abilities.
Although the boys dread getting up so early for workouts, they know it is what they must do to prepare, so they suck it up and put the work in. Dedication and commitment to the game is how they win, and it all starts at five o'clock in the morning.