...muscles, increasing the chance for injury. You want to get your body back in shape after the off-season before you start pushing it too hard. Read more: http://www.motleyhealth.com/fitness/evan-longoria-baseball-workouts#ixzz1Ic8gcwbv Michael Deitsch & Garrett Underwood Sports & Exercise Prof. Ryan Arrowood Training A MLB Catcher Modern day baseball catchers are great athletes. Professional catchers are usually lean and quick. As for strength training, studies have shown that baseball-specific programs can increase batting speed and throwing velocity. Power training through plyometric increases a catchers speed and agility. It may also improve throwing and batting velocity. Shoulder injuries are a large concern in baseball. While strength conditioning can help to prevent injuries, weight lifting exercises may not target the correct muscles or the correct movement patterns. A catcher’s pre-season is used for general workouts, such as running. These workouts will gradually shift into more intense workouts. Catchers do not start off too intensely, because that will increase the chance for injury. It is important for a professional catcher to get their body back in shape before they start pushing it too hard. The core muscles are most important to a baseball player; they help produce movements such as turning, jumping, and twisting. Body weight exercises are good when used in a circuit lowering the risk of injury by depending only on body weight. Late pre-season is where...
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...group is classified as a discourse community. Softball is one type of discourse community. By Swales’ standards, it qualifies as a discourse community by meeting all six of the characteristics in his study. Softball is a discourse community, first and foremost, by the group selecting the team. The team shares common interests and goals. This community has a language that often times is understood only by this group. In a discourse community people are separated into occupational or specialized interests groups (Swales). The same thing is true in softball. There are key positons which cannot be filled by every player on the team. While a pitcher may be able to play second base or center-field, a member of the team who plays shortstop or catcher, cannot usually pitch. This group spends countless hours together, practicing and training, working towards a similar goal. The goal is to win all of their games, and that is achieved by scoring more runs than their opponents and having a pitching and defense game no one can beat. Working together as a team, reading into each other’s feelings and emotions, and feeding of each other,...
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...Baseball Tryout I approached the turf hearing the sound of metal bats as kids are hitting baseballs against the net. I feel the sweat drip from my head and run down my neck. I watch the other players warm up and notice a garage door against the back of the facility. The turf covering the floor of the facility is divided by four massive nets. I duck under the small openings in the nets and try to dodge all the baseball bags lying on the ground. I have to stop at each net and untangle my bats that keeps finding a way to get stuck in one everytime I duck. I set my bag down by the garage window and felt a cool breeze. I examined the window and noticed there was a massive crack to the right of the window and on the left, the window had a baseball stuck in it. It held onto the ball like a spider holding its prey. I proceeded to join in on the warm ups. I tossed the ball around with some guy I didn’t know. My heart pounded every time I caught the ball, knowing that the coaches’ eyes were directed towards me. The coach called all of us to meet up and then began some drills. At that moment the tryout began. Going into this tryout I was nervous but prepared. I went to two other tryouts and didn't make either team. I wanted to play travel baseball once I reached middle school and made a big decision to stop playing soccer. I had private hitting lessons from a friend of my dad's who coached a younger travel baseball team. He helped me fix my terrible batting stance and I had a lot of confidence...
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...Tee ball is where it all starts. Where the passion for playing softball is first expressed. This is the team that you could possibly end up playing with for awhile. This is the part of playing where boys and girls can be mixed up on teams. Some people end up playing with this team up until high school. Equipment for the stages of softball will change frequently. During tee ball, you will need to start off having a glove. A glove so you can start fielding, throwing and catching a ball. You will also need a bat. You don’t typically need to spend much on a bat; this is just going to be a bat that you can use for the beginning. And lastly, you will need a helmet. This is just for hitting practice and during your games. These are just the basic pieces of equipment that you will start off needing. During the period of playing tee ball, you will start learning the basics. The basics of throwing, hitting and fielding. For throwing, they will teach you how to properly move your arm, which foot to step with and how to release the ball. Nothing too major. For hitting, they will teach you how to swing level, how to properly step and how practice hitting the ball off of a tee. For fielding, they hit ground balls and pop flys to see where you are stronger and work with you from there. You will start finding where you feel comfortable playing. That is by playing all different positions. Some feel more comfortable playing infield, outfield, and some can play all around. Most pitchers don’t find...
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...The complex interaction of the lower extremities and core muscles help to reduce some of the demand placed on the shoulder joint. Therefore, pitching should not solely be thought of as an action of the upper extremity. The pitching motion and its biomechanical components can be divided into five phases; windup, early cocking, late cocking, acceleration, and follow-through. Since much of the force for the pitch is created by the legs, the hip, knee, and ankle are worked quite a bit. The first motion a pitcher does is his windup. At the beginning of the windup, the pitcher’s left leg goes into extreme hip flexion and their weight is transferred back to the right leg. During this he slightly flexes the right knee to help balance himself. To slightly flex his right knee he eccentrically controls the motion with his quadriceps. This closed chain motion is a convex on concave motion through a medial lateral axis of rotation. The knee joint, tibiofemoral joint, is a hinge joint. While he does this his left knee falls into flexion by gravity. This left knee flexion is an open chain, concave on convex motion, produced and controlled by no muscles since gravity is doing all the work. After the windup, he starts the cocking phase. This involves the actual throw. He pushes out his left leg to catch his forward motion, which includes hip extension, abduction, and external rotation of the left leg. While this occurs the left leg goes into slight hip flexion, abduction, and internal rotation...
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...In his essay, entitled “Throwing Like a Girl”, James Fallows makes the point that anyone, regardless of gender, can learn to properly throw a baseball. He describes the proper way to pitch (a fluid twisting motion starting in the lower portion of the body and ending with a flick of the wrist). In comparison, he also describes the improper actions that, stereotypically, many women take in pitching. A wrist bent inwards, an elbow too high, or facing your target directly are all signs of a bad throw. Fallows argues that the idea of “throwing like a girl” is a false and harmful idea in itself, as there is no reason that a woman cannot throw just as well as any man. While he states that it is difficult to find clear information on exactly how to...
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...Despite its name, softball is far from a soft sport. Some even argue that it’s harder than baseball. However, in both softball and baseball, batting is one of the hardest parts of the game. In order to be successful at the plate, one must understand what they are facing. In fast-pitch softball, the ball is thrown from 43 feet away averaging about 70 miles per hour. This gives the batter .350 milliseconds to react to the ball; that’s less than half of a second. Under these conditions, it becomes very apparent how important it is to understand the correct way to bat in order to increase one’s chances of actually hitting the ball. So, today I’m going to show you the most effective way to hit the ball. With the ball coming at you so fast, it is important you have the right equipment to protect yourself from the ball, so the first thing you will need is a helmet. Some players wear elbow guards; although this is not necessary, some believe it is effective in the way you swing. The most important equipment you’ll need while batting is a bat and batting gloves. The gloves protect your hands from blisters and help give you a better grip, and the bat, well, you can’t hit the ball without one. The first most important part of batting is how you grip and hold the bat. When you approach the bat, grab it as if you’re giving it a handshake and your top hand is already ready to go. Then, do the same with your bottom hand. You want to make sure that your wrists are loose and the bat is placed...
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...There are many different things that have been technically changed and fixed to become better, and with sports the equipment is always being altered. While playing any sport you need to know almost everything there is to know about your equipment. You must know where it came from, how it is best used, and why you should use it. With the sport Baseball whoever is playing will use a bat. A bat is used to hit the ball so you can get on base and try to score for your team. There are many different types, brands, and sizes of bats. You must make sure it is the bat you want and the one that is best for you. When baseball first started they didn't have what we call a bat now. They used a four inch flat bat. The handle was tapered so the player could grip the bat better. That is when the evolution of the baseball bat started. The 19th century bat was much heavier and thicker than the baseball bats in today's world. The handle was thicker with the older bats and some were even made without the noble on the bottom. Depending on what team you played for would determine what your bat looked like. They would have different colored painted rings for the different colored teams. In 1857 the rule was the bat could be as long as the player needed it to be but it could not be as thick as two and one-half inches around the thickest part of the bat. In 1865 The Putnam Club’s made the specific rule that your bat had to be made of hickory or ash wood and has to be around three feet long. The lower...
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...Baseball is a truly amazing and exciting game. The momentum can swing from offensive to defensive in a matter of seconds, sometimes just by only one pitch. One of the great things about baseball is that you don’t need to be physically talented or tall to win. Your physical appearance doesn’t matter; what really matters is your mental aspect. Nobody else but yourself controls your attitude. You need to be able to control your emotions, prepare yourself for each game, and block out fans. Baseball players play around four to five games a week. Because of this, they have to be prepared for each game. As Yogi Berra once said, “Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half physical,” you have to be always be thinking about what to do next in the game of baseball. Baseball is a game where your thoughts take over. Mentally preparing yourself includes focusing in on the upcoming game, getting all of your personal needs out of the way, and thinking about what you can improve on. But ironically, even though it is good to think mentally in the game of baseball, you can’t over-think each play. Overthinking will cause the same effects as not thinking at all. Once you are prepared for the game, you have to think positive while playing, and you will have to control your emotions. Having confidence in offense and defense during play time is key to success. If you don’t have courage on defense, you will be scared when a ground ball is hit to you, and you probably won’t field it. If you...
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...Assessing Creativity in Hollywood Pitch Meetings: Evidence for a Dual-Process Model of Creativity Judgments Author(s): Kimberly D. Elsbach and Roderick M. Kramer Reviewed work(s): Source: The Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Jun., 2003), pp. 283-301 Published by: Academy of Management Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/30040623 . Accessed: 29/08/2012 18:27 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. . Academy of Management is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Academy of Management Journal. http://www.jstor.org c Academy of Management Journal 2003, Vol. 46, No. 3, 283-301. ASSESSING CREATIVITYIN HOLLYWOODPITCH MEETINGS: EVIDENCEFOR A DUAL-PROCESS MODEL OF CREATIVITYJUDGMENTS KIMBERLY D. ELSBACH University of California, Davis RODERICK M. KRAMER Stanford University This study addresses an important but neglected topic by investigating the social judgment processes that experts (studio executives and producers in Hollywood) use to assess the creative...
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...Softball Positions Softball is a great and competitive sport. There are a total of 9 positions on the field. Usually when you think if softball, the positions that come to mind might be catcher, pitcher, or 1st base. Catcher The catcher is very important to this sport. They kneel behind home plate to catch the pitcher’s pitch. When they catch the ball, the catcher throws it back to the pitcher. The catcher must have a strong arm and they have to be tough. Even though they have gear on to protect themselves, they can still get hurt. Also, in the summer. it gets really hot in all of the gear. They wear a helmet, leg guards and chest guards. They need to have a strong arm to make throws to all base’s in case there is a steel. Catchers also...
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...Being content is defined as being in a state of peaceful happiness. Every day, we deal with the stress of daily life. However, we all have a place where we are calm, content and happy. For me, I am content on a baseball diamond, whether I am just watching baseball or playing/practicing baseball. I have been playing baseball since I was 11 years old. I have been watching baseball since I was 7 years old. The game of baseball has taught me some very valuable skills that I use everyday. These skills include collaborating, persistence, how to deal with pressure, patience, and how to be flexible. For an example, I use the skill of collaboration everyday. During a game or practice, you have to communicate with your teammates and coaches so you all...
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... According to " Good Morning " co-anchor Robin Roberts, "New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia says he had “no other option…but to get help” when he left his team last month during the playoffs to go to rehab"(Roberts). For the fans, we felt that we somewhat cheated out a starting pitcher and that this was bad timing on his part to announce his decision to go into rehab. In the interview with Roberts Sabathia, 35, spoke for the first time completing his stay in rehab to treat alcoholism. “It was just the time,” Sabathia said of his decision to leave the Yankees on the eve of the American League Wild Card elimination game against the Houston Astros" (Roberts). Sabathia went continued his interview with Roberts and this what he said, "like I said, I know it was a bad time of the season, but I woke up on that Sunday morning in Baltimore and there was no other option for me but to get help,” Sabathia said"(Roberts). This decision came during a critical time for the Yankees'; Sabathia was in Baltimore at the time with his teammates for a series against the Orioles. The Yankees were consequently swept in three games by Baltimore. This was the last game coming just days before Sabathia would announce to the team that, he was leaving them for the rest of the season. The dagger for us fans was that the Yankees went on to lose to the Houston Astros 3-0 and were eliminated from the playoffs. Consequently, whether CC was there or not, I am not sure if that would have made a difference...
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...They tell me hey batter, batter, batter, hey, As I step up to the plate, Take my first step a little late, Then I ask myself is this really my fate. I look upon the pitcher as he throws the ball, He looks me directly in the eyes, and he’s nice and tall, My heart sinks in my chest, as I’m about to fall, But then my feet regain their strength I do recall. “Yes” I say as my feet land on first base, Now it’s up to my teammates to finish this race, Nervously I say “it’s up to you now” as I look them in the face, We must make this victory that is so swell taste. He takes the swing that the pitchers throw hard, I run as fast as I can to second with all my might, My fellow batter, played the right card, The game is so close and held together tight. The next hitter is up, And I can see his knees shaking, He is scared like a lonely pup, Then the ball fly’s and sprint for the taking Now the game is almost at its end, As I’m standing here at third, Now I can see hope at the next players that’s sent, And at last I see that ball fly like a bird. I take that first step towards home, And I can see it now as I’m stranded in the middle of the field, My feet start to flutter as I run to the people around the dome, And I see it now this game is peeled. As I’m rushing to the plate I see someone in the way of my trophy Someone trying to get me out I see, I come up and tumble under their feet, I see the disappointment across their face, as they are beat. I look to my coach as we all huddle...
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