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I'm helping my 2021 (rising Soph) map out his summer.  End of July is the target date. That is the night of travel team tryouts for the 2019 season.  He wants/needs to be in the best shape so far in his life for those tryouts. He says his #1 goal and biggest focus this summer is on getting BIGGER/STRONGER/FASTER

The travel team he is playing on this summer will play 6 straight weekends from June 9th through July 15th. I counted up a grand total of 16 days during that time that does not have a tournament game. That is, in his opinion, not enough days to get in all the lifting & sprint work that needs to happen this summer.  For instance, there is one week where he finishes up a tournament in Green Bay on a Sunday, we drive home that night, then we start driving to Indianapolis 2 days later on that Tuesday night for a 5 day tournament.

Do you guys suggest finding gyms in the host cities of these tournaments to get lifting in? Do some extra sprint work on a side field after games during tournaments? He is already planning on getting some extra batting practice in during tournaments.

He's in 15U this year.  If it matters, he doesn't pitch.   He'll play 3B/1B/LF/RF this summer.  The tryouts at the end of July are a big deal for him. He really wants to be on a top team for 16U in 2019 & 17U in 2020.

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If you are driving (rather than flying) most of the time, you will have more control over your time. You will also be able to take some basic workout items with you (bands, a yoga mat, a few dumbbells etc.).

Combine that with pushups, pull-ups, sit-ups and crunches, leg squats and calf raises (with the dumbbells) and you can get in a solid workout just about anywhere. Think higher reps, lower weights. Granted, you won’t max out on the legs but you probably won’t want to during the tournaments anyway.

I’ll say that after being at a few out of town tournaments, working out is much easier said than done. It’s ambitious. It never ceases to amaze me how much time gets filled driving to the fields early, warming up pre-game, rain delays, normal game time delays, playing double headers etc. There will also be a game or a player he will want to see play. There’s hanging out with teammates.

For us, eating, hydrating, and recovery are key while on the road but my son is a catcher primarily. There are plenty of days where the game is the workout .

Good luck 3and2.

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