Ok, so what does 2.5 to 3 hours of continous running do for a baseball player? Son's current team is doing this 3 days per week with little to no fielding and hitting or fundamentals. Any comments would be appreciate.
Lefty...
Original Post
Replies sorted oldest to newest
Might be trying to run off the kids who don't want it. If they quit over some running then you don't want them and if they stick around then you know you got some baseball players. The coach may be saying he wants team chemistry more than skill developement.
quote:Originally posted by coach2709:
Might be trying to run off the kids who don't want it. If they quit over some running then you don't want them and if they stick around then you know you got some baseball players. The coach may be saying he wants team chemistry more than skill developement.
Great comment, thanks Coach2709. I see this too. Lot of kids dropped off, but are coming back now. The older kids know the drill and are letting the young ones know they need to stick it out. With 3 weeks until the season opener, I cannot see how they will be competitive unitl late in the season. A different process/process I guess.
Update: So now son has hurt his knee. To much to soon. He is a big kid and you cannot have someone running 3 hours straight 3 times per week. He is 6'3", 230lbs, and that is a load to carry. He will now be out for awhile...
Lots or should I say most baseball coaches run like that for no other reason than that's the way they did it. Distance running slows sprint times. Why do the train aerobically for an anaerobic sport? They should be doing speed and agility training but most baseball coaches would not know what to do. So after the HS baseball season, I take my son to a coach that makes him fast again. It happens every year.
quote:Originally posted by Hawghauler:
Lots or should I say most baseball coaches run like that for no other reason than that's the way they did it. Distance running slows sprint times. Why do the train aerobically for an anaerobic sport? They should be doing speed and agility training but most baseball coaches would not know what to do. So after the HS baseball season, I take my son to a coach that makes him fast again. It happens every year.
Amen brother!