Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Like an Old T-Shirt

Baseball is a long season.  And like an old T-shirt you can get tired and worn. Playing more than 20 games a month is not an easy task when an athlete is involved in a strength and conditioning program. Imagine the ball player who isn't on a strength and conditioning program!!

How many pitchers this year have visited the disabled list? How many batters? How many ball players are out for the season? How many ball players have had their career's effectively ended due to injury this year? We may never know. There are a lot of injuries in baseball. Why do you think they have so many minor league teams? Because they have to constantly have a quality back-up for even the back-ups. Check out what Dustin Pedroia has to say about strength and conditioning.



But what if you were determined to not let the injury bug bite you? That would be a good thing right? Good, we are on the same page. Now where do you start? You start by getting involved in a quality strength and conditioning program at Pair and Marotta Sport Performance and Fitness.

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And not a strength program designed by just anybody. You need a program by somebody who has experience writing programs for baseball. Somebody who knows how the body works as a unit. Don't just trust anybody. Don't trust Joe Schmo simply because he "played at the level, and knows what it takes." Trust somebody who knows movement, can teach movement and can communicate effectively with their athletes. 

Just because somebody played a sport does not make them a good coach. There are plenty of ball players who are horrible coaches. And many of the best coaches never played the sport professionally or even at the collegiate level. But they understand the movement of the game and how to get the best out of their players.

Don't wait until college to get into a strength and conditioning program. Because odds are, everyone else on the team was on a structured program in high school. 

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We have a program with your name on it that will keep you healthy and playing at your best year round. Don't wait, we have already started our fall program.