I am gonna change it

[wild man]

Our HS head coach does static warm ups pre game and pre Practice and has always wanted th JV team to do the same. Well our teams start real slow So I asked if I could change my warm ups. He said yes amazingly. So I am gonna go more Dynamic and see what happens. I have wanted to do this for years now with the go ahead I will start right away.

I feel like it IS BROKE so I will try to fix it.

 

[Immortal1]

Congrats on your progress "forward". Give it a little time and I am sure you will see improved results.

 

[Greenmonsters]

Our HS head coach does static warm ups pre game and pre Practice and has always wanted th JV team to do the same. Well our teams start real slow So I asked if I could change my warm ups. He said yes amazingly. So I am gonna go more Dynamic and see what happens. I have wanted to do this for years now with the go ahead I will start right away.

I feel like it IS BROKE so I will try to fix it.

Good news Wild Man. Keep fighting the good fight.

 

[Coach JV]

You recognized the problem and got the green light to fix it?
The girls will appreciate you more if the results are positive!
Good work!

 

[Amy in AZ.]

Even Candrea lets the girls stand and stretch. Why? He told me that the girls want to. He gives them 10 minutes. So, I bet your Varsity coach would even be happier if you give the girls their 10 minutes and then you move on to your other warm ups. What I am saying is don't show the Varsity coach up, too much. Good luck.

 

[Greenmonsters]

Even Candrea lets the girls stand and stretch. Why? He told me that the girls want to. He gives them 10 minutes. So, I bet your Varsity coach would even be happier if you give the girls their 10 minutes and then you move on to your other warm ups. What I am saying is don't show the Varsity coach up, too much. Good luck.

IMO, the ladies like to talk and catch up on what's new since the last texts and its much easier during static than dynamic warm up. If it makes them happy and serves as a transition into dynamic warm up and focussed practice time then I think its a win-win.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

Right, Greenmonsters. This may be another phenomena, that happens in softball and not baseball. I never had to give little boys time to transition to baseball practice.

 

[fastpitch]

IMO, the ladies like to talk and catch up on what's new since the last texts and its much easier during static than dynamic warm up. If it makes them happy and serves as a transition into dynamic warm up and focussed practice time then I think its a win-win.

This is something that makes a lot of sense actually. I never saw it that way before. We took away the static stretching and went only dynamic warm up. I feel like the girls miss that.

Besides time constraints, any reason why I shouldn't bring static stretching back in before dynamic warm up?

 

[Ken Krause]

Yes. Static stretching turns the nervous system off. You want to turn it on, not off, before they have to go out and perform.

Why not just incorporate "social time" into the pregame plan without the stretching? Tell them to be there 10 minutes earlier if they want to stand/sit around and chat. They can do it while they change shoes, get their equipment out, etc.

Another approach is to let them chat during pre-game/practice throwing. As long as they're focused on good throwing mechanics a little talking shouldn't hurt anything. I'm told that's what a lot of the college coaches do.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

I don't know when the U of A does their static stretching. It could be after a run or something, for all I know.