- Jul 14, 2018
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Some random thoughts from my odd perspective ...
1) @Rick M ... You include “3 hours of warming up” but ... Is it really? Is any kid actually stretching and being active for that full hour before the game? No ... in all reality (particularly with tournaments) that warm up is mental preparation (see #3 below). So your daughter probably is right at the guideline.
Actually, DD's team warmups are pretty active. I added those three hours after I had written the whole post, realizing that I had forgotten an important part. There are usually three hitting stations, a coach alternating fly balls and grounders, and two pitchers and catchers warming. That's after 20 minutes or so of running, stretching, and playing catch.
As others have pointed out, it's probably not fair to compare a sport like softball with something like soccer. In soccer, a kid may be moving almost nonstop for 90 minutes. If you're not a pitcher or catcher, you may get five or six balls hit your way, and three at-bats. I would honestly say that the girls on DD's team get more physical activity preparing to play a game then they do during the game itself. Is that unusual?