Just had to share this photo. One week ago today I was explaining to our 14U Glory team about not sliding or running into a tag, especially at home. Instead, I said,*if the ball beats you there use a slideby.
Knowing, however, that many people learn better by seeing than hearing, I positioned a catcher at home with the ball, strolled up the third base line, and then took a run at the plate. (I was wearing shorts at the time, incidentally.) As I approached the catcher I got out wide, beyond her reach, executed the slideby and touched the plate with one finger. Safe!
When I stood up to review what I'd just done, one of the girls pointed out that I was bleeding. I didn't think much of it, but we took a break while I cleaned it off.
Turned out to be worse than I thought at first. In fact, the photo you see here is after a week of "healing." It's made for a great war story though, and it definitely demonstrated that I won't ask my players to do anything I wouldn't do.
Still, you'd think I'd know better. Old men, especially fat ones, and sliding are not a good combination. I have to think that the added weight didn't do me much good as I tried to "glide" across the infield dirt.
In any case, while it looks bad I am fine. I've been wearing two 3" x 4" gauze pads over the area for the last week, changing them each morning before I head to work. It's not as bad as it was, but I have a feeling I'll be showing this particular scrape in some form for a few more weeks. Oh well, all for a good cause.
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Knowing, however, that many people learn better by seeing than hearing, I positioned a catcher at home with the ball, strolled up the third base line, and then took a run at the plate. (I was wearing shorts at the time, incidentally.) As I approached the catcher I got out wide, beyond her reach, executed the slideby and touched the plate with one finger. Safe!
When I stood up to review what I'd just done, one of the girls pointed out that I was bleeding. I didn't think much of it, but we took a break while I cleaned it off.
Turned out to be worse than I thought at first. In fact, the photo you see here is after a week of "healing." It's made for a great war story though, and it definitely demonstrated that I won't ask my players to do anything I wouldn't do.
Still, you'd think I'd know better. Old men, especially fat ones, and sliding are not a good combination. I have to think that the added weight didn't do me much good as I tried to "glide" across the infield dirt.
In any case, while it looks bad I am fine. I've been wearing two 3" x 4" gauze pads over the area for the last week, changing them each morning before I head to work. It's not as bad as it was, but I have a feeling I'll be showing this particular scrape in some form for a few more weeks. Oh well, all for a good cause.
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