We wanted to provide some immediate feedback on the fitness testing yesterday. I would summarize my perspective in three comments:
- There are a number of examples of exceptional improvement and overall athleticism in the program
- BUT, the majority of players need to significantly improvement their overall level of speed, quickness, strength and power.
- We have a HIGH level of confidence that you will work hard to do that over the coming months.
If you could not make the testing, there will be a make up testing date next Saturday, November 19th at 9am at ASP. We should be done by 11am. We expect ALL 14u-17u players to be tested (unless they are injured).
After the make up tests, I will send out the detailed results. Here are some individual accomplishments from yesterday that are worth mentioning:
The top 3 all around athletes at each age group were:
14u- Knernschield, Vuylsteke, Miller
15u - Martinez, Frelich, Hedman
16u - Monti, Wardlaw, Rouse, Chi
17u - Udina, Schrimpf, Lovell, Cooper
Players that made huge improvements across the board since the last test in February, including adding 10-20 lbs of muscle are:
15u - Martinez, Hedman, Berra and Ohlsen
16u - Swindle, Westrich, Smith, Hicks, Miller and Chi
17u - Quinn, Schmied, Kostello, Schnicker, Sherillo, Nelson
For reference, click below for information that was presented at the Gamers Training clinic back in September:
Gamers presentation, including Nutrition
Athletes Edge Presentation
If you are having a hard time establishing a weightlifting/training program, then click here for the Gamers offseason training program (this was developed by a MLB trainer for us 5 years ago and has proven successful).
For most 14-17u players, the goals of the offseason program are simple:
Add- 10+ lbs of muscle
40 time -- reduce by .25-.50 seconds
Shuttle time - reduce by .10-.25 seconds
Med Ball - increase by 3 feet
Bench - add 25lbs to one rep max
Squat - add 50lbs to one rep max
Throwing velocity - add 5 mph
Bat speed - add 5-10 mph
