recently baseball practice

Our baseball season is coming soon and we have to prepare our new baseball season. Recently, baseketballs uses gym and it is very cold so we have to practice in the school. In the school, we cannot use baseball because it is very dangerous if the baseball hit the students so we separate pitcher and fielder. Pitchers run every day in the school or outside. Last Friday, I let them run from Keio Academy to Suny Purchase. There is park for running. I have not gone there so I do not know where it is and how shape the running course but one of the them who is Imaeda belonged to cross country club so he knows. He leaded pitchers as a captain. I heard the park's distance is 3 miles!! They had to run 2 raps so they ran 6 miles and from Keio Academy to there's distance is about 2 miles so they ran total about 10 miles!! I think this is very important and very good practice for pitcher because pitchers have to have stamina and very strong mental and strong below the waist. I want to keep let them do but catchers also do this practice. Last Friday, one of the catchers who vomit in the park. He was very tired. When I heard, I thought I let them do too much but we have to win in the state championship so I keep doing.

Next, I talk about fielder's practice. Fielder's practice mainly works out, sprint and swing the bat. We do not run long distance. We run middle distance. It is about 300 meter or 400 meter. Actually, this is very harder than long distance. Work out is very important for the fielders because if we do not have muscle, the ball which is we hit does not fly so we have to have big muscle and also swing the bat is very important for us because if our swing speed is slow, we cannot respond very fast ball so we have to swing the bat so many times. Day before yesterday, I checked fielders how much they can lift up bench press. I was surprised because almost players could lift up bench press when I checked them 1 month ago. I was glad that they worked hard.

If basketball season is over in next week, Kaoru and Chubachi are going to return back baseball. They are very important player for us. Kaoru is No 2 pitcher our rotation and Chubachi is catcher. They are good at play baseball so I expect them. Actually, Chubachi is very good player but Kaoru cannot hit well so if he returns back, I have to teach him how to hit. His bat swing is upper swing so he has to swing revel swing. He hit the baseball like pararell as a ground. If Kaoru cannot hit well, it is difficult to win league and state championship so I hope Kaoru works very hard. Of course, every player has to work hard too!!!