Session 4 of ASA Baseball's MVP class

I was late for session 4 of ASA Baseball's MVP class. I thought the class started at 1:00 for me. Turns out, it started at 12:00 noon. I called at 12:00 to see when the class was. Oops. I was so embarassed. I really didn't want to be late.

As usual, we started with the ladders. We do several different steps. Scissors, R foot only, L foot only, Hop Scotch (L, R, Both), both outside - both inside - move forward one square, Z.

The next exercise was the hurdles. There were 5 short (6") hurdles, followed by 5 still short, but not as short, 12" hurdles. We jumped them both footed, R footed only, L footed only, alternating feet facing forward, L then R - facing sideways, R then L - facing sideways. I think there was another one, but I don't recall it. The last one was jumping backward. I flailed completely at that one. Completely.

We then went to the 1' boxes. These 4' long, 12" high boxes were spaced about 2 feet apart. We jumped down from one, landed on the ground between the boxes, jumped onto the next box, then sprang *high* into the air, landing past the second box.

While doing the jump off the boxes exercise, Gino asked if I thought I could jump up onto both boxes. I thought he meant after jumping down from the other box, so I said no. Turns out, he meant just jump up onto both of them (or a box 24" high).

Which was the next exercise.

We jumped up onto the boxes, which were stacked together, so 24" high. I was really really intimidated by the height. I did okay, though. 10 landing both feet, 10 landing R foot, 10 landing L foot, 10 landing both feet again. I really didn't trust myself to land with only one foot, and strained my back (lower, left side, near kidneys) when I tried to land with my R foot. Gino noticed and asked if I was okay. He notices every time I strain/injure something.

We then did side-to-sides, that looked like ice skating. Standing on one foot near a cone, push off sideways and land on the other foot, balancing, reaching low to touch a cone. 2 sets of 20 total, 10 each leg.

Abs were next. Russian crunches, bicycle, side to side with a weighted ball, V ups (couldn't do those for crap - managed maybe 6 in 45 seconds), lower back lifts, crunches from a ball, and 6" - 12" leg lifts.

Phew!