Baseball Warmup Facts
John V. Doyle asked:
Anyone who has ever played baseball knows the drill: show up to the field, throw on your spikes, take a light jog around the outfield, “stretch” in a circle and then throw. This whole routine eats up a good 30 minutes or longer, which in most cases is close to 25% of the entire practice!
This type of baseball warm-up has been around as long as the game itself but is it the best way to warm-up for a baseball game or practice?
Not even close and I’ll explain why.
Baseball is a game that challenges the human body on many levels. Speed, power, explosiveness, endurance and flexibility are all needed to stay healthy and perform over any meaningful period of time. If you don’t follow a proper baseball warm-up, geared at developing these qualities, your performance, or health, will soon suffer.
Most baseball practices utilize a static stretching routine at the beginning of practice. And that just means taking your body to a certain point in a stretch and holding it there for 15-30 seconds. Well, baseball is not a static sport. It’s extremely dynamic.
Therefore a proper baseball warm-up consists of dynamic movements focused on increasing overall body temperature, along with temperature of each joint within the body to prevent injury and increase range of motion, and developing speed, power, explosiveness and the aforementioned range of motion.
Static stretching does not do this. Not to mention it’s unbelievably boring and does not require much mind-muscle connection. Wait, did I forget to mention static stretching actually INCREASES the chance of injury and decreases power output? Tough to imagine but true and backed by scientific studies.
Dynamic baseball warm-ups are fun, challenging, force the brain to actually work (which in turn will increase baseball ability), increase athleticism and decrease injury risk.
Now for the best part…a properly designed dynamic baseball warm-up takes less than 10 minutes!
Not only will your players have more fun, become better athletes and decrease their risk of injury, but you will have 20-30 more minutes each and every practice to use on baseball skill work!
I don’t think I need to explain just how efficient and effective this is.
Smart teams of all levels all across the world have adapted dynamic baseball warm-ups into their daily regimen. They all report better performance, less injuries and an overall better experience for the players. Hard to beat if you ask me.
The baseball warm-up also works great as a softball warm-up (or really any sport for that matter) to quickly get the players ready for action.
Some coaches (and players) are reluctant to switch to a dynamic baseball warm-up initially. But after they try it they’re hooked! Most simply cannot believe just how effective and efficient it is. And also wonder why they have wasted so much time on the traditional warm-up!
So my suggestion is to switch to a dynamic warm-up today. You’ll certainly be glad you did!
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Anyone who has ever played baseball knows the drill: show up to the field, throw on your spikes, take a light jog around the outfield, “stretch” in a circle and then throw. This whole routine eats up a good 30 minutes or longer, which in most cases is close to 25% of the entire practice!
This type of baseball warm-up has been around as long as the game itself but is it the best way to warm-up for a baseball game or practice?
Not even close and I’ll explain why.
Baseball is a game that challenges the human body on many levels. Speed, power, explosiveness, endurance and flexibility are all needed to stay healthy and perform over any meaningful period of time. If you don’t follow a proper baseball warm-up, geared at developing these qualities, your performance, or health, will soon suffer.
Most baseball practices utilize a static stretching routine at the beginning of practice. And that just means taking your body to a certain point in a stretch and holding it there for 15-30 seconds. Well, baseball is not a static sport. It’s extremely dynamic.
Therefore a proper baseball warm-up consists of dynamic movements focused on increasing overall body temperature, along with temperature of each joint within the body to prevent injury and increase range of motion, and developing speed, power, explosiveness and the aforementioned range of motion.
Static stretching does not do this. Not to mention it’s unbelievably boring and does not require much mind-muscle connection. Wait, did I forget to mention static stretching actually INCREASES the chance of injury and decreases power output? Tough to imagine but true and backed by scientific studies.
Dynamic baseball warm-ups are fun, challenging, force the brain to actually work (which in turn will increase baseball ability), increase athleticism and decrease injury risk.
Now for the best part…a properly designed dynamic baseball warm-up takes less than 10 minutes!
Not only will your players have more fun, become better athletes and decrease their risk of injury, but you will have 20-30 more minutes each and every practice to use on baseball skill work!
I don’t think I need to explain just how efficient and effective this is.
Smart teams of all levels all across the world have adapted dynamic baseball warm-ups into their daily regimen. They all report better performance, less injuries and an overall better experience for the players. Hard to beat if you ask me.
The baseball warm-up also works great as a softball warm-up (or really any sport for that matter) to quickly get the players ready for action.
Some coaches (and players) are reluctant to switch to a dynamic baseball warm-up initially. But after they try it they’re hooked! Most simply cannot believe just how effective and efficient it is. And also wonder why they have wasted so much time on the traditional warm-up!
So my suggestion is to switch to a dynamic warm-up today. You’ll certainly be glad you did!
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Various Types of Baseball Cards to Collect
Victor Epand asked:
Collecting baseball cards has quickly become popular with many collectors who enjoy the trill of opening up packs of baseball cards. Collectors enjoy seeing if possibly the pack contains a specialty card, a popular player, or a rookie card to add to there collection.
Some collectors enjoy specializing there collections by collect only sets or special types of cards such as rookie cards, star cards, common cards, etc. Collectors enjoy collecting rookie cards because they are normally the most valuable card for players. Rookie cards are players who have the special skills needed to play in the major league, but do not have a particular track record. Players can face potential injuries that may shorten their careers or there careers may become shortened due to level of competition within the league.
As of 2006, rookie cards were only to released after a player had played their first major league game, but this has not always been the case. The most popular and valuable cards on the market today are the Bowman Chrome, which are a product manufactured by Topps. Today rookie cards will have the name of the player and ‘Rookie Card’ on the front of the baseball card, but prior to 2006 there were several rookie cards that were produced where the player had not yet played in a major league game. These cards did not have the rookie logo on the front of them, but the majority of collectors still considered these cards to be true rookie cards.
The new rule may confuse some collectors and to add even more confusion to the equation there are cards that some consider to be a rookie card, but are actually known as ‘First Year Cards.’ These cards are of players who were actually still playing in the minor leagues when the printing of the cards were manufactured. However, as will most cards the values of a rookie card may increase and decrease according to the career of the player.
Another type of cards that collectors like to focus there collection on are star cards, but when looking up these cards in pricing guides collectors will see a lot of star cards listed. There is also a listing in the pricing guides called ‘unlisted star’ cards, which are listed at the back of pricing guides. Also included in these listings are semi stars cards and minor star cards, which will help in determining the value of your cards.
Autographed cards have been signed by the player, but there are cards that are known as ’sticker autographs’ where players are given sheets of stickers to sign and their autographs are put on various other products that the company may create throughout the year. Some collectors see these cards as being less of actual value because the player did not actually sign them. There are also cards called ‘cut autos’ where an autograph has been taken from the document, letter, or even a check that the player has previously signed then are placed onto their baseball card. These cards are hard to find are normally from players of the past that are no longer living.
Common cards are the base cards with in a normal set and are usually worth the least. Cards that have been inspected by a third party grading company are known as graded baseball cards. These cards are assigned a grading that is determined on the condition of the card between one and ten, with ten being the best. Memorabilia cards are card that have an object placed somewhere on the card that pertains to the player, which may include a jersey, bat, baseball, etc. Numbered cards are cards that are limited when produced. Error cards will contain some type of typo and are known to increase in value usually.
Collecting baseball cards has quickly become popular with many collectors who enjoy the trill of opening up packs of baseball cards. Collectors enjoy seeing if possibly the pack contains a specialty card, a popular player, or a rookie card to add to there collection.
Some collectors enjoy specializing there collections by collect only sets or special types of cards such as rookie cards, star cards, common cards, etc. Collectors enjoy collecting rookie cards because they are normally the most valuable card for players. Rookie cards are players who have the special skills needed to play in the major league, but do not have a particular track record. Players can face potential injuries that may shorten their careers or there careers may become shortened due to level of competition within the league.
As of 2006, rookie cards were only to released after a player had played their first major league game, but this has not always been the case. The most popular and valuable cards on the market today are the Bowman Chrome, which are a product manufactured by Topps. Today rookie cards will have the name of the player and ‘Rookie Card’ on the front of the baseball card, but prior to 2006 there were several rookie cards that were produced where the player had not yet played in a major league game. These cards did not have the rookie logo on the front of them, but the majority of collectors still considered these cards to be true rookie cards.
The new rule may confuse some collectors and to add even more confusion to the equation there are cards that some consider to be a rookie card, but are actually known as ‘First Year Cards.’ These cards are of players who were actually still playing in the minor leagues when the printing of the cards were manufactured. However, as will most cards the values of a rookie card may increase and decrease according to the career of the player.
Another type of cards that collectors like to focus there collection on are star cards, but when looking up these cards in pricing guides collectors will see a lot of star cards listed. There is also a listing in the pricing guides called ‘unlisted star’ cards, which are listed at the back of pricing guides. Also included in these listings are semi stars cards and minor star cards, which will help in determining the value of your cards.
Autographed cards have been signed by the player, but there are cards that are known as ’sticker autographs’ where players are given sheets of stickers to sign and their autographs are put on various other products that the company may create throughout the year. Some collectors see these cards as being less of actual value because the player did not actually sign them. There are also cards called ‘cut autos’ where an autograph has been taken from the document, letter, or even a check that the player has previously signed then are placed onto their baseball card. These cards are hard to find are normally from players of the past that are no longer living.
Common cards are the base cards with in a normal set and are usually worth the least. Cards that have been inspected by a third party grading company are known as graded baseball cards. These cards are assigned a grading that is determined on the condition of the card between one and ten, with ten being the best. Memorabilia cards are card that have an object placed somewhere on the card that pertains to the player, which may include a jersey, bat, baseball, etc. Numbered cards are cards that are limited when produced. Error cards will contain some type of typo and are known to increase in value usually.
Nolan Ryan Baseball Cards – Just Like Finding a Needle in a Haystack
Sue Chambers asked:
If you think finding rare baseball cards are as simple as pie, you are gravely mistaken. First of all you have to understand how valuable these cards are. The most expensive card ever sold was a rare 1909 Honus Wagner, which sold for more than two million dollars. Second of all, it does take a lot of time for these cards to appreciate in value, and finding one will be like finding a needle in a haystack. Lastly, if you’re lucky enough to find these cards, and even if you had all the money to spend, how sure are you that person is willing to part with these priced possessions? Collecting these cards is a tricky hobby.
Collecting rare baseball cards takes a lot of time, money, knowledge, and a significant amount of luck. In other words, you will have to invest a lot of yourself, if you are serious about being a collector. You should have the time to run around. You should have the patience to scour hobby shops, antique shops, and specialty shops. You should be able to find these cards in the most obscure of places. You should have a keen eye. Most of all, you should be adept in trading and bargaining, which you will learn as child; trading cards with friends. It is, after all, tradition and America’s favorite pastime.
If you are lucky enough to own or inherit one of these cards, be sure to gain knowledge of what you have. True, many of these cards are printed and never appreciate in value, but you never know what you might have. One single card may very well be worth hundreds, thousands, or even millions of dollars. All you have to do is ask around, read books, or surf the net. You can get helpful information on what you just might have.
Finding, acquiring, trading, owning, and collecting these cards is not just a hobby. Owning these cards will make you a preserver of history and baseball connoisseur. By owning at least one of these rare baseball cards, you can proudly say you were able to find the one needle in a haystack.
If you think finding rare baseball cards are as simple as pie, you are gravely mistaken. First of all you have to understand how valuable these cards are. The most expensive card ever sold was a rare 1909 Honus Wagner, which sold for more than two million dollars. Second of all, it does take a lot of time for these cards to appreciate in value, and finding one will be like finding a needle in a haystack. Lastly, if you’re lucky enough to find these cards, and even if you had all the money to spend, how sure are you that person is willing to part with these priced possessions? Collecting these cards is a tricky hobby.
Collecting rare baseball cards takes a lot of time, money, knowledge, and a significant amount of luck. In other words, you will have to invest a lot of yourself, if you are serious about being a collector. You should have the time to run around. You should have the patience to scour hobby shops, antique shops, and specialty shops. You should be able to find these cards in the most obscure of places. You should have a keen eye. Most of all, you should be adept in trading and bargaining, which you will learn as child; trading cards with friends. It is, after all, tradition and America’s favorite pastime.
If you are lucky enough to own or inherit one of these cards, be sure to gain knowledge of what you have. True, many of these cards are printed and never appreciate in value, but you never know what you might have. One single card may very well be worth hundreds, thousands, or even millions of dollars. All you have to do is ask around, read books, or surf the net. You can get helpful information on what you just might have.
Finding, acquiring, trading, owning, and collecting these cards is not just a hobby. Owning these cards will make you a preserver of history and baseball connoisseur. By owning at least one of these rare baseball cards, you can proudly say you were able to find the one needle in a haystack.
VINTAGE HOF BASEBALL CARD COLLECTION (*HOFers) Bowman Goudey
chibbz23 asked:
included is *bowman and *goudey *HOFers such as 1951 bowman whitey ford RC, 1933 goudey babe ruth!!, ty cobb ‘33 sport kings, roy campanella, frank robinson, harmon killebrew all HOFers
Selling Baseball Cards to Earn Additional Income
Victor Epand asked:
Collecting baseball cards can provide any collector with an investment that can produce an increase in profits when being resold. Many collectors will use auctioning web sites to provide themselves with additional income by selling their baseball cards to the highest bidder or directly.
Full time dealers or expert collectors do make a decent living and some lucky collectors may stumble across a vintage collection of cards, which can provide additional income. There are a variety of ways for collectors to sell their baseball ball cards, but the traditional way of selling directly to card shops has greatly diminished because few shops are actually buying cards anymore. However, there are card shops that will sell your cards for you on the Internet for the cost of a small commission for their time and effort.
There are times when collectors may need to lower their expectations in order to make a profit on their investment, but if a collector is persistent it is very likely they will be able to find other collectors to purchase their baseball cards. Another way is learn how to use these auction sites, such as eBay, and sell your cards yourself.
Collectors will want to first do some research to see if their cards are truly worth selling and how much similar cards are selling for. The Beckett web site has tools available that will tell you what others are selling the same card for. eBay and Naxcom are wonderful ways to sell cards in your collection to make the most possible profit.
You want to pick cards within your collection that you can pay the auction site for listing them and have some left over. Be sure to research the current selling price before listing your own cards and if you have a several common cards it would be best to sell them as a lot instead of individually because you will be able to make more this way. However, if you have some valuable cards it would be best to list these by themselves.
Use a scanner to scan your baseball cards so you will be able to add them to your auctions, but it would be wise to start out small and then gradually build up. This will allow you to learn the process thoroughly before jumping in with both feet first. It is also worth paying auction sites a little bit more for extra listing fees, which will make sure that individuals looking for baseball cards will be sure to find your. Another good idea is to add a gallery listing option to let individuals know that there is a picture available of your cards, which will help because individuals like to see exactly what they are purchasing.
Another good idea is to start the bidding for your cards out low, which will attract more interest in your auctions, because the idea is get people to start bidding. Often times individuals will not bid on an item if the starting price is too high, and the more individuals that bid the better. Make sure when you do sell one of more of your baseball cards that you provide excellent customer service. Also cherish and protect the feedback that your customers provide, because if the feedback is negative it can destroy your chances of becoming successful.
Collecting baseball cards can provide any collector with an investment that can produce an increase in profits when being resold. Many collectors will use auctioning web sites to provide themselves with additional income by selling their baseball cards to the highest bidder or directly.
Full time dealers or expert collectors do make a decent living and some lucky collectors may stumble across a vintage collection of cards, which can provide additional income. There are a variety of ways for collectors to sell their baseball ball cards, but the traditional way of selling directly to card shops has greatly diminished because few shops are actually buying cards anymore. However, there are card shops that will sell your cards for you on the Internet for the cost of a small commission for their time and effort.
There are times when collectors may need to lower their expectations in order to make a profit on their investment, but if a collector is persistent it is very likely they will be able to find other collectors to purchase their baseball cards. Another way is learn how to use these auction sites, such as eBay, and sell your cards yourself.
Collectors will want to first do some research to see if their cards are truly worth selling and how much similar cards are selling for. The Beckett web site has tools available that will tell you what others are selling the same card for. eBay and Naxcom are wonderful ways to sell cards in your collection to make the most possible profit.
You want to pick cards within your collection that you can pay the auction site for listing them and have some left over. Be sure to research the current selling price before listing your own cards and if you have a several common cards it would be best to sell them as a lot instead of individually because you will be able to make more this way. However, if you have some valuable cards it would be best to list these by themselves.
Use a scanner to scan your baseball cards so you will be able to add them to your auctions, but it would be wise to start out small and then gradually build up. This will allow you to learn the process thoroughly before jumping in with both feet first. It is also worth paying auction sites a little bit more for extra listing fees, which will make sure that individuals looking for baseball cards will be sure to find your. Another good idea is to add a gallery listing option to let individuals know that there is a picture available of your cards, which will help because individuals like to see exactly what they are purchasing.
Another good idea is to start the bidding for your cards out low, which will attract more interest in your auctions, because the idea is get people to start bidding. Often times individuals will not bid on an item if the starting price is too high, and the more individuals that bid the better. Make sure when you do sell one of more of your baseball cards that you provide excellent customer service. Also cherish and protect the feedback that your customers provide, because if the feedback is negative it can destroy your chances of becoming successful.
Baseball Cards Are a Rare Collectible
Victor Epand asked:
The first baseball card was created in the late 1800s and was not included in packs of gum, but rather in tobacco products to help promote their products. These cards quickly became highly sought after as collectibles with the front of the card showing a photograph of the player and also facts on the players performance, then on the back is where information about the product was printed.
These soon became so popular and helpful to promote the tobacco products that other companies soon began producing their own. When children were able of purchasing these other products the hobby of collecting them really got its beginning. Today they are collected more than any other type of sports card due to them being in production longer and with the sport of baseball being so popular itself.
Collecting them has quickly become a rich tradition with many collectors enjoying the thrill of opening up packs of these to see if possibly the pack contains a specialty one, a popular player, or a rookie. Specialty cards are randomly enclosed in packs of baseball cards, which collectors love to search for. Opening up a pack is like going on your own treasure hunt. Collectors have different ways of collecting these, which include by possibly their favorite team, rookies, or by complete sets.
There are collectors who take this hobby incredibly serious and have invested a lot of time and money into their collection of prized ones. Trading them has been around as long as the cards have and it is a terrific way for collectors to get rid of those that they do not want. Today more and more collectors are striving to build their collection concentrating on a team or players, while others focus on specialty items including rookie cards, but still yet other collectors want to build complete sets from certain manufactures.
More and more serious collectors have begun investing their time and money in older cards, but this type of collecting does require serious commitment because these older cards are rare and at time difficult to locate. Other types of rare cards that collectors seek are baseball cards with typos or errors, and especially autographed ones.
What ever type of baseball cards you decide to collect it is vital that they are properly protected, because unprotected cards tend to little value. Protective sleeve are the most inexpensive way to store your collection safely, but other valuable and specialty cards should be stored in a top loader.
The authentication of your collection would involve an independent grading service that will conduct an analysis of the quality and condition of those within your collection. They are usually graded between one and ten, with ten being the best. Independent grading services will also authenticate any card that contains a signature. The lowest grade and the less valued cards are known as commons. Rookie cards can be valuable also because they are the first official one to be released during the career of an athlete.
The first baseball card was created in the late 1800s and was not included in packs of gum, but rather in tobacco products to help promote their products. These cards quickly became highly sought after as collectibles with the front of the card showing a photograph of the player and also facts on the players performance, then on the back is where information about the product was printed.
These soon became so popular and helpful to promote the tobacco products that other companies soon began producing their own. When children were able of purchasing these other products the hobby of collecting them really got its beginning. Today they are collected more than any other type of sports card due to them being in production longer and with the sport of baseball being so popular itself.
Collecting them has quickly become a rich tradition with many collectors enjoying the thrill of opening up packs of these to see if possibly the pack contains a specialty one, a popular player, or a rookie. Specialty cards are randomly enclosed in packs of baseball cards, which collectors love to search for. Opening up a pack is like going on your own treasure hunt. Collectors have different ways of collecting these, which include by possibly their favorite team, rookies, or by complete sets.
There are collectors who take this hobby incredibly serious and have invested a lot of time and money into their collection of prized ones. Trading them has been around as long as the cards have and it is a terrific way for collectors to get rid of those that they do not want. Today more and more collectors are striving to build their collection concentrating on a team or players, while others focus on specialty items including rookie cards, but still yet other collectors want to build complete sets from certain manufactures.
More and more serious collectors have begun investing their time and money in older cards, but this type of collecting does require serious commitment because these older cards are rare and at time difficult to locate. Other types of rare cards that collectors seek are baseball cards with typos or errors, and especially autographed ones.
What ever type of baseball cards you decide to collect it is vital that they are properly protected, because unprotected cards tend to little value. Protective sleeve are the most inexpensive way to store your collection safely, but other valuable and specialty cards should be stored in a top loader.
The authentication of your collection would involve an independent grading service that will conduct an analysis of the quality and condition of those within your collection. They are usually graded between one and ten, with ten being the best. Independent grading services will also authenticate any card that contains a signature. The lowest grade and the less valued cards are known as commons. Rookie cards can be valuable also because they are the first official one to be released during the career of an athlete.
Babe Ruth Baseball Cards
Peter Gitundu asked:
Are you a collector? Are you a baseball card collector? Well, if you are then I’m sure, more then sure that you have Babe Ruth baseball cards in your precious collection. This is one, if not the best, most recognized record breaking baseball player of all time.
Every Sport has its god. Every sport has its idol. Baseball was revitalized with the inclusion, inception of the one and only Babe Ruth. The Babe, as he was mostly widely called went under several other names during his illustrious career. George Herman Ruth Jr, was his full name, others were Babe Ruth, The Babe, The Sultan of Swat, The Great Bambino. If you are a sports fan of any game, you must have heard one of this names mentioned at any one time. Babe Ruth baseball cards are out there for individuals that are collectors of this precious commodity.
Any baseball collector that considers himself a master at what he does, cannot miss Babe Ruth baseball cards in his repertoire. This is the player that turned the sport, that was once dogged with controversies and no future. The great bambino lifted the standards of the game. The babe brought people back into the stands and revolutionized the game. This is a player who had a batting average of .342, and hit seven hundred and fourteen home runs in his more than illustrious career. George Herman Ruth Jrs home run record stood the test of time and to date only two other players have hit more home runs then the famous Ruth.
Are you a collector? Are you a baseball card collector? Well, if you are then I’m sure, more then sure that you have Babe Ruth baseball cards in your precious collection. This is one, if not the best, most recognized record breaking baseball player of all time.
Every Sport has its god. Every sport has its idol. Baseball was revitalized with the inclusion, inception of the one and only Babe Ruth. The Babe, as he was mostly widely called went under several other names during his illustrious career. George Herman Ruth Jr, was his full name, others were Babe Ruth, The Babe, The Sultan of Swat, The Great Bambino. If you are a sports fan of any game, you must have heard one of this names mentioned at any one time. Babe Ruth baseball cards are out there for individuals that are collectors of this precious commodity.
Any baseball collector that considers himself a master at what he does, cannot miss Babe Ruth baseball cards in his repertoire. This is the player that turned the sport, that was once dogged with controversies and no future. The great bambino lifted the standards of the game. The babe brought people back into the stands and revolutionized the game. This is a player who had a batting average of .342, and hit seven hundred and fourteen home runs in his more than illustrious career. George Herman Ruth Jrs home run record stood the test of time and to date only two other players have hit more home runs then the famous Ruth.
