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tidefanintenn · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Apr 22, 2007, 10:51pm

Ux,

I call alot of games for my local youth leagues and something that helps me is I widen my stance a little and I stretch before and after the game. If the soreness is very bad I will take some tylenol or alieve on rare occaisions. It is hard when your 6'3" trying to get in position for some one as small as we are calling for. I have bad knees and this helps me. I guess my stance is a modified GD, but I do not work that official stance. Hope this helps.

uxley11 · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 23, 2007, 08:15am

Well, luckily I am not 6'3 or even close to it. I am 5'9 or 5'10. But when I get to the 9 and 10 year olds, it as if some of these kids look like they are sitting on the ground when they are catching. I try not to wear shin guards doing 9 year olds though, since i have been hit like twice in the shin guards since I have started, and since these kids throw like 40. It also reduces the stress.

Garth I guess you are right. I have a lot of problems with my back and occasionally my knees, but the knee discomfort will probably be around until May, and by then I will have worked enough games to not have a problem.

It took me 4 days until I found my knees were good, I could have worked the day after but it would have been a challenge.

Thanks

kylejt · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 23, 2007, 12:22pm

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I try not to wear shin guards doing 9 year olds though, since i have been hit like twice in the shin guards since I have started, and since these kids throw like 40

Jinx. Go, right now, and put your shinguards on.

p.s. it's not the ball, but the bat that'll drop you like 50lb bag of cement.

bossman72 · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 23, 2007, 11:40pm

when legs start to get real sore late in the summer- i take an ICE BATH (sounds crazy, but i guarantee it will work). D1 football teams have cold tubs for their players to soak their legs in, but we don't have that luxury- we just have a regular old bath tub.

So, get 1 or 2 of those big bags of ice at the store (if you like doing this you can just fill up a couple 2 liters with water and freeze them instead of buying ice). Throw the ice in the tub and fill the water up so the water level is at your belly button when you're sitting down, then HOP IN!

I won't lie, it will be tough to keep yourself from jumping out in the first 5 min, then it's easy sailing for the next 10. Make sure you wear a pair of briefs in there to keep the family jewels somewhat protected (helps a little).

Try this and your legs will feel like a million bucks!