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Old Sun May 20, 2007, 05:40pm
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Did my very first FP tournament this weekend, JV 14U and my quads hurt like hell today. Is this normal or am I that out of shape?
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Old Sun May 20, 2007, 06:51pm
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Did my very first FP tournament this weekend, JV 14U and my quads hurt like hell today. Is this normal or am I that out of shape?

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Old Mon May 21, 2007, 08:30am
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Did my very first FP tournament this weekend, JV 14U and my quads hurt like hell today. Is this normal or am I that out of shape?
That tells me your plate stance is correct. Welcome to FP.
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Old Mon May 21, 2007, 08:54am
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That tells me your plate stance is correct. Welcome to FP.
I was thinking your plate stance might need to be wider, or maybe toes pointed out more. That helps both quads and knees.
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Old Mon May 21, 2007, 10:33am
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I was thinking your plate stance might need to be wider, or maybe toes pointed out more. That helps both quads and knees.
I don't disagree. If this was his very first set of multiple games, it's normal for the quads to be sore. Mine usually are after my first 2 or 3 games of the year. However, if he was complaining of glutes/hammy/shins, then I'd say there's something to look at in his stance, and possibly something to correct.
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Old Mon May 21, 2007, 10:41am
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I was thinking your plate stance might need to be wider, or maybe toes pointed out more. That helps both quads and knees.
Cecil - Wider ain't gonna help that first time out. They're going to be a bit stiff for a day or so.

ND - Yes, it is normal and Yes, you're that out of shape for this activity. And welcome to FP. Strecth those hamstrings - it will help prevent the ache and it will lessen the length of the ache this time.
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Old Mon May 21, 2007, 10:54am
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Think of it this way.... over a weekend FP tournament, you are doing something in the neighborhood of 1,500 deep knee bends (and for younger kids, those bends can get pretty deep).
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Old Mon May 21, 2007, 11:26am
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I was thinking your plate stance might need to be wider, or maybe toes pointed out more. That helps both quads and knees.
I really wasn't thinking about multiple games the first day.
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Old Thu May 24, 2007, 01:16pm
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My first night this year was double header. I hobbled around for 3 days...man am I out of shape. But I have worked 2 more double headers this week and its not as bad...the old man can still hang
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Old Thu May 24, 2007, 01:40pm
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After 70-someodd softball and baseball games, 70% or so at the plate ... we had our first Spring Football game the other day. I thought softball had me in shape ... I was WRONG. Compound aching feet, groin muscles, and shins with a softball tourney this week, and I'm DYIN' here.
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