Winter Conditioning begins

With a foot of snow on the ground, the Firedogs are hard at work getting in shape for the 2009 spring season. After a two month break following BG and winter(not christmas, for you Bernie, for you) vacation the veterans are ancy to get back into the swing of things, and the freshman hungry to learn more about the game.

So far the team has had a great turn out for the indoor practices Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights. 10-15 Dogs are showing up each night to condition where we can find space in Branch Rickey, and if we are lucky enough, practice in the brand new field house. All the seniors on the team agree that in their four years at OWU they have never seen a group so collectively committed to conditioning and getting better. Everyone seems to be pushing one another, and no one is quitting...the team is building toughness and strength together...and its a great sight to see.

Conditioning so far has consisted of:

-Laps of stairs

-Stairs with medicine balls

-Relay races with medicine balls

-200's

-plyos

-triple doubles

-navy seals

-explosion exercises in the weight room

Practices have mostly consisted of throwing and defense drills. However when we do get the chance to scrimmage, we have been running 3 vs. 3 in order to make sure that everyone throws and cuts effectively. So far the results have been great, and the talent level on the team is really starting to even out. 

Most importantly the team has decided to commit to focusing this spring. The team knows that if we focus on the game within the lines, if we focus on the disc, our cutter or our handler, we will be successful. Our goal as a team this year is to cut down on all personal mistakes, and make other teams beat us, not beat ourselves.