Feeling The Sunshine | Page 51

Feeling the Sunshine, Spring 2020 An EHS Student Special Feature Publication For… →Runners: map out and plan runs according to your event around your neighborhood. (Time yourself) Keep up work outs for legs and core. →Soccer: practice footwork, even inside if you have to. Practice touches by passing to a wall. If possible, practice shooting on targets. →Volleyball: look into a rebound net, practice with someone at home, or simply set the ball to yourself →Hockey/Field Hockey: practice stick handling around cones and strikes at a target. →Tennis: find a sturdy stone wall to practice rebounding. If secluded enough, try to go to a private court with someone at home to practice (try not to do doubles at this time). →Swimming: though difficult without a pool, look into arm and leg workouts to increase speed and power of strokes (also swim if you have a pool-obviously). →Baseball/Softball: throw balls up to yourself at different speeds and different directions. Look into a rebounder to throw and catch or pass with someone at home. Work on swing form and power (don’t overdo it, without the force of a ball you can hurt your arms). →Basketball: play around on a hoop outside. Look up games to play so you don’t get bored. If you don’t have a hoop, work on dribbling and control. Mimic taking shots straight in the air. →Lacrosse: look into rebounders to pass and catch. Practice running with the ball and scooping off the ground. Create targets to shoot at. →Wrestling: look up videos to strengthen core and arms, try to practice fast movements and learn moves to use in matches. →Football: practice throwing the perfect spiral to yourself and running to catch it, work on fast feet and do strength exercises. Record hard or impressive workouts so you can send the videos to schools, as this may be the only way to impress them as of now. Even if you’re not a senior, it’s good to record progress so you can evaluate and improve yourself. For general workouts to stay in shape, get into routines with pushups, sit-ups, mountain climbers, apple pickers/Russian twists, and any other activities you can do without weights/materials such as bike rides, walks or runs. If you can afford it, purchase resistance bands and/or an agility ladder and find workouts online to correspond to what you’re trying to improve. Make sure to drink plenty of water and get enough rest. This virus is the enemy and we shall not lose. Don’t raise the white flag, this is a battle and we need to fight back, get on the battlefield soldiers!