Nutritional guidelines
The website ESPNHS (High School Sports)
has a new series of articles and videos titled “Build A Better
Athlete”. The first Wednesday of every month features nutrition
advice. Below are links to the 2012 January and February stories. (See also ChooseMyPlate.gov for the national USDA initiative.)
START 2012 RIGHT with healthy eating
ideas from University of Virginia director of sports nutrition RandyBird...
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| Randy Bird |
He cautions about the vast number of
“unregulated energy drinks” as well as the sugar in soda that
“will increase body fat, which can decrease speed, endurance and
explosiveness and increases risk for injury.” Of course, he is not
a fan of “fast food, specifically french fries, fried chicken
patties, fried chicken nuggets and hamburgers.”
On the other hand, Randy Bird asserts
“eggs have definitely gotten a bad rap... Eggs provide the highest
quality protein found in any food.” Eating eggs after exercise also
help “muscle tissue repair and growth.” After running the
saturated and trans fat numbers on eggs, he maintains “You can
safely enjoy an egg a day without worrying about your cholesterol.”
Full story at http://espn.go.com/high-school/features/build-a-better-athlete/story/_/id/7447348/nutritional-guidelines-2012
EATING ON THE GO, tips from renowned
chef Emeril Lagasse...
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| World-renowned chef Emeril Lagasse |
“Keep it simple, keep it fresh” is
Emeril's advice. “Stay away from all that processed stuff”.
Whole wheat toast, scambled eggs, quality sandwich, and pasta for dinner is fine as long as you are reading labels to ensure you are limiting “sodium and junk “.
Cookies for dessert!, he recommends – avoiding “dense stuff... those heavy brownies, those big pieces of cake.”
Of course, vegetables play a central role, too. “ Vegetables are key, especially when you're young and trying to develop those muscles and strength.”
As for spices, “I can't tell you enough about cinnamon”, he says. “Cinnamon is an awesome spice to use and it goes great with something like apples in the morning or in a mixture of fruit or in your oatmeal or even in your cereal.”
Whole wheat toast, scambled eggs, quality sandwich, and pasta for dinner is fine as long as you are reading labels to ensure you are limiting “sodium and junk “.
Cookies for dessert!, he recommends – avoiding “dense stuff... those heavy brownies, those big pieces of cake.”
Of course, vegetables play a central role, too. “ Vegetables are key, especially when you're young and trying to develop those muscles and strength.”
As for spices, “I can't tell you enough about cinnamon”, he says. “Cinnamon is an awesome spice to use and it goes great with something like apples in the morning or in a mixture of fruit or in your oatmeal or even in your cereal.”
Full story at http://espn.go.com/high-school/features/build-a-better-athlete/story/_/id/7519286/emeril-eating-smart-efficient
NEW & more links to national softball stories
Fastpitch news nuggets
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| Plant High's softball team |
● SCHOOL COLORS FOR OPENER – PINK! When
Plant High (Tampa, FL) softball team senior pitcher Rose Yanger
learned her mother had cancer, her team was there to help her cope,
writes Rob Shaw of The Tampa Tribune. Now they are playing a game for
the benefit of My Hope Chest,
which helps uninsured breast cancer survivors pay for reconstructive
surgery. At the opener will be donation buckets and a silent auction.
Players also have raised money individually. Cancer survivors are to
be honored during the fourth inning.
Full story at www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/feb/06/plant-sickles-softball-teams-going-to-bat-for-brea-ar-355328/
● VIRGINIA TECH LAUNCHES A BEAUTIFUL SOFTBALL FAN GUIDE at
www.hokiesports.com/softball/fanpage.
The interactive pages feature photos, player pages, videos and links
to information and history about the softball program. Updates about
the Hokies' season
will be added regularly. The website piece replaces the printed media guide.
Full story at www.hokiesports.com/softball/recaps/20120206aaa.html
● “IT’S UNFAIR” DALTON RUER INSISTS
about a slapper's advantage. “Really it’s like stealing when you
think about it,” he writes at Fastpitch.tv.
If a slapper makes contact with the ball with her left foot as far
forward as legally allowed – that is, the left heel in batters box,
but rest of foot crossing the line – left toe is about 54' 3”
from first base. Meanwhile, a right hand hitter is actually about 61'
2.5” distant. Difference = getting close to 7 ft, or, at least, 10%
less distance to run!
Full story at fastpitch.tv/slapper-save-10-by-dalton-ruer/
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| Ryanne Perio |
● RYANNE
PERIO, A POWERFUL HITTER, once Easton, PA, High School Player of the Year, is
going to Hollywood, writes Keith Groller of The Morning Call. She's
now a Columbia University sophomore and one of five national finalist
in a a music law-writing contest that earned her a $1,500
scholarship. In addition, she picks up airfare, hotel accommodations,
and a ticket to the 54th annual Grammy Awards and other
Grammy-week activities. Perio also is a coach with the Legends
Fastpitch Softball Academy based in Phillipsburg, NJ.
Full story at www.mcall.com/sports/columnists/groller/mc-keith-groller-ryanne-perio-column-0206-20120207,0,1378961.column
● MORGAN HARPOLE HAS GOALS, writes Vy
Townsend Malcik, staff writer for the Texas GrandSaline.Sun.com,
about Grand Saline High's New Softball Assistant Coach.
“I’m all about strength and courage!” Morgan Harpole says. “I find, and I want my team to find meaning within playing the game but also doing something bigger – learning a life lesson.”
“I’m all about strength and courage!” Morgan Harpole says. “I find, and I want my team to find meaning within playing the game but also doing something bigger – learning a life lesson.”
Morgan lettered four times for
the Mississippi
College Lady Choctaws on a DIII squad named a NCAA championship
team for three consecutive years. “I strive for perfection and tell
the girls that they can’t accept anything less from themselves,”
she adds. “Hard work gets you everywhere, and laziness gets you
nowhere!”
Full story at www.news-journal.com/grandsaline/sports/new-softball-assistant-coach-promotes-life-of-fitness-strength-and/article_f9dee8a3-5c9b-5c65-9266-9ec10d4297b2.html
● PRESEASON FAVORITES TO WIN the Big
South Conference in 2012 are Radford
University's Highlanders. Last season, the Highlanders notched a
14-4, the league's best record, but ultimately finished as runner-up
to Liberty
University's Lady Flames in the Big South Championship contests.
This year, defending champs Liberty are slotted to finish second,
while Charleston
Southern University's Buccaneers are picked to be third, Campbell
University's Fighting Camels are expected to be fourth, just
ahead of Coastal
Carolina University's Chanticleers. Projected to finish seventh
and eight are Gardner-Webb
University's Bulldogs and Winthrop
University's Eagles, respectively, while the Presbyterian
College's Blue Hose rounds out the poll.
Follow “Big South” conference teams this year at www.bigsouthsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4800&SPID=1993
Liberty's softball team enters the 2012 campaign as the defending conference champion. Their story at www.libertyflames.com/index.cfm?PID=10869&NewsID=8418
● SOFTBALL UMPIRES NEEDED FOR GAMES
in and around Baltimore County. Training and mentorship is available
for anyone interested in becoming an umpire. 410-472-2884.
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