|
|
|
|
|
|
Baseball players are notorious for their quirky superstitions, so we were wondering if coaches have any superstitions. It turns out some do, some don’t and some did. As a coach, what are your superstitions?
|
|
Baseball players are notorious for their quirky superstitions, so we were wondering if coaches have any superstitions. It turns out some do, some don’t and some did. As a coach, what are your superstitions?
|
|
Craig Jones
Fort Smith southside Baseball
|
|
You name it, I’ve always had them, too. Being a former player as well, I have had a lot. The old Wade Boggs deal, you thought chicken was the answer. He’d eat chicken before every game and I got into that routine. Same pair of underwear and socks, you throw them away if you lost or took an o-fer on the day.
|
|
Todd Abbott
Bentonville baseball
|
|
The beautiful thing about superstitions is they can change every game. If things are going well, the first one might be putting your socks on one foot at a time, right to left. Or the way you do the lineup card. Write down the names first and then all the numbers and then all the initials (for positions). Or you might go right down each line and write the position, name and then the number. It changes. I can’t say that I have one specific superstition although I do have several things I do throughout the course of the season where I just kind of go with the flow of things if we’re playing well.
|
|
Vance Arnold
FAYETTEVILLE BASEBALL
|
|
Game days, I’ve had two silly superstitions that I no longer adhere to. When I was younger, I always did the dirty sock things, you know, never wash socks that you wore when you won. I mean I wore some crusty socks for a while. The second is I never cut my fingernails on game day. I did it one time and we lost, so I’ve never done it since. I thought that every time I cut my fingernails on game day, we lost. Now, that’s stupid. I don’t really worry about it anymore. But the stepping on the lines and stuff like that, none of that bothers me.
|
|
Jay Harper
Farmington baseball
|
|
I’ve got several. I like to do everything the same on game days. I don’t let the kids walk on the dirt before we start infield. I wear the same clothes from underwear to socks to the same T-shirt, especially when we were going through the regional and state tournament (last season), I didn’t change anything. I washed everything, but I didn’t change anything. Also, coach (Clint) Scrivner and I eat at Sonic for lunch before every game. That’s pretty much it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chris Redman
by: Alex Risen
Louisville, Kentucky -- The arrival of a freshman quarterback in 1996 changed University of Louisville Cardinal Football forever. The Cards had recruited Chris...
More 
Archives
|
|
 ™
|
|
A collection of this month's best action photos.
|
|
|
|
|
|
A Return to Tradition
by: Andrew Gilman
Central Oklahoma -- In high school football I got by with heart and talent. We won the state title my senior year at...
More
Archives
|
|
|
|
10 things you need to know about high school football rules ...
More
|
|
|
|
|
|
Serving For State
by: Mark Zeske
Greater Dallas -- The Kelley twins can’t wait for their final year at Richardson Pearce High School. Jonny, five minutes older, and Hannah...
More
Archives
|
|
 ™
|
|
Pulaski Academy Wins VYPE 7-on-7
by: Nate Olson
Western Arkansas -- Pulaski Academy jumped out to a 26-0 lead en route to a 41-14 win against Sherman, Texas, in the title game of the VYPE Select...
More
|
My World
by: Student Writer: Taylor Huey is a sophomore at Oley Valley High School
Reading, Pennsylvania -- Ever since I was a little girl I've watched the Summer Olympics on TV. I was so amazed by those young gymnasts. I wanted to...
More
|
Seize Your Moments
by: Barry Krauss
Central Indiana -- As a kid growing up in Pompano Beach, Fla., I had, like most kids, dreams of making the touchdown catch that wins the backyard football...
More
|
Archives
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eastern Oklahoma -- What did you do for summer vacation, or what do you wish you had done? ...
More
Archives
|
|
|
|
|
You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or newer.
|
|
|
™
