Their jumps are bigger, vertical and horizontal, and they are faster because of leg strength.

You've got to be careful, because it really is hard on the knees and joints.

You should let your muscles rest.

You can really raise your heart rate, burn fat and tone your lower body.

If you have these big huge goals they are not as attainable as smaller goals. It's better to start out slow and gradually increase - that way you don't get burned out. But you've got to have a plan.

Pitching should be our strength. We have two juniors and a sophomore with varsity experience. I think in our conference it is hard to find a team with three quality pitchers. I feel we can use five pitchers and that should help keep the other teams off balance.