Practice--Physics lesson

Wednesday's practice began with a physics lesson...Hey, wait, where is everybody going?

Coach Andrew received a less than inspired reaction when he gathered a group of 6-8 year-olds around him and said, "How many of you guys know what physics is?" Given the blank stares that greeted him, he tried a different approach--"Does anyone know Newton's third law of motion?"

The best response went to Sticks, who replied, "I know who Cam Newton is." It turned out, even after a valiant effort from Coach Tom, who was trying to implement a new practice dress code, that Coach Andrew was talking about a different guy named Newton. The guy Coach Andrew was talking about apparently made some laws. I may be off just slightly because my transcription is a little fuzzy, but I think it went like this:


Motion...reaction...action...physics...science...loud noises.

Coach Andrew then demonstrated this law (every action has an equal and opposite reaction, there will be a quiz at the game on Saturday so bring your #2 pencils) by firing a tennis ball at the backboard, which was the first time any Mudcat has ever missed a shot at the basketball station. When he threw the ball gently, the ball trickled back to him. But when he fired the tennis ball, it came careening back into the crowd of Mudcats, sending them scattering for cover and making the rush hour traffic on Jenks Carpenter Road wonder why that man was throwing a tennis ball at a bunch of kids. Of course, Coach Andrew's lesson was an educational, vivid lesson for the children: physics is dangerous. Also, they learned they should never go near someone who is talking about physics. These are life lessons the boys will remember long after their baseball careers are over.

After the coaches finished hurling projectiles at the players, the All Blacks broke into five stations: basketball, tee, hurricane, soft toss, and live pitching. Elisa was in charge of picking the order of the players, which she allegedly did in alphabetical order. However, Anthony needs to file a formal protest because he somehow came after Zach.

Highlights of the stations included Christopher having his "best round of BP as a Mudcat," according to Coach Andrew, and Zach crushing the ball with such velocity that Coach Andrew had to display some slick moves.

Practice concluded with Virginia finding a lizard, which GM Jenn might want to check for in the car. The next Mudcat event is a game Saturday night at 5 p.m., with pregame beginning at 4 p.m.