#i played softball

[wolvesandvisions]

to anyone who draws and experiences wrist pain like I do i. I figured out the blindspot to solving the pain. maybe this is obvious but whatever. im honestly I'm frustrated at myself for not knowing sooner bcs I was an athlete for so long. but what always confused and frustrated me was that no matter how much i stretched the pain wasnt going away

people always linked n shared resources to stretches and it'd give me temporary relief but not deal with the issue especially not any longer than the time it took me to stretch.

u do have to stretch. but u ALSO HAVE TO WORK OUT YOUR ARMS.

the reason we are hurting so much is because that muscle is doing a lot of repetitive and strenuous motion but the whole length of your arms and wrists aren't strong enough to withstand that much work.

u cant just stretch. buy a set of light-ish weights and just pick a set of wrist and arm workouts u like. do them often. stretch and do those work outs. i really dont even think it matters which you do I do a combination of this and this

just pick ones u like that are good for you, working out can be fun and not miserable i promise. do it. save ur wrists. my life has changed, i still feel pain but ive been able to work and not be ready to cry the next day from daring to try

#wolf txt. #rsi #rsi injuries #if anyone else has tips or favorite workouts share them #like i mentioned i was already an athlete so i am also reverting to some old warm ups i did to help with my back pain too #i played softball #n my thing always was that my arms were weak but my legs did a lot of work #i think i convinced myself that bcs my body wasnt withstanding muscle needed to hit a ball far #trying to push myself to work on my arms too hard was going to create more problems #THE OPPOSITE!! #I JUST NEEDED TO PACE MYSELF N TAKE IT SLOW!! #AAA

[fishfingersandscarves]

big buff girlfriend who tap dances while on fire

#my art #fishfingersandscarves #bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #karlach #karlach bg3 #doodles #girl i promise i will romance you soon......my softball playing gf

[avirxy]

👽 for eli or ⚽️ for aja

( alien infection 👽 and sports injury ⚽️)

#I made both since I made you wait so long!! #also feel like Aja would play soccer or softball she’d dominate both tho tbh #3below #trollhunters #tales of arcadia #toa #aja tarron #eli pepperjack #ask meme #my art

[essenceofarda]

quick lil Modern Arwen doodle... she's the captain of the softball team

😍

#arwen undomiel #lotr #lord of the rings #tolkien fanart #lotr fanart #silmarillion #silm fanart #the silmarillion #tolkien art #my art #modern tolkien #idk why i decided to make this doodle softball themed LOL i just got it in my head that modern Arwen plays softball #I wanted her to be thicc but sporty haha

[suchacomet]

jess being the shortstop is driving me insane. like they don’t really show it onscreen (which is a shame! but runtimes i get it) but shortstops are literally the heart of the team. they’re the ones calling out the pitch count and reminding people where the play is. more often than not they’re the cutoff from the outfield. they back up the pitcher and the third baseman AND they cover both second and third. second base is the most stolen base bc it’s the furthest from home plate and therefore the hardest to throw out, and shortstop usually covers second when a steal is being made. most right hand batters pull to left field so they tend to get the most action. due to being between second and third if there’s a double play being turned they’re usually a part of it one way or another. they get hard liners and grounders as well as the occasional easy pop-up so they’re always on their toes and usually fielding the most difficult hits

also the pitcher/shortstop dynamic is soooo important. yes pitcher/catcher dynamic we get it but most of the time pitchers are too focused on pitching to be able to field well, especially because any ball that comes their way is gonna be hot due to the fact that pitchers are the closest fielder to the batter. shortstop covers the pitcher when they don’t have time to pull out of the pitch follow-through. they charge the ball when a bunt happens bc the pitcher doesn’t have time to react quick enough. they’re the one who reminds the pitcher where they’re at in the count and encourages them. it’s easier for shortstop to get to the mound than the catcher so often shortstop is the one going to the pitcher to reassure them if they’re having a hard time. they’re the fielder for the pitcher so that the pitcher only has to focus on throwing strikes. do you get what i’m saying. jesslupe nation are you picking up what i’m putting down here. do you understand why i’m going crazy about this.

basically what i’m saying is jess being shortstop just makes sense bc she is always there looking out for everyone and backing everyone up (but especially lupe), casually covering the most ground without thought, simultaneously light on her feet and a solid brick wall as the occasion calls for, covering the hole, leading the team from behind. you can’t be a shortstop without being a team player, and you don’t have a team unless you have a strong shortstop on the diamond 🥲

#blah.txt #jess mccready #aloto #a league of their own #i just want people to call jess shortie is that too much to ask. especially one particular person. who happens to pitch. or something #i have so many feelings about the players’ positions and how they impact/influence/reflect their characters #i have to work but when i have time i have a whole essay in my head analyzing the pitchers (lupe and max) in contrast to carson as well as #talking about greta and jo as first/third besties. like y’all if you don’t know the game you have NO idea how fucking GOOD it is that #they’re first and third. like it’s the dynamics of it all #source: i’m a softball playing dyke :)

[amity-png]

hey batter batter hey batter batter swing

#luz noceda #the owl house #toh #the owl house fanart #toh fanart #vee noceda #shes there too #luz is a pitcher and you cant change my mind #luz playing softball is so so personal to me. i literally gave her my old batting gloves #art tag

[lanadel-heyyy]

i didn’t know this was happening but i did stop my class for a “brain break” to watch it ✌️

#josh hutcherson #fnaf #fnaf movie #mike schmidt #five nights at freddy’s movie #peeta mellark #the hunger games #fun facts i learned #he plays softball with dads at echo park #he’s a libra rising (me too!) #he patiently listened to a nine year old talk about fnaf lore for two hours #which is so so sweet #and all for her benefit because he didn’t retain any of it #my students are so sick of me #there’s one team gale girl in here and she’s going to eviscerate me in those teacher evaluations in may

[tiredhawks]

I had no fucking idea Hawks' black eye markings were to help keep the sun out of his eyes. I thought he was just born 💅

#hawks #takami keigo #keigo takami #hawks mha #bnha hawks #i feel like at one point in my life i knew this #no i definitely knew this #because i played softball #and we used eye black sometimes #because it helps with glare #well technically we just wore it to look cool #but the thought was there #how did i never make this connection

[memento-mori-amor-fati]

Coach asked me to help out at my kid's practice.

Me: Your throws are rushed and sloppy. They're not even close to the person you're throwing to, and then they have to reach and correct or run and hurry back. Then their throws end up sloppy too. Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.

Kid: You want me to slow down?

Me: Yes.

Kid: ...

Me: ... Just trust me!

#we dont have to tell them where that comes from #and i didnt play softball #but it worked #😅

[freakurodani]

#conspiracy lvl: poll #hq!! #haikyuu!! #i would be libero bc i love to play #and when i played softball my favorite position was catcher #which is also a defense specialist w a fancy outfit<3 #i just think defense is way cool and awesome!!!! #i was also a manager for the softball team when i couldn't play anymore and that was really fun but i missed playing a lot!!!

[popcorn-adler]

RUN STEVIE RUN

#Steven adler #i love all the clips/gifs/pictures of him playing softball #(or baseball idk)

[spineless-lobster]

Tumblr keeps recommending me dilf ads along side those oddly specific shirts and I’m past the point of being offended now I’m just fearing for my life

#they’re not even real dilfs just a graphic of muscular guys with grey hair 😭 #like girl NO if you’re gonna try to cater to my tastes at least do it right #and there’s the ‘I was born in SEPTEMBER play SOFTBALL and LOVE MY WIFE if you TOUCH HER they’ll NEVER FIND YOUR BODY!’ #like… just no

[memewhore]

Triple Play 97, baybee! I kicked ASS at that game ⚾️😎

#I didn't like other sports games but I played softball for like a decade so I was into this

[avephelis]

can't believe they banished me to a country where ice hockey isn't popular like i get i would've been too powerful but it's so unfair i could've slayed

#context. used to play hockey and ice skate and im an absolute reckless fucking speed demon. #but since i live in australia there's barely any ice hockey and the only things here are expensive club stuffs... unfair... #i also used to play sofcrosse and play softball you can see a Theme here with Violent Sticks (im so casey jones coded fr) #oh and gymnastics #I SWEAR IM NOT A JOCK LMAO

[in-the-sweet-november-rain]

ughhh shes so pretty 🤧

#vicki's shit #like shes plays softball. #i play softball #and im in love w her <33 #vick is in LOVE

[1995mariners]

Being a trans sports fan is sooooo hard sometimes. Here’s an entire human cultural practice dating back for a millennia that I cannot participate in. Here’s a way to nourish your body and build teamwork and friendship and so many trans people just aren’t allowed to participate. Entire communities are based around sports and we are locked out of it. There’s so much fearmongering around trans people (especially trans women) in sports. Pride month celebrations are protested, players are banned from wearing pride tape, there are so few openly queer players. I love sports so much but I know I can only love it from a distance.

Trans people deserve to participate fully in sports. Trans kids deserve to play alongside their friends. Trans fans deserve to feel respected. We have to eliminate the gender essentialism that prevents people from participating in such an integral part of humanity.

#okay to rb btw #i loved playing softball as a kid #i worry if i had begun the process of realizing my gender earlier i wouldn’t have been able to play or would have been ostracized further #i also think a large part of the problem is leagues insistence on appeasing capital as opposed to embracing their fans in all their variety #being a trans ally is not profitable as we have seen but you should do it anyways #sorry long rant I’ve been thinking about this forever