Feb. 9th, 2010
We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training.
Archilochus, Greek Soldier, Poet, c. 650 BC.
We thank the George J Morin Post 183 for sponsoring our Junior Legion baseball team.
Shirley Junior Legion Baseball is now official.
If you wish to inquire about Shirley Junior Legion please email jimcanning@charter.net.
Roster slots are open for players in all nearby communities. For example,
Shirley, Pepperell, Townsend, Ashby, Ashburnham, Lunenburg, Groton, Dunstable, Littleton, Fitchburg, Ayer, Lancaster, Harvard, and Clinton.
Junior Legion is for players who will not turn 18 anytime during 2010.
North Middlesex High School will be listed as the base school.
It is anticipated that we will play a 20 game schedule during the months of June and July.
We belong to Massachusetts Legion District 5.
Other teams in this league are: Ashland, Malden, Wayland, Somerville, Weston, and Newton
We can schedule additional non-league games too.
Home games will be played at: (to be determined)
Sponsorship Opportunites to help
Shirley Junior Legion
All sponsors will be thanked and recognized in the local community newspaper, cable tv local access channels, home game programs, and on this website.
If a sponsor has a website their link will be placed on this website.
Send your sponsorship toAll sponsors will be thanked and recognized in the local community newspaper, cable tv local access channels, home game programs, and on this website.
If a sponsor has a website their link will be placed on this website.
| Name |
Description |
Cost |
| Game Balls Sponsor |
Buy 1/2 dozen game baseballs. |
$ 25 |
| Baseball Cap Sponsor |
Buy a single team baseball cap
for a player or coach. An effort will be made to match the sponsor with
a player from the same town. |
$ 15 |
| Legion Patch Sponsor |
Purchase 25 American Legion
patches that need to be sewn onto each uniform. |
$37.50 |
| Single Home Game Sponsor |
Cover the primary operating
expenses to run a single league home game: two umpires, six game balls,
and lime to line the field. A sponsor will be invited to throw out the first pitch. |
$150 |
Shirley Legion Baseball c/o Jim Canning
6 Lakin Street
Pepperell, MA 01463
Make your check payable to Shirley Legion Baseball. Thank You!
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Many of you have either college age children or children about to enter college.
Alice Hamachek wrote a book called "Coping with College".
I make all my computer science students read it.
It is a light and easy book to read.
It is difficult for many students to apply the concepts it contains.
However, if they could apply them - it would be a difference maker. They would have great success.
It turns out that the topics learned in college are not difficult.
What the average to poor student needs to do is develop a daily system of effective study.
The average to poor student could change his/her academic life if he/she could figure out "how to study".
Many of these students do not learn how to study in high school. They can get by without doing it.
Particularly in non-accelerated courses.
So, they never really learned how to study.
A more intense book on the subject matter is Harry Maddox's age old ... "How to Study".
It is fairly dense, but chock full of important information.
The difference between a kid who is ranked in the top 10 of their HS class and the kid
who has a much much lower rank is study habits. I do not believe the large difference is due to
grey matter between the ears. There are zillions of very bright kids whose class rank is low.
In fact, there are lots of "average intellect" kids who figured out how to study and are ranked 8/400.
It is about figuring out how to work.
The good news is that a kid who is just getting by can be inspired to achieve academically.
Once they get the bug, they are academic dynamos.
Remember: Reading, Writing, 'Rithmatic.
While ceramics + microsoft word may be fun/easy, their impact on your child is minimal unless they have a writing component to them.
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Okay, pop quiz: There are three types of verbs. What are they?
Answer: Transitive, Intransitive, and Linking.
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Ok, so here's the deal.
Many of you know that I read and listen to lots of fiction books these days.
The commute to work and back for me is 35 minutes each way.
What is your commute?
There are a lot of books that we should have read way back when but did not.
Life got in your way.
One alternative to Imus in the morning or a music station or even worse Jim and Margery (ugh) is listening to a good old-fashion book or CD or tape.
Where do I get them? From the libraries: Pepperell's Lawrence, Townsend, and Groton.
There is also a large (huge) network of libraries to which these libraries belong.
In essence, you can get any book from most any library in Central and Western MA.
There is tremendous personal value in listening to these books. After a while they collectively
paint a mosaic of life across the generations and cultures. The things we struggle with today are
the same issues that are described in the great novels. These books help to clarify your thoughts.
There are intense books. There are light books. I can recommend one to two if you ask.
I am trying to make it through the top 100 or so of the greatest novels of all-time.
As I am older than most of you, I feel like I am running out of time.
You 30-somethings and 40-somethings --- if possible -- I encourage you to start using those minutes in your car if you can.
On the light side is Anne of Green Gables. This is presently referred to as a children's book.
It was written in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
It chronicles the early years in the life of Anne Shirley. It is not intellectually taxing. It is a nice book.
We should all have Anne Shirley's imagination and way-of-being inside of us.
When it was published, the reviews were so good that Lucy Maud then wrote additional books about Anne that chronicles the rest of her life.
I am presently listening to Anne of Avonlea. This is the second book in the series. Easy listening.
Join in the conversation and start picking some of the classics off.
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My current score for the Army Fitness Test is: 164.
The test consists of push-ups, sit-ups, and the two-mile run.
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What is yours?
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Pull-ups & Chin-ups force you to lift your own body-weight.
They are the best strength training exercises you can do for upper-body strength & muscle mass.
Unfortunately Pull-ups & Chin-ups are hard. Very hard.
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Among his many noted "Woodenisms", he often says,
"A good coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment,"
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"A man may make mistakes, but he isn’t a failure until he starts blaming someone else."
"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."
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128 ounces of water weighs 8.3 lbs. 1/4 Mile Run (treadmill) Goal: 2:50 Goal: 2:15
1/2 Mile Run (treadmill) Goal: 5:30
3/4 Mile Run Goal: 8:15 Goal: 8:00
1 Mile Run Goal: 12 minutes Goal: 10 minutes Goal: 9:30 (treadmill)
1.5 Mile Run (treadmill) Goal: 20:00 Goal: 16:00
2 Mile Run (treadmill) Goal: 24:66 Goal 22:00 Goal: 20:00 Goal: 19:48 Goal: 19:25
3 Mile Run (treadmill) Goal: 44:00 Goal: 40:00 Goal: 35:00
4 Mile Run (treadmill) Goal: 1 hour Goal: 52:30
One lap around a standard outdoor HS track. Prior to 1976 the distance was 440 yards not 400 meters. 100 meters
400 meters World Record: 43.18 seconds Michael Johnson Core Strength and Fitness Test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0vSX9GlgQo&feature=related
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Novels Worth Reading 1. To Kill a
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2. My Antonia by Willa Cather 3. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 4. East of Eden by John Steinbeck 5. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 6. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky 7. A Separate Peace by John Knowles 8. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 9.The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 10. The Good Earth, Pearl S Buck 11. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo |
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The army fitness test has 3 components: Sit ups (middle core) Push ups (upper body) 2 Mile Run (lower body) Army Fitness Test Calculator Army Fitness Test Goal: 120 points Goal: 135 points Goal: 170
Push Ups Goal: 20 Goal: 25
Bicep Curls 10 repetitions w/ dumbells 15 repetitions w/ dumbells 20 repetitions w/ dumbells
Max Squats Goal: 40 Goal: 75
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The marine fitness test has 3 components: Pull Ups or Chin Ups Crunches - Marine Sit ups 3 Mile Run Goal 1: Score 65 points on the Marine Fitness Test THE ARMSTRONG PULLUP PROGRAM Developed by Major Charles Lewis Armstrong, USMC, this program consists of two workouts per day, five days a week. Most people who stick with this program are able to do 20 pullups within 4 to 6 weeks. Every morning, do three maximum
effort sets of push-ups. Major Armstrong said that he would get
out of bed and hit the floor to do his first max set. He would
then go and shave, and return to do his next set. A few minutes
later, he would do his third maximum effort set. The push up is
one of the best exercises to develop arm strength for pull-ups.
The rest of the routine goes like this:
Monday
Do five max effort sets of pull-ups, resting one minute between each set
Tuesday Do a pyramid of repetitions, starting with one pull-up then 10 seconds of rest, 2 pull-ups and 20 seconds of rest, 3 pull-ups and 30 seconds of rest, and so on until you are unable to do more repetitions than your previous set. Wednesday Do three “training sets” of overhand pull-ups three sets of underhand pull-ups, and three sets of overhand pull-ups where the back of your neck touches the bar. A training set is dictated by your current level of strength. If you are advanced, it might be 5 or 6. Rest one minute between sets. The goal of the workout is to do the same number of repetitions per set, so start off conservatively, if you can only do 1, use one. Thursday Do training sets, resting one minute between each set, until you are unable to complete a set. Use the same number of repetitions that you used in your Wednesday sets. This will probably turn out to be your longest (and hardest) day. Friday Repeat the day that you had the most trouble with during the week. Take the weekends off. Your muscles will need this time to recover. Females can adapt the flexed arm hang to this program by simply replacing repetitions with hang times. The key to this program is regularity and COMMITMENT. If you follow the program consistently, you should see improvement within a few weeks. Chin Ups Goal: 1 It will be a great day when I can do 1 chin up.
Pull Ups Goal: 1 Marine Fitness Points: 0
A 55 year male who can score 65 points in the Marine Fitness test would earn a 3rd class classification. This would do it: 3 pull ups or chin cups 40 crunches 33:00 three mile run If he can score 100 points, he would earn a 2nd class classification. ******* The Air Force Fitness test has four components: Waist measurement (30%) 1.5 mile run (50%) Push ups (10%) Sit ups (10%)
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class. -------------------------------------------- That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan". All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. Could not be any simpler than that. Jumping Jacks Goal: 2:00
Army Sit Ups Goal: 15
Marine Sit Ups Goal: 15 Wall Squat Goal: 45 seconds
Minimum Level Fitness Requirements to Begin P90X These exercises are to be done in one sitting. With 1-4 minutes of rest between excercises. When I can do all of these I will begin P90X.
US Navy A 54 year male Navy recruit can earn probationary status by scoring 45 points on its fitness test. To do this the male recruit would need to do 29 situps 19 pushups 16:45 minutes in a 1.5 mile run. To pass basic training a 54 year old male recruit needs to do 37 situps 30 pushups 15:15 minutes in 1.5 mile run. Shoulder Flys 10 repetitions w/dumbells
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The Essence of the Major League Swing Want to Crush a Baseball? Learn the Major League Swing.
This is not a lunge. This is not a linear approach. Please do not call it linear. This is what 99% of all major league hitters do. Remember! Hands, Weight, Foot ..... Foot, Weight, Hands Do not squish the bug. Your swing is not level with the ground. Your swing should deliver the bat "square" to the ball. Generate some lift. In order for this to work, you need to have the courage to come out. Remember. This is not a lunge to the front-side. Allow your back heel to roll upwards. Do not bury the back heel into the ground. Never! You must be free. Do not lock up. Find your rythym. C'mon Out. Get to the Front. C'mon out. Get out there! Do not let the pitcher beat you back. C'mon out! For heaven's sake - Get Out there! This is not a weight back, pivot the back foot strategy. This is not a lunge. Got it? |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQB2-Kmiic A whiteboard is a very useful tool for a college student. The bigger the better. College students should have their own whiteboard in their apartment or room. It helps you collect your thoughts. Work on problems. Organize ideas. Students need to doodle. It is an ideal gift. Drinking No on soda No on chocolate milk Water water everywhere Eating No on pizza No on brownies No on cookies Tuna is good. Apples are good. Grapes are good. Baked beans are good. Vitamins Vitamin D - 100 mg Vitamin E - 400 I.U. Aspirin - 325 mg Fish Oil - 1000 mg B-100 Ultra B-Complex Ginkgo Biloba - 60 mg Multi-vitamin Vitamin C - 500 mg Lutein - 20 mg Leominster Babe Ruth 14s All Stars 2009 Western Mass Champion 2009 District 3 Champion 8-2 overall Team Mark Canning, Chris Canning, Matt Russell, Brandon Cole, Cam Gouldrup, Liam Coughlin, Stephen Drury, Nick Bergeron, Stephen Ippolito, Sean Mullaney, Travis Thompson, Franny Fernandez, Mike Fuller, Matt Notaro, Mike Leblanc,
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2007 Pepperell Little League Champions What a terrific spring! These major league Braves went 19-1. Seven of these boys hit jacks over the fence. Front Row: Paul Sawyer, Dominic Ciccone, Chris Devito, Matt Wyllie, Mac Flynn Back Row: Brandon Cole, Kyle McDermott, Chris Canning, Mark Canning, Dylan Ricker, Matt White, Jim Flynn  |
2007 Massachusetts District 3 Champions (6-1 overall) What a terrific summer! 9 homers. Great Pitching. Big plays. Cam Gouldrup, Mark Canning, Brandon Cole, Josh Mihill, Jamie Breen, Mike Chase, Kyle McDermott, Joe Tierney, Chris Canning, Nick Chapas, Jamie Breen, Joshua Cushion  |
2008 Leominster Babe
Ruth Champions 25 wins - 0 losses This team outscored their opponents by 198 runs in 25 games. There was a mercy rule in effect. They crushed the ball on a regular basis. Hitter 1 through hitter 9. All season long. Nine times we went yard: Matt Canning (3), Matt Foley(2), Doug Baird(3), Matt Heisler(1). All batters were a threat to pound the ball. It did not matter if the pitcher was throwing heat or not. Time him up. These champions are: Kevin Quin, Zach Caraviello, Matt Canning, Josh Mihill, Matt Foley, Justin Roberts, Matt Heisler, Mark Canning, Nick Ravanis, Abe Mughal, Brandon Cole, Chris Canning, Michael Chase, Cameron Gouldrup, Doug Baird  |
