Basketball in 100+ degree weather
basketball, heat
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Every Saturday I get together with some guys in the neighborhood to play hoops. We used to get together at 8am an play and that worked out pretty well from a conditioning standpoint. Lately, we have rescheduled the time to late afternoon when the day is at its hottest temperature. It is so hot that it becomes a game of last man standing. The good thing is that we have plenty of water and the bench at the side of the court which is located under a shade tree. Other than that there is no room to hide from the sun and the concrete gets so hot you can feel it through your shoes. We play to 11 points, best out of 3 games. This week my team lost all 3 games. Jason, our big guy, had an off game so I was doing most of the scoring but was a liability on defense. It was too hot to play defense. Working in the gym is fine for strength training but after 3 games in the sun I realize my cardio conditioning needs a lot more work. Pass the water its hot out there.
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on 6/16/2008
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