1) For my second independent component I plan on exercising eveyrday to reach the 30 hour requirement.
2) I plan on doing something everyday like running, doing sotball drills, or entering in a spin class or agility speed training program. I will try to do at least 6 hours of physical activity per week to reach my goal.
3) My EQ has to do with winning a softball game, and my team will be taking a break so i need to stay in shape while everyone else is playing high school softball and the drive and determination of working hard everyday will help me improve and in turn help my team win.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Independent Component 1
Literal
a) I, Carissa Twardowski, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
b) For my independent component I worked with closely with my coaches and teammates in practices, showcases, and softball tournaments.
Interpretive
a) Softball plays a huge part in my routine, and I'm always doing something softball related every week, whether it's practices or tournaments on the weekend. Every Tuesday I would go to batting lessons with a batting coach that I got referred to and he would teach me the different mechanics and focuses of hitting and offense. I was beginning to make more solid contact and making my way to the fourth place on the batting line-up. On Sundays if we did not have a tournament or showcase that week we would practice from 8 am to 12 pm. We would do conditioning and then transition to fielding and defense, and then wrap it up with hitting at the end. Showcases and tournaments were a majority of my weekends, and I would play first base almost every inning. Colleges would be scouting some of our games such as Fullerton, UCLA, UCR, and more. My teams' winter season was not the best season,but I learned a lot while playing, and I got a lot of review to fill in my gap from not playing for a while.
Applied
a) By playing and being involved on a team it's easier to not only see the fundamentals and structure of a team but also experience it ,and see it first hand. I was able to learn things about softball and apply them into what I do. My independent component allowed me to see coaching philosophy and technique in action being specifically tailored to my needs and preferences. Answers that I saw in my research, such as maintaining mental toughness, I was able to test out and further understand what was being introduced.
Independent Component Hours Log
a) I, Carissa Twardowski, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
b) For my independent component I worked with closely with my coaches and teammates in practices, showcases, and softball tournaments.
Interpretive
a) Softball plays a huge part in my routine, and I'm always doing something softball related every week, whether it's practices or tournaments on the weekend. Every Tuesday I would go to batting lessons with a batting coach that I got referred to and he would teach me the different mechanics and focuses of hitting and offense. I was beginning to make more solid contact and making my way to the fourth place on the batting line-up. On Sundays if we did not have a tournament or showcase that week we would practice from 8 am to 12 pm. We would do conditioning and then transition to fielding and defense, and then wrap it up with hitting at the end. Showcases and tournaments were a majority of my weekends, and I would play first base almost every inning. Colleges would be scouting some of our games such as Fullerton, UCLA, UCR, and more. My teams' winter season was not the best season,but I learned a lot while playing, and I got a lot of review to fill in my gap from not playing for a while.
Applied
a) By playing and being involved on a team it's easier to not only see the fundamentals and structure of a team but also experience it ,and see it first hand. I was able to learn things about softball and apply them into what I do. My independent component allowed me to see coaching philosophy and technique in action being specifically tailored to my needs and preferences. Answers that I saw in my research, such as maintaining mental toughness, I was able to test out and further understand what was being introduced.
Independent Component Hours Log
Monday, February 6, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Service Learning
For my service learning I am playing on my softball team and working with my coaches.
My contact is Butch Reyes because he is my coach for my team. For my hours I will be working with my coach at practices and games by doing drills at practices and playing in games. This will also count for my indepoendent component. So far I only have a few hours because I just started counting hours for my Service learning this semmester.
My contact is Butch Reyes because he is my coach for my team. For my hours I will be working with my coach at practices and games by doing drills at practices and playing in games. This will also count for my indepoendent component. So far I only have a few hours because I just started counting hours for my Service learning this semmester.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Third Interview Questions
1) What is most essential to winning a softball game?
2) What does it take to have a successful team?
3) What skills do think are most important to have as a softball player?
4) How do you measure the success of a team?
5) How can a coach get the most out of an athlete?
6) Is there a plan or process an athlete can follow to optimize their skills?
7) Is coaching softball different from coaching any other sport and why?
8) What qualities or skills does it require to be a coach?
9) What rewards come with coaching?
10) What draws the line between playing and coaching?
2) What does it take to have a successful team?
3) What skills do think are most important to have as a softball player?
4) How do you measure the success of a team?
5) How can a coach get the most out of an athlete?
6) Is there a plan or process an athlete can follow to optimize their skills?
7) Is coaching softball different from coaching any other sport and why?
8) What qualities or skills does it require to be a coach?
9) What rewards come with coaching?
10) What draws the line between playing and coaching?
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Self Reflection
1) So far I think I am Proficient in senior project because I am accomplishing tasks lid in front of me.
2) I think that I have done my research relatively well, because I have learned a lot and found a lot of useful information to use.
3) I need to work on service learning because I need to find a new place of interest that can help me further with my project.
2) I think that I have done my research relatively well, because I have learned a lot and found a lot of useful information to use.
3) I need to work on service learning because I need to find a new place of interest that can help me further with my project.
Science Fair Proposal
1. If a softball player hits the "sweet spot" of a bat, then they may be able to hit the ball further on average.
2. Dependent variable: sweet spot location
Independent variable: force by the bat
Control: bat used
3. My EQ is about finding what is most essential to winning a softball game. I believe hitting is one of those essentials and in order to get the best hit you must have the best performance out of your bat, and in order to have the best performance you must hit the sweet spot which has the least vibration for a smooth energy transmission from the bat to the ball.
4. In order to perform my experiment I will need to build a structure to hold the bat upside down and then tap the bat in different locations and measure the vibration frequency with the vernier accelerometer and record the data.
5. Mine would be under the physics category.
2. Dependent variable: sweet spot location
Independent variable: force by the bat
Control: bat used
3. My EQ is about finding what is most essential to winning a softball game. I believe hitting is one of those essentials and in order to get the best hit you must have the best performance out of your bat, and in order to have the best performance you must hit the sweet spot which has the least vibration for a smooth energy transmission from the bat to the ball.
4. In order to perform my experiment I will need to build a structure to hold the bat upside down and then tap the bat in different locations and measure the vibration frequency with the vernier accelerometer and record the data.
5. Mine would be under the physics category.
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