(S18) - PT4 - Fall

[KillaScrilla]

Well here it is, time of year when hell freezes over and the wind cuts through you like a knife. One of the biggest things I do in preparing for winter is I’ll go outside for an hour or so at a time shirtless. It helps my body get use to the cold better for me anyway. That stinging feeling when you hit someone and it’s so cold it hurts, you start to not feel it anymore. Granted it’s also because I’m just totally numb from the cold. While outside I’ll turn the jug machine all the way up and let it rip the footballs to me and catch them. I don’t wear gloves or a undershirt during a game so I don’t now either. Coach will turn on the industrial fans and blow them into the face of Jenkins to help prepare for wind as well. A very key element is not fumbling in the rain. We let balls soak overnight in water and then they spray water from above and have us run between two lines of guys all swatting at the ball to knock it loose. Better have it high and tight or that sucker will squirt right out of there. That’s just a few things we do to prepare for this shit time of year.