{"id":21423,"date":"2020-08-12T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=21423"},"modified":"2021-01-08T15:46:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T20:46:02","slug":"mdc-student-athletes-stay-in-shape-with-workouts-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mdc-student-athletes-stay-in-shape-with-workouts-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"How Student-Athletes At MDC Are Staying In Shape During The Coronavirus Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student-athletes rely on disciplined offseason workouts to stay game ready.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normal habits and routines have been thrown out the window as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recurring stay-at-home orders, curfews, lockdowns, and park and gym closures have forced intercollegiate athletes to turn toward individual workouts to stay in shape, but that has proven difficult without the proper equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With most sporting facilities closed, student-athletes at Miami Dade College have found creative ways to maintain tip-top shape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharks\u2019 second baseman <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/miami-native-comes-back-to-play-for-sharks\/\">Erick Orbeta<\/a><\/span>, who scored 20 runs and posted a team-leading .395 batting average last season, has remained vigilant to keep his fitness level high.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He travels to the Planet Fitness on 157th and Sunset Drive twice a day to lift weights wearing a face mask. Orbeta also has access to batting cages where he fine-tunes his swing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis should be an advantage to us athletes because of the long wait time,\u201d Orbeta said. \u201cIf we went about it the right way and trained through the break there\u2019s no need to worry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gym isn\u2019t the only place with safety precautions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several of the parks volleyball players have practiced at are enforcing strict regulations. Players have been allowed to tap the ball to each other but no real games have been allowed to ensure social distancing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To compensate, players have done workouts sessions via the conference site Zoom. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They meet virtually every day at 1 p.m. to perform exercises from T25 and INSANITY, two DVD workout programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21518\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Daniela-Tobar4web-e1597685970345-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Volleyball workout.\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Daniela-Tobar4web-e1597685970345-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Daniela-Tobar4web-e1597685970345-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Daniela-Tobar4web-e1597685970345-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Daniela-Tobar4web-e1597685970345.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workout: Like many Miami Dade College athletes, Lady Sharks\u2019 defensive specialist Daniela Tobar has gotten creative to get workouts in during the coronavirus pandemic. Tobar uses a volleyball net in her backyard to practice her craft. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANA TOBAR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lady Sharks\u2019 defensive specialist Daniela Tobar has practiced regularly using a volleyball net in her backyard. She has also worked on the mental part of the game by reading <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Leadership Playbook <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to become a better teammate.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/shot-blocker-brings-international-experience-to-lady-sharks-basketball\/\">Alise Markova<\/a><\/span>, a forward on the women\u2019s basketball team, is taking advantage of the low number of coronavirus cases in her hometown Riga in Latvia. She has access to a local court and gym where she lifts weights daily and works on her defense and three-point shooting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophomore forward <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/forward-hart-who-once-lived-in-brazil-finds-home-at-mdc\/\">Victor Hart<\/a><\/span> has access to an outdoor court and point guard <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/haitian-native-finds-new-home-on-mdc-basketball-court\/\">Dev Ostrowski<\/a><\/span> has been running five miles on the treadmill every day and lifting weights. But despite the rigorous workouts, the pandemic has affected the athletes mentally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy game has been off. I just can\u2019t stay focused,\u201d Ostrowski said. \u201cI\u2019ve been working on my layups but all around I\u2019m just trying to keep my head in the game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pandemic has served as a learning experience for the players. They are eager to get back to the sports they love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe miss seeing each other every day and [we] are hoping [to] get another season together,\u201d said Lady Sharks\u2019 infielder Nicole Gonzalez. \u201cI want to really appreciate every aspect of the game because it being taken away so fast made me realize how much more it is to me than just a game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Athletic teams at MDC are allowed to return to practice this fall semester. Volleyball can start on Aug. 15, baseball and softball on Sept. 5, and men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball on Sept. 15.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student-athletes rely on disciplined offseason workouts to stay game ready.\u00a0 Normal habits and routines have been thrown out the window as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0 Recurring stay-at-home orders, curfews, lockdowns, and park and gym closures have forced intercollegiate athletes to turn toward individual workouts to stay in shape, but that has proven difficult 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