From baseball mode to football mode

From baseball mode to football mode

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"* and our three sports team led by kaleb gillock is taking a hard look the calendar.

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In that they're the only state in the country that plays baseball in the summer.

That's made for interesting challenges for football coaches ?

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The knights have one of the longest baseball seasons year in and year out ?

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"* and that's affecting how they do things on the gridiron.xx in the muggy, midwest summers, newman catholic head coach rich mccardle opts to hold practices at night.

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What mccardle is accustomed to, is getting some of his players back right before fall camp.

"we've had that problem every year."

Much of the program is fed by newman's baseball team ?

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"* a powerhouse around t state that has three state championships in the last four seasons.

The problem with that much success ?

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"* football begins in ear august.

The kids are competing all summer long, they're staying in shape, they're active, and they're being successful and that's translates to football."

Max burt has gotten used to the routine..

The sophomore put up video game numbers for the knights on the diamond.

After just three days off in between sports ?

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"* burt is back on gridiron.

"that's just how it's been over the past couple of years.

It's a good problem to have i guess because we're very proud of our baseball tradition and stuff but it's good to be back in the football season for sure."

Going through a long baseball season just to switch into football mode isn't as easy as it sounds.

Mccardle says he has to ease his players in that first week of practice.

"every year, we're about a week behind just geting out of baseball mode and into football mode because it's different training and things but the kids just do a great job."

Burt still gets his baseball fix from time to time, but right now the focus is on the football season.

"i love baseball and stuff but once baseball is over you're still going to hit and stuff when you can but it's (?

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Start their season