Sox Sentiment of the Day

"Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it, you don't have a chance."

--Alex Rodriguez

Sox Sentiment of the Day

"Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching."

--Jackie Robinson

Sox Sentiment of the Day

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game. It will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us."

--Walt Whitman

Healthy Habits for the Young Athlete

"If you put your peas in your mashed potatoes, they don't taste so bad."

--Jonah, age 10

Eating a well balanced meal is essential to your athlete on a regular basis but it is very important on game day.

On game day try to provide a meal two hours prior to game time. Create a meal that contains plenty of carbohydrates, protein and one that is low in fat. Fat can be hard to digest and increase a risk of a tummy ache so choose leaner meats and stay away from the high fat, fried foods as much as possible on game day.

Remember that providing children with healthy food choices is one of the keys to helping them reach their full potential and in most cases these food choices will stay with them the rest of their lives.

Sox Spotlight: Logan

1. Ht: 4'10" Wt: 95 lbs
2. Favorite Food: pizza/hamburgers
3. Favorite School Subject: physical education
4. Favorite Tv Show: Diamond Demo's
5. Favorite song: nothing in particular, I like all kinds...
6. Favorite thing to do, not including baseball: playing sports outdoors w/friends
7. What do you want to be when you grow up? Major league Baseball Player
8. Favorite MLB team: New York Yankees
9. Favorite MLB player: Derek Jeter/Alex Rodriguez
10. Best part about being an Aquasox? Playing baseball with my friends and learning HOW to play the game

Sox Sentiment of the Day

"You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave -- win or lose."

Gordie Howe

Sox Spotlight: Cam

1. Ht: 4'6" Wt: 75 lbs
2. Favorite Food: steak/ribs
3. Favorite School Subject: science
4. Favorite Tv Show: anything on the History Channel
5. Favorite song: The Saints Are Coming by U2/Green Day
6. Favorite thing to do, not including baseball: swimming
7. What do you want to be when you grow up? Major league Baseball Player
8. Favorite MLB team: St. Louis Cardinals
9. Favorite MLB player: Albert Pujols
10. Best part about being an Aquasox? Being able to play baseball w/my friends.

Healthy Habits for the Young Athlete

"Water is the only drink for a wise man."

--Henry David Thoreau



Dehydration- excessive loss of water from the body or from an organ or bodily part.

In the life of every young athlete it is important to make sure he or she is properly hydrated. In general one cup of fluid or water is needed for every 20 to 30 minutes of physical activity. The key in avoiding dehydration is to drink before thirst sets in.

Sports drinks are designed to provide energy and replace electrolytes such as sodium and potassium that athletes tend to lose in sweat. Although sports drinks are popular and taste good water is a sufficient source to keep kids hydrated.

Typically your child has enough carbs to serve as energy for up to 90 minutes of exercise. In any case lost electrolytes can be replenished by a good well balanced meal after physical activity.

It is best to avoid soda as a source of hydration. Caffeine can act as a diuretic and lead to an increased risk of dehydration.

With all the choices out there to keep our bodies hydrated it seems the best source is the most natural and obvious choice. Water, it is what we are made of.

Sox Sentiment of the Day

"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."

--Cal Ripken Jr.

Healthy Habits for the Young Athlete

"The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results."

--Anthony Robbins




Nutrition plays a key role in the life of a young athlete. Food is the fuel that produces energy needs for your child and helps in maximizing their physical, emotional, academic and spiritual potential.

I have heard it said that we must begin to see ourselves as a soul with a body and not a body with a soul. It is important that our children see their bodies as a gift and gain a knowledge of being a good steward of that gift.

Our role as parents is to teach and model a healthy approach to living. Those tools will not only benefit your child on the field but off as well. What parent wouldn't want a child to be dedicated to making healthy choices not only with food but other aspects of living?

Looking at our health in a proper perspective not only holds us to a higher standard but gives our children a better chance at a full and energetic life now and in the future.

As we continue this season, a better season, may we learn together to be dedicated not only to the lessons baseball can instill but dedicated to a better tomorrow through healthy choices that we make and pass on to our little athletes.

Sox Spotlight: Mason

1. Ht: 4'6" Wt: 65 lbs
2. Favorite Food: Steak
3. Favorite School Subject: math
4. Favorite Tv Show: Baseball tonight/ WWE Raw
5. Favorite song: Drift away
6. Favorite thing to do, not including baseball: Fishing
7. What do you want to be when you grow up? Major league Baseball player
8. Favorite MLB team: Phillies
9. Favorite MLB player: Dustin Pedroia
10. Best part about being a Aquasox? Getting to play high level baseball

Updates!

Hopefully everyone is enjoying the new site and is finding their way around easily enough. We here at Sox HQ's have a lot of catching up to do w/past pics and info, but are making headway by adding new content on a daily basis. Any pictures that are added are done so date marked on the day that they were taken and are readily accessible through the links on the lower right side of the page under player/coaches photographs.

Every picture is also available to be seen on a larger scale when double clicked upon. Please feel free to comment if you'd like or leave a line if you need help getting around. Make yourself at home!

Sox Sentiment of the Day

"What you lack in talent can be made up w/desire, hustle & giving 110% all of the time."

--Don Zimmer

Sox Sentiment of the Day

"In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100 percent dedication, you won't be able to do this."

--Willie Mays

Welcome Home!

Welcome to the site that is all Pensacola Aquasox all the time. Everything you ever wanted to know about 'Sox players and coaches but were afraid to ask will be here. We'll also have useful info on upcoming events, pics galore and team stats that should make your everyday following of the best 9U ballclub in the area an enjoyable one and also provide you with a nice keepsake come year end.

Your input is not only solicited, but valued as it only enhances what we here at 'Sox headquarters hope to make a vibrant community focused on only the best for our boys as a whole. So, we hope that you'd enjoy and indulge yourself on all that we can offer here as like-minded we accomplish much more than we ever could as individuals. This site is only a meager means to embrace that team concept that our boys are learning.

Your comments are more than welcome as we are constantly looking to improve ourselves and the experience. Thanks to all who make this all possible.