Game Day With a D1 Athlete

Game Day With a D1 Athlete

With the drop of our new Game Day Collection Colorways we thought it would be a great time to get together with one of our athletes to bring you in the day of the life of a D1 baseball player.


We met with Cooper Hinson a 18 year old freshman at Marshall University. Coop is an outfielder who throws righty and bats lefty. Coop takes us through his weekly schedule and routine from the week leading up to the game day to the day of as a student athlete at the highest level. 

Q: What is your practice schedule during the week leading up to game day?
A: Games are typically on the weekend and they will practice about 4 times during the week. Practices will lighten up closer they get to game day and they mainly focus on team defensive plays, individual defense and hit as much batting practice as possible.

Q: How do you balance school work with baseball on game week?
A: My work for the week is normally laid out at the beginning of the week and like to knock it out as soon as possible ideally by Tuesday.

Q: How do you prepare the night before a game day?
A: Just resting and doing some homework on the opposing team. Watching film of the other teams pitcher is common.

Q: What is your morning game day routine like?
A: I normally eat breakfast around 9AM which might consist of peanut butter toast, fruit and eggs, nothing too heavy and coffee is a must. 

Q: Can you take us through your pre-game warm up?
A: We normally get to the field 3 hours before game time for team practice and take as much BP as possible. 

Q: What kind of music are you listening to on game day?
A: I like any kind of hype music, nothing slow or mellow. I have been listening to a lot of Kodak Black, Key Glock and Chief Keef.

Q: What kind of goals do you have for yourself during the games besides winning?
A: Quality at bats. Win or lose having quality at bats is key and just helping my team as much as I can. 

Q: What do you do post game to wind down?
A: I like to go out to eat with friends and family and reflect on the game.

Q: As a D1 college baseball player, what are the most challenging things as a student athlete?
A: The mental strain of being a student and athlete. A lot of people think it is a balance of being 50/50 but it is really being 100% of both a student and athlete. 

Q: What is the most overlooked thing as a college baseball player?
A: Stretching. My teammates and coaching staff have brought to light the importance of dynamic stretching. Many people think of stretching as only static stretching but dynamic stretching is paramount.  

 Thank you to Coop for taking some time with us and we hope you found this informative especially if you or someone you know is looking to take their game to the same level. 

Be sure to check out Coop in our new Game Day Collection Colorways.

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