Good afternoon everybody and welcome to Montpelier, Vermont for the Orca presentation of the third in July celebration here in downtown Montpelier. My first guest of the evening is Dan Groberg. Dan is in charge of Montpelier alive. Dan, first and foremost congratulations. Another spectacular event, something for everybody. First of all, hello and tell us about it. Thank you so much. We're at our 20th annual July third celebration in downtown Montpelier. It's always a fun event. We have 10 or 15,000 people show up and looks like the Montpelier mile is starting right now leading off the race with a fun mile road race. We have fireworks, we have a great parade. It's a whole lot of fun for the whole community.  You get people from everywhere here, don't you? We do. It's been named one of the top 10 summer events in Vermont and we're really proud to have people from all over Vermont here tonight. Now Dan, this is not something that you start planning a week or two in advance. How much work goes into this and when does it start? We had our first meeting in mid-December to start planning for this year and it's a huge amount of work with a big team of staff and volunteers and my board who help out and we obviously have to thank all our sponsors to make it possible. You know, you get the gratitude of everybody in the community but the fact of the matter is that it's this kind of event that brings families together and the idea that we can broadcast this and live stream it really opens it up to the entire world, doesn't it? It's awesome. We're happy to have people who might not be able to be down here in person being able to tune in and watch and join us. Dan, is there one particular float or one particular marching band you think we should look for tonight? You know, there's a lot of fun floats and I encourage people to vote for their favorite because their favorite float can win a thousand dollars tonight. Thanks to Union Mutual. Go on Montpelieralive.org slash vote. Montpelieralive.org slash vote and you can vote for your favorite to win. Outstanding. Thank you, Dan. Thank you very much for stopping by today. Thank you so much for having me. Well, once again, we welcome you here in downtown Montpelier. I have another guest coming up. Lawrence, you want to step up please? I will, sir. You want to grab that microphone right there, Lawrence? Nope, the one right here. Now tell us, Lawrence, tell us about what you do and why you're here. Well, first of all, I would like to say welcome to Montpelier and this is a great day, July 3rd. My wife and I do, we do a television show for and about people, especially, it's called Abled and On Air. And Abled and On Air encompasses, you know, we've been doing this for about seven years in the town of Montpelier, but I've been a journalist for 25 years doing this type of humanistic journalism. And we've had a lot of Montpelier and Vermont organizations, including Green Mountain Support Services which funds our program as well as Washington County Mental Health and Champlain Community Services. And we focus on the abilities of people, not disabilities of people. So tell us about your program and when is it on? Abled and On Air can be seen several times a week on Channel 15 as well as Channel 17 in Channel 15 in Montpelier and Channel 17 in Burlington on the Media TV network. But, you know, the reason why we do this type of program is because it's extremely important because, you know, people with special needs meet advocacy and that's why we do it. That's the main reason why we do this. Lawrence, thank you very much for joining us today. Good luck with your program. Okay. And you have a wonderful time. Thank you, sir. Thank you very much. Thank you and have a wonderful event. Thank you, Lawrence. Well, as you can hear in the background, we've got our milers just coming back the other way. This would be a good opportunity for me to introduce my co-host today. With me today is Evie Concerta. Evie, good morning or afternoon, I should say. Hello.  I'll join you. Good. How are you? I'm terrific. Thank you very much for joining me. Thank you for having me. Let's talk about you and what's going on in your world this summer. Okay. I'm just this summer mainly I'm working a lot to make money before college, you know, as one does this summer before after senior year. And so let's talk about where you're headed. So I'm going to a small school in Philadelphia just outside of Philadelphia called Bryn Mawr College. It's an all-women's college. You know, I look back and let me share with you my experience. I graduated from high school in 1972 and I was getting ready to go to Norwich and it was an entirely different type of preparation. So we won't talk about that, but I'm very excited for you. Thank you. I'm excited to have you here today. I think one of the things that I enjoy about a parade is that ever since I was little, my grandmother always used to say that you see the people you never see during the year at funerals and parades. Now, there's a little difference in our age. Tell me about parades. Do you enjoy parades? Have they been a part of your life? Tell me about it. Yeah, I mean I really like parades. They didn't really start becoming a big part of my life until I moved to Montpelier in about 2011, I think. Sounds about right. I lived in Burlington and they didn't really do anything for the 4th of July, but then I got to Montpelier and realized that there was this huge culture of like coming down for the 3rd of July parade and seeing everyone and going to the vendors and like even being in the parade if you get a chance to. So that's when I started getting more involved with it. Oh, that's very cool. I like that. You know, as we look forward to the summer, there are major events in Vermont and as Dan told us early on, this has been earmarked as one of the major events in Vermont. And I think there are 14 of them, I think, something like that. This attracts people of all ages and although it's not back to back with the Heritage Festival, it does serve to bring a lot of people back to the area. And as I mentioned to Dan, with Orca live streaming this, we're in contact all over the world. So I'm sure there's some servicemen and women that are watching this and it's just, it's a wonderful atmosphere. It is, yeah. It's a fun thing to do. It does. It expands the whole parameter of this particular event and hopefully next year, if you're still in Philadelphia, you'll be watching it down there. Yeah. Well, I'll even get to come back. Yeah. I think it just really showcases just how close-knit of a community Montpelier really is. Very good point. Yeah. And you know, as we talk about that, and that's a great point, how the internet actually helps us with that. Oh, yeah. From far away. All of a sudden you could tune in and here we are on Main Street of Montpelier. Yeah. Exactly. So as we look around here today, do you see a lot of your friends so far? Oh, yes. Oh, sure. It's hard to walk, you know, just a couple of feet without running into someone I know. And you know, it's not like we've had a spectacular spring. Right. And so with the nice summer weather, oh my gosh. Everyone's coming out. Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. Now, as the summer goes on, do you have some particular events that you're looking forward to? I mean, personally, I'm going to go on some vacations and stuff. Yeah. Sure. So it's going to be vacation time for you. And would this be your only broadcast gig for the summer? I think so. Yeah. All right. Well, we're here for the opening event. I'm excited about it. Once again, I want to remind everybody that you are watching the Montpelier 3rd of July festivities. You've just seen the mile run through. And you're listening and watching to Orca. You could find us on the Internet at orcamedia.net. Tune us right in. And of course, on local cable television, here we are. And it's my privilege to be back here again. My name's Brent Curtis. And it's so much fun to be back with all my friends at Orca. What a great service these people do when it's time to tune in at the various events, either at the Capitol or committee meetings. This is where I tune first because I know that this is where I'm going to find the information that's very important for me as a Vermonter, as a voter, and most especially since I'm a member of this particular community. Orca has been a mainstay when it comes to passing information and actually bringing state government right into our living rooms. You've heard of a different couple of different programs that have gone on here. Lawrence told us about his program. And there are a lot of other ones. So it is a valuable community service. And you know, have you ever paid much attention to it? I mean, my dad's the executive director. So it's kind of hard not to set up. Oh, yeah.  When I was in middle school, I would do a show. I would come here and do TV shows about the environment, green team news. And so that was a huge part of my middle school experience. And then, you know, as I get older, I've been helping out. I do, I did the Halloween parade, I've commented on that. And now I'm here doing this. So, yeah. Oh, that is a great story. I love that. Yeah. And I think the key here is that this is open for everybody. It is. Yeah. And it's a means of creativity. It's a means of development. And it's right here. And I think that probably the point that we want to emphasize is that it's free. Exactly. Yeah. Public service. And there are so many dedicated people here that make everyone feel welcome. And certainly, everyone is welcome here. But let's get down to brass tacks. We're broadcasting from Montpelier, Vermont. This is the smallest state capital population wise in the country. We're also the only state capital that does not have McDonald's. We are the closest state capital to a foreign border. And that's Canada. And I think that's kind of unique stuff right there. It is. Yeah. It makes our quirky little city even more interesting. I know. You have to drive a whole like 10 minutes to McDonald's. It's crazy. Yes, indeed. Indeed it is. And so as we sit down here today, as I mentioned earlier, and we were talking with Dan, there are a lot of events. The capital lawn has been all laid out. Lots of things happening for the family, food trucks. And so it's an it's an entire day's celebration. Yeah. Happy birthday, America. That's what we want to say. So we're getting ready with the information we have is the parade is warming up. And again, to remind you, you're tuned into Orca. And we are getting ready for the July 3rd event in Montpelier. Now we've got a couple little, I don't want to say slow folks, because they're doing a great job.  Lots of fun for everyone. And again, the quintessential downtown America on the 4th of July. Something you can't find in Manhattan. You can't find in Philadelphia or Boston. And as I watch these little, little tykes coming down, oh my gosh, how much fun is that? I'm not sure they're really tuned in with being in shape. They want the ice cream at the end of the run. That's what I'm thinking right there. And listen to this crowd cheering on the little ones. Oh, she's wet. So the word is that, yep, the parade has warmed. I was fired up, I should say. And we're getting ready. They'll do one more pass and make sure the streets are clear. And again, as you can see behind us, lots of people filing back and forth. Most everybody came down about an hour and a half early, set up the chairs, staked out their claim, the coolers came out, the beverages were set up, a few snacks, a few nibblies for everyone. Now just a reminder for those of you who are tuned in by cell phone, if you've got your pet out here today, be very careful with those paws and the hot pavement. Make sure your pet is hydrated just like you are. Always like to throw that in there at the last second. Hydrate your pet. Do you think Regis or Cathy Lee would have talked about that? Oh, Cathy Lee would have talked about that. Do you know who I'm talking about? No. I'll catch up. Okay. So again, looking around here, I think the crowd's getting, we get a little anticipation starting to kick in. We're going to open up the parade today with the sailors from the USS Montpelier. And that's always exciting when they come back. They'll be joined by Governor Phil Scott. What an interesting legislative year this has been. And of course, we're here in the hotbed. And I want to remind you one more time that you can look to ORCA to get all the information from the various committees and lots of things going on in the Capitol. Now if I'm not mistaken, Evie, I'm hearing some drums in the background. I think we got a little action coming. I think so too. Thank you. So as they start to come down beautiful Main Street Montpelier at parade time, we're looking at just about 83 degrees, light breeze. The sun has dropped behind the bank, making it easier for us to see, but it certainly does liven up the crowd. And it's all happening right here in downtown Montpelier. Now a group of events, going back to last Saturday at the not quite 4th of July parade in Waterbury, we started on Saturday in Waterbury. Tonight we're in Montpelier. Tomorrow on the actual 4th we'll have parades in Warren. We'll have parades in Worcester, Morrisville. Oh, there's a whole list of them. And one of the unique things tomorrow, I bet you didn't know this. You'll tell me. Did you know that in Moscow, Vermont, they have a parade with no band, but they have a radio station play marching music. And as everybody turns on, their radio to a particular channel. And everybody marches to the same song down Main Street in Moscow, Vermont. But they have two of the most entertaining things you can imagine. Number one, they have the lawn chair ladies. The lawn chair ladies come out in a syncopated dance move utilizing lawn chairs. Yeah. So that's always fun. And then later on in the parade, they have the library ladies with the book carts who come out with syncopated moves with the book cart. Wow. And they do this all to the music from a local radio station. I want you to bring that to Philadelphia. I will. Definitely. You guys realize what happens in Moscow, Vermont. Yeah. First of all, they're not going to believe there's a Moscow, Vermont. I mean, I barely believed it when even when I saw this town for the sign. So there it is. There it is right here. And so when's the last time you were in a parade? I think last time I was in a parade was this parade when I was in fifth grade. So like 10 years old, and I was marching forward to media. And you remember that? Yes, I do. I carried the sign. How could I not remember it? Of course. Of course.  That'll happen right after dusk and everybody heads down to the state Capitol building. Big crowd, lots of fun. And again, another big family affair, you'll go down and you'll see all kinds of food trucks and all kinds of things going on. So you'll know that you were in the epicenter of the third of July parade. Leading it off this afternoon, the Montpelier Police Department comes into view. This one thing you can actually take to the bank in every fourth of July parade will be police and fire. Tony Fakas, Chief Fakas driving the car. And now the color guard. As the color guard comes down through, I want to remind you that the sailors from the USS Montpelier and the USS Vermont along with the Vermont Governor Phil Scott are all together for this fourth of July. This is an annual event for the sailors. They look forward to meeting Vermont's people and visiting the local businesses. And coming up right now with the big number one is Governor Phil Scott. Actually, he'll be following, he'll be marching with the sailors, I believe. And now here are the sailors of the SS 765. Next is the 4th Army Band. And the 4th Army Band, the Vermont National Guard, was started in 1907. And the band is made up of citizen soldiers from around New England and New York. They drill one week in a month, two weeks a year making music throughout this beautiful state. And them as the Vermont State Employees' Credit Union or Everyone Credit Union, they're proud to be a continuing sponsor, carrying on a tradition of supporting Montpelier's Independence Day celebration with the 3rd of July parade. Powered by VSECU, a credit union for everybody who lives or works in Vermont with a mission to improve the quality of life for all Vermonters. This year, VSECU and Onion River Outdoors are riding bicycles together to tell our community about the point to point powered by VSECU, fun, exciting, cycling and running fundraiser coming up to benefit the Vermont Food Bank. Stop by the VSECU tent on the State House lawn today, pick up a free gift and register for the point to point powered by VSECU. What a superb idea, what a great organization bringing fun to everyone. Like a bicycle in a parade. I think this would be super fun, I would love to do this. And let's see who's coming along now, just some more bicycles. And coming up next, we have Representative Mary Hooper, Congressman Peter Welch, Representative Peter Anthony and Representative Warren Kitzmiller. And Mary Hooper is one of Montpelier's representatives in the house where she is in her sixth term. She is vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee and she was mayor of Montpelier for four terms. Mary and her husband have lived in Montpelier for 39 years and know that it's the best city in Vermont. You know, we can't have a parade without a couple of politicians. Oh, definitely not. And as Evie mentioned, coming up next is Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman. Warren Kitzmiller is in the mix. Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman is the first farmer elected to State White Office in more than 50 years. He is handing out organic carrots growing on his farm. Politicians, we have the National Life's six-annual Do Good Fest. This is coming up in 10 days. Come to National Life on July 13th here, Michael Frianti and spearhead Noah Kahn, Sid and Sound Brother. Gates open at 2.30 in the afternoon. All parking proceeds benefit the branches of Hope Cancer Patient Fund at the Central Vermont Medical Center. This is National Life and the Do Good Festival. It is a nice bus. It is a nice bus. It's actually a very attractive bus. And coming up behind National Life and certainly one of the more popular groups in the area, the Berry Tones. This is an approximate 30-member woman's acapella chorus and quartet singing the Barbershop style. Our members come from Central Vermont, Northern and Northeastern Vermont. They're active in the community and they perform public and private events. They do them of all sizes, large and small. They're proud members of the international singing organization Harmony Inc. They travel twice a year to compete in regional and international contests. This year is their 50th anniversary. They love to sing. They love to rehearse. They do it all weekly, striving always for musical excellence. In the company of women who share their passion for music, they celebrate friendships, personal growth through music, leadership, education, and democratic principles. All women and girls are welcome to come and sing. It's Monday evening, 6.30 at the Capitol City Grange. Welcome aboard. And coming up next is Montpelier City Council with Mayor Ann Rossing leading the charge. The Montpelier City Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month and you can watch their meetings at ORCA online. Coming up next, what is it without some pipe and drum? The Catamount Pipe Band celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The all-volunteer competitive pipe band practices every Tuesday at Montpelier High School. The band has traveled to Glasgow to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships four times and placed ninth in the world in their division in 2018. And right behind them, the number five of Campbell Motor Sports. If you're a Thunder Road fan, you recognize the Campbell family. You recognize the 85, sponsored by Rarada Router, Campbell Motor Sports. And right behind them, the Mount Sinai. Welcome to Thunder Road. Right behind them, the Mount Sinai number three motor core has been thrilling parades for years. They're daredevil go-karts. They do this to support and raise awareness for the Shiner's Hospitals for Children. 22 hospitals in North America that will not turn away a child because of their inability to pay. Shiner's Hospitals for Children love to the rescue. Mount Sinai. I can remember a very sad case when I was a police officer. A young girl alone with her brother as a babysitter tried to cook some oatmeal on a stove and her nightgown got caught on fire. We responded and when we got there, we needed an ambulance right away. And out of nowhere comes a Shiner. He had hurt it on the scanner. And when the father arrived at the house, he introduced himself and said, would you please let us take care of this for you. I witnessed to myself what the power of the Shriners is as they did a magnificent job for that little girl with major burns. They never asked for acknowledgement. And it was a treatment of about four years. And that young lady today is married with children. And it's just an incredible, incredible tribute to these magnificent people. And it's all volunteer. Ladies and gentlemen, Mount Sinai number three motor. That is so wonderful. Man up next is the CVSA, the Central Vermont Skating Association. The Central Vermont Skating Association is a nonprofit corporation serving Central Vermont communities since 1974. The CVSA's mission is to promote, supervise and assist in the development of youth skating and hockey programs by providing the best possible experience for all participants, including their spectators. The CVSA continually strives to meet the highest levels of citizenship, sportsmanship, teamwork, physical well-being, and in particular, mutual respect for others. And I know a lot of my friends have played hockey and skating with them.  Outstanding. I love hearing that. Again, another organization with so much volunteer time. So very important. Coming up, excuse me, behind the skaters is Sunrise Gymnastics. Sunrise Gymnastics is located in Granger Road in Berlin. They provide safe, fun and vibrant environments to all kids around the area. They teach life skills through gymnastics. I can't even do a car wheel, so that's pretty impressive. I was thinking the same thing, but I'm glad you said it. Then, of course, Mr. Froggy out there from our local radio station. Green Mountain Self-Advocates. And the Green Mountain Self-Advocates is a disability rights group. They champion the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They support people to be included in their communities. Butts in the river. Trash tramps. They love the earth and they don't like butts in the water. The trash tramps are volunteers who pick up litter from Montpelier streets, sidewalks and parking lots every Tuesday afternoon throughout the year. The tramps are particularly proud of their efforts to collect cigarette butts, which are recycled into plastic, decking and park benches. All are welcome to join the tramps on any Tuesday. The group gathers at 1.45 p.m. inside the Montpelier Senior Center where vests, tongs and bags are distributed. The tramps have lots of fun and their motto is, this work is beneath us. And this is the League of Women Voters of Vermont. The League of Women Voters of Vermont wants you to know that every vote counts. Democracy is not a spectator sport. Register today on the State House lawn and vote like your rights depend on it. And following that is Senator Ann Cummings. She's celebrating the fourth with Montpelier, our longtime senator. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Ann Cummings. And after Senator Cummings, we have Ms. Vermont and Ms. Vermont's outstanding team 2019. Ms. Vermont and Ms. Vermont's outstanding team were crowned in June and have been busy traveling the state volunteering at all sorts of events. Thank you ladies for your service to Vermont. And next up is the Great Eastern Radio, Frank FM, and they are everything that rocks at 107.1, Frank FM. Great introduction. Great introduction. I'll tell you though, the speakers on the roof makes me think of beach. Oh yeah. Behind the Froggy Mobile, the Kellogg Hubbard Library is celebrating this summer's reading theme, a universe of stories, along with the famous book cartoon, the librarians are pairing up with adults and children from the community to celebrate their favorite books. What are you reading right now? Right now I'm reading a book called Outlander by Diana Gabbard. I think her name is, just started it. I'm liking it so far. Cool. What about you? I'm reading, excuse me, I'm reading a book called A Shepherd's Light. Fascinating book about it and English Shepherd. Nice. I'm enjoying it too. Yeah. And coming up here are the Library Cart Ladies and I think I just told you about their appearance in Moscow. Yeah. So now you'll get a chance to see them here today. Let's hope we can get some syncopated... Yeah, where's the dancing? Move here. We're going to miss it this time. The library is the Orchard Valley Waldorf School and Orchard Valley Waldorf students are sharing their passions, music, art, and the joy of learning. Orchard Valley has three campuses, Child's Garden and Montpelier, Grace Farm Campus in East Montpelier and the Child's Kiss and Durian Montpelier. Drop by for a visit if you're interested. Right behind the Waldorf comes a big Montpelier favorite. We want to introduce you to the Mountaineers. The Vermont Mountaineers baseball team is a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Over the past 16 seasons, hundreds of collegiate baseball players from all over the United States have come to Montpelier to improve their skills. They play summer baseball. They further the dreams of playing in the major leagues. They've won three championships. They look forward to another successful year providing central Vermont with a top-notch baseball and entertainment recreational alternative. Ladies and gentlemen, the Vermont Mountaineers. And it looks like they're handing out stickers and tickets to their games. Yeah, I would love to score some of those. Are they tickets? Yeah. Jackpot. Jackpot. Nice. And what's coming up next? Coming up next is Norwich University. Norwich University will commemorate its 200th anniversary with a year-long schedule of special events spanning the nation. From community events to gallows in major cities and a homecoming extravaganza, there are many ways to take part in this once-in-a-lifetime celebration. Norwich University, the nation's oldest private military academy. And right behind them is central Vermont's best country radio station. It's Froggy 100.9. And right behind them, that's a great sign. Now let's see what we've got coming up next. Well, the force is obviously with our next group. A last-minute entry with some really fancy stick work going on in front of me, but of course, if you're a young Jedi, this is exactly the type of training that you have to undergo, especially on the 3rd of July. They're putting on a great show. Got the central Vermont Little League, the Little League International affiliate supporting nine Vermont towns, Berlin, Cabot, Calis, East Montpelier, Marshfield, Middlesex, Montpelier, Plainfield, and Worcester. They were formed through a merger in December of 2015. A group of volunteers got together with the idea of keeping baseball and softball at a high quality, and that's exactly what they do. The Little Leagueers of today will be the high school and collegiate players of tomorrow. And following them is the Indivisible Calis. Indivisible Calis is a group of political activists opposed to the Trump administration. And once again, a fan favorite coming up, and that's the Mount Sinai, number three cycle unit. They've been in existence since 1980 when a group of, well, say nobles gathered together, purchased the new 1981 Suzuki, and then they all jumped in and began their long journey to parades all over the Northeast. Almost four decades later, these dedicated riders continue to spread public awareness about free health and care for children at the 22 Shriners hospitals. Please share with everyone that these guys are in it for the children from motorcycle rider. No, but my dad is maybe one day if my mom will ever let me. Oh, what a treat this is in the Mount Sinai, number three motorcycle unit. Let's hear it for the Shriners.  I think this might be more age appropriate for me thinking right off hand. Following them is Vermonters for Justice in Palestine. They are here to show solidarity with the people of Palestine who've been under brutal occupation for 52 years and ask us to think what about independence for Palestinians? They're here to show solidarity against borders and walls that imprison people seeking asylum from violence, oppression and extreme poverty. They're here to show solidarity with our African American brothers and sisters, unfairly incarcerated because of the color of their skin. They seek true independence and self-determination for all, organized by the Vermonters for Justice in Palestine. And they've got a really cute dog with them, so another plus. You know the key I think is the Fourth of July, it's a symbol of freedom, a symbol of freedom and speech and thought. For fighting for what you believe in, yeah. Everyone belongs here, absolutely. And again, we continue with more of the Israeli occupation issue.  Yeah.  Oh yeah. Yeah. No matter what uniform they wear or don't wear, everybody is welcome. Good luck. Okay. You've got some rhythm coming in here. All of life is rhythm. Oh yeah. Earth's rhythm and I'll let you take it from there. So this is the Shida, I think I'm saying that correctly. Shida, culture projects. They offer an African drumming, drum making, African dances, cooking, fabric printing, and anasai storytelling, and theater performances in all schools across Vermont and beyond. Oh, and they are rockin' it. Next, the Central Vermont Pioneers. This is a sled hockey team with players throughout Central Vermont. They play games all over New England, New York. They're the current state champs for sled hockey. They've got three father-son combos on the team. Ladies and gentlemen, the Central Vermont Pioneers. I especially like the red plaid, they actually have red plaid warm-ups and I think they're the coolest things. This looks like a soccer group coming up next. What do you think? Yeah, I think this is the Capitol Soccer Club and this is Central Vermont's premier soccer club. Capitol Soccer Club offers camps and clinics for youth soccer players throughout the summer and hosts tryouts for teams in July. They also host Street Stalker throughout Central Vermont as displayed by our players and coaches today. And right behind that is Austin Smith, the high-throwing, a fantastic, fantastic juggler from Burlington, Vermont. He designs juggling routines for brick streets and hardwood stages. He's performed all over the northeast of the United States. His juggling is energetic, free-flowing and snappy. When he's not juggling, Austin loves painting brightly colored art, working towards solving the world's classic pollution problem and drumming gently on the docks. Ladies and gentlemen, Austin Smith. And right behind him is the OM Fisher Home and that 2019 marks their hundredth year anniversary of elder care in Montpelier, Vermont. They have been serving seniors within the Montpelier community for generations to their facilities at the Gary residence and Westview Meadows. OM Fisher Home wishes to express their thanks to the Montpelier community for its continued support of their facilities and care. Nice, we're scoring some good things. Thank you. You get a few fans once in a while. Once again, Westview Meadows at Montpelier, just a spectacular place. We just had a visit from so many of their employees coming over to say hi to us. And you know, we are. We are just like a family here. We've been here for three years. Everybody looks forward to seeing us and it's great. Now the step in time dancers. The step in time line dancers are based out of Randolph and very Vermont. They've been performing as a group since 2002. The crowd loves this group and they're always looking for new members. So think about it, step in time every time. They're right behind them is Miss Vermont USA and Miss Vermont Teen USA. And Miss Vermont USA 2019 is Bethany Garrow from Rutland Town. And Miss Vermont Teen USA 2019 is Jenna Howlett from Bridgeport. They both competed or completed this past May in Reno, Nevada for the national titles of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA 2019. For more information about their platforms and themselves, please go to missvermontusa.net. And coming up next is the Montpelier Climate Action Group. Their citizens from central Vermont were involved in various climate action groups. They all believed that the threat from climate crisis is an emergency. We support nonviolent climate justice. That's their motto. They demand the government tell the truth about the climate crisis and adopt legally binding policies to reduce the carbon emissions to net zero. Like 20, 25, let's enjoy this show. Now aside from the masks, we've got some kind of interesting stuff coming down here. Yeah. That skeleton's about two stories high. And a Statue of Liberty it looks like. Very red and puppet. So I see something here called Orca Media Channel 15. All Things LGBTQ. Yeah. So this is an Orca Media production. It's seen every two weeks on Orca and they talk about issues pertaining to the LGBTQ plus community. And this is a pretty special float to me because my little sister is riding on it. Yeah. She's somewhere in there. She's dancing in the crowd.  Yeah. And you know, I'm always driving her to Orca for the productions of these things. So lots of people I know. And then the Central Vermont Roller Derby, an empowering group of all genders embracing a new spin on Roller Derby. You know, I tried roller skating once. It's not for me. I fell down a lot. I don't know. I'm looking at this right now thinking we need to get you some neat helmet. You've got some pent up aggression, I think that maybe hit the blades. They actually did the play by play for a couple of roller derby matches. Yeah, they get aggressive. I don't think I can handle it. And following them is the Vermont Mutual Insurance Group. Vermont Mutual Insurance Group is proud to honor our everyday heroes. They appreciate those that serve their community in any capacity and are especially grateful to law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians, and all first responders. And coming down next, this beautiful Balavance truck. Thank you to the heroes. Green Mountain Veterans for Peace. The Veterans for Peace are trying to make people aware of the human and financial cost of war. They would like to have everyone consider how each of us would foster for peace. They prefer to have more consideration for the effects before the conflict starts. Let's give peace a chance. The White Doves of Peace wrapping up their portion of the parade. Just to remind you, you're listening and watching to the Orca presentation of the 3rd of July festivities coming to you from the capital, Montpelier, Vermont. You can get us on the internet at orcamedia.net. And right behind them is the Montpelier Elks Lodge, number 924. And there are fraternal order with nearly a million members and 141 year history, a network of more than 2,000 lodges and communities all over the countries. And they're a generous charitable foundation that each year gives millions in scholarships and an inspiration to an inspiration and a friend to veterans and more. And you know, it's a great organization. It's so very popular. They do so much for youth. They do so much for our community and the senior citizens. We thank the Elks Club and all their members. This is Montpelier Elks Lodge, 924. Silver Tower, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts. But right now is one of my favorites, I've got to tell you. This is the Hannaford's Fife and Drum Corps based in St. Albans, Vermont, originally from Underhill, named after Lieutenant Nathaniel Hannaford, a drum major in the War of 1812. This group was established to keep the history of America alive through music. And I love this. It must get very hot in those costumes. Now as they present, they prepare for their next presentation. The guide on holder closest to our camera with all the ribbons that they have won. Those ribbons are one for not only syncopation, but marching and music. The drum major brings them to attention. All eyes are focused on the drum major. The preparation. Costumes by the maidens in front. Better end of that deal. I think so. But of course, there's a message with everything. We got to jump start our little float here first. And so this is the Sustainable Montpelier Coalition. And the Sustainable Montpelier Coalition is sporting on-demand micro transit. This multi-pachiner van is zipping around Montpelier, picking you up at your doorstep and delivering you to work, school, shop or recreate. None of the houses have car ownership, no hunting for parking, no hot car in the summer or scraping off snow in the winter. And you will never have to clean it, fill it with gas or insure it. Check out the app on your smartphone or call to arrange your pickup. Your ride made easy. Nice. And now the Arbor Day Foundation. Tree City USA. But costumes light up the afternoon. Just a little jig and a half with some bells on your knees. And so this is on the border of Morris and they perform English Morris Dance, an ancient folk dance tradition from the border of England and Wales. Feast in Burlington, they dance around Vermont to mark the changing of seasons with the ruckus joy. And welcome to the Morris Farm. We all know the Morris's, we all know the farm. It is probably the number one tourist destination in central Vermont. Morris Farm Sugarworks, making Montpelier sweeter for 225 years. That's right. Multiple generations. The Morris Farm. And here is a classic of the Montpelier for the third of July parade, the State House replica. Yeah, one time for Halloween, my best friend dressed up as the State House and made a costume that and she was like, she was the statue on the top of the State House and it just went around her. So kind of similar to this. I love it. You know, only in Montpelier do you get that type of Halloween costume. Well, as usually happens, we've gotten a little bit out of order. But of course we will soldier on. The Japan American Society of Vermont. They enjoy participating in the July 3rd parade at the Capitol of Vermont every year. The Japan American Society of Vermont is very happy to be part of the festivities today. That has to do with physical fitness, I'm sure. This is Mayo Healthcare, locally owned residential care, rehabilitation and long-term care facility in the neighboring Northfield. And they're celebrating their 80 year anniversary. They have been honored to provide award-winning care to seniors and learn about their rich histories. The Center, again, another one of Central Vermont staples for many, many years. The bubble machine, what's life without a little bubble machine? Reminding us all to vote. This is the 80th year as you mentioned the Mayo Health Center. And coming up right behind them is the impeached Trump group of Central Vermont. Again, this year seeking to make their voices heard and difficult in trying times of our nation. For the most corrupted, unfed president in modern history, the impeached Trump of Central Vermont encourages all like-minded citizens to contact Bernie Sanders, Patrick Leahy, Congressman Welch, to encourage their support for Amy in all attempts to hold Donald Trump accountable. Not mistaken, that's the Community National Bank. So the Community National Bank, Vermont's Community Bank presents the tales of good versus evil with the cast members of Avengers Endgame. They won't let Thanos rain terror on this capital city celebration. They're wishing a safe and happy 4th of July to everyone from Community National Bank. And those are some awesome costumes. We've got Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, The Hulk, Black Widow. Mike Burlington right there. Oh yeah. All the superheroes. And coming up next, the American Red Cross and the Central Vermont Disaster Action Team providing assistance to those in need after a disaster such as a house fire. The team is responsible for setting up and running a shelter during disasters when families are forced to leave their home. How about some contra dancing? What do you think about that? You know, I've been contra dancing before many times and I really do love it. And so the contra dancing takes place at the Capital City Grange. They've been held in the Grange for over three decades and you can join them on the first, third and fifth Saturdays over the month from 8 to 11 p.m. They've got great bands and callers all from all around. And more information can be found at capitalcitygrainge.org. I'm thinking that's a good time. Oh it is. Oh yeah. Yeah. I always envy the fiddle player. Think of it would be really hard to dance and walk at the same time. So that's pretty impressive. And coming up next, the St. Monica's School. 79 Summer Street, Berry, Vermont. St. Monica's The Pride of Berry, The Pride of Central Vermont. Go back to a time when St. Monica's was all taught by nuns. Yes, that's how old I am. What a vibrant school and it's just incredible. I enjoy going there. It's fun to visit them with kind of a career day, a touch of truck day for us and we're always so grateful and it is, it's a beautiful facility. Now I'm going to go back because here's the second part of Central Vermont Cares. This is the Disaster Action Team. And as I mentioned before, the team is responsible for setting up and running a shelter during disasters when families are forced to leave their homes. Central Vermont Cares, The Road to Zero. You can find them online and you can Google them. There when you need them. It's the Honey Bee Steel Band. Center like a steel drum. Now the Resurrection Baptist Church. The Resurrection Baptist Church helps clean up after Montpelier's 3rd of July parade every year. We're always grateful to have them here. What a great day. That's going to wrap it up for our parade today. Evie, Cassarda, thank you so much. You have just been a pleasure. Thank you so much. I've had a lot of fun. I hope you have a wonderful summer and good luck in college. I want a full report. Okay, thank you. Thank you everybody for tuning in to this 3rd of July parade. You've been watching this on Orca Media. We thank you for tuning in so long everybody.


Hey stampers, welcome to another week of watch a weekly Wednesday I'm Beth part of the stamping gel creative team And I have a technique that I want to show you today that we discovered this last week This technique is so fun And I used our in colors the new in colors for this annual catalog But you could use any colors and come up with some beautiful beautiful things So first let me show you the technique and then I'm going to show you some projects I made using the technique I'm going to start with just a piece of basic white cardstock This is cut to three and three quarters by five inches So it's gonna be a card front for me and I am going to go crazy with some of the in colors I love the sweet sorbet parakeet party Well, and I mixed some of the blues with those two on some of my samples But it makes such different colors when they're all mixed together. So let me show you kind of how I did it You're gonna need a blending brush. Now, this one is really colored, but it's not pulling any color You just want to make sure you have no color to start with oops and Then you're gonna take I started with my lightest colors first because then I know where to add in the darker So I'm gonna start with parakeet party And I'm gonna pull some color and when I do blending brushes, I like to start off and roll in I'm just gonna add some color around my cardstock And there's really no rhyme or reason to it Just kind of all over This technique is really fun because it's very creative and artsy.  I'm gonna pull into heat shintide I'm gonna make sure that I get most of my parakeet party off that where it's a lighter color It's not gonna ruin the stamp pad or the color Pull some of that and I'm just gonna add it Make a little watercolor type look here Really this tie dye look is so in it's so popular right now. You'll see it in fashion All around this tie dye and these bright colors are so fun for summer So I'll pull that one back out. I'm gonna add some sweet sorbet So same thing grab some of the ink and I'm gonna roll it in Now the colors kind of mix together do different things You get different variations of that same shade. It's really fun. I think I'm gonna add a little bit more blue So I'm gonna use Orchid oasis. It's a little bit more of a purpley blue And just add some on the corners and see what that does Okay, so I have this little mishmash of colors here on my cardstock Now I'm gonna take And use a stamp and pierce mat I really like to use this when I'm working with a photopolymer stamp set and with this technique It's great if you can find a stamp set that has a bold image to it I chose to use the big hooray stamp set today for this I really love how these have a bold image. So when I emboss them, they're gonna pull a lot of that color You're going to see it through. So let me show you I'm going to use the big hooray And then it's got this cute little kind of confetti stamp too. I'm going to use that one So I'm going to first take my sheet. I'm going to put it on my stamp and pierce mat Since this is a photopolymer stamp set I want to get a really solid image and to use the stamp and pierce mat gives you a little bit of give So that's why I have that there I'm going to use my embossing buddy and what this does is cuts down static on the paper By putting a little bit of powder down on there so that I'm going to get a really clean embossed image Just rub that all over my paper That I'm going to pull in my bursa mark And I'm going to put down my sentiment I'm going to use my hooray first so that I can center everything after that Now bursa mark is just a watermark stamp pad It's a pigment ink. So it's a little bit of a thicker ink.  I think is what it's called. This kind of emulates that Okay, so I'm done with my um bursa mark. I'm going to pull in My embossing powder and this is just clear embossed powder Pour it all over the top of my card front Get good coverage since I stamped all over it I'll try to get that powder off as much as I can in the places that I don't want it I want it only to stick to where I had stamped My sentiment and those little confettis I'm going to snap off as much as I can here And then I'm going to emboss So I have a heat tool This is going to activate the embossing powder Okay, once you get it all embossed you'll just I hope you can see that It's just clear so you really can't see it. So for this next part of the technique you need a black stamp pad I'm using a memento tuxedo black And you need a blending brush You could use the same one you used previously But the black gets so dark and stamping up sells them in a package of three So if you have a stamp in that package you should have an extra one I just kept it separate because it was just easier Because the black is very black and I didn't want it to ruin my project previously if I was using a lighter color So same idea. Okay, we're going to take our Uh cardstock that we've worked on and we're I'm going to cover it completely in black So stay with me. Okay, because I know it's kind of crazy. We're going to start at the edges. We want this to still be a pretty um Covered piece, but I'm going to start at the edges because I don't want big blotches Of sponge in the middle of my cardstock So I'm going to go it's going to take a bit of ink and the You're going to start to notice that the ink does not absorb On the embossed image. This is called a Emboss resist is the technique. We've done this in multiple ways But this cute little covering it all with black I I know but it makes such a cool start contrast when you use the bright colors behind it And it's gonna just turn out really really neat So it takes a minute takes lots of ink. Just keep going go all the way around make sure you've got good coverage Now you'll notice I'm back to the start, but some of this has absorbed a bit So I'm going to go over it one more time. I won't have to use as much ink, but I just want a really good black coverage here Okay, so I've got that all covered You're going to get very inky. That's just part of the fun of stamping Take a tissue I like to use just a Kleenex. You could use a paper towel too And you're just going to go over your embossing and wipe it off You don't want that black ink sitting on top of the embossed Um image we want those clean so you can see those bright colors through it And that's kind of the idea. Isn't that so fun? Every project is going to look different because you're going to use different colors The colors are going to blend together and you don't know what it's going to look like until the end when you see the colors come through There is so much possibility with this technique. I can't wait to see what you guys do But let me show you some projects that I made using this technique and this stamp set So here's the card that I made using this same idea with the big hooray I added some perique party and some sweet sorbet right behind it And just added some of these cute little embellishments that are from those newton colors as well So fun and such a fun impact Here's another one. Hey there I thought this one was really cute too. I just only used two colors on this one I used the perique party and I used the orchid oasis So it's a little simpler So for this one, it kind of surprised me after I did it I realized there was a lot of purple here where the colors had mixed And it ended up being close to highland heather So that's the color that I backed it in along with pair of pizzazz Which I wasn't planning on but that's just kind of what it turned into and I thought that turned out really fun And this final one was kind of that same way with rich razzleberry I wasn't planning on that but these blues all together and then they kind of mixed into this Deep purple color. It was so pretty. Thanks you guys so much for watching this week I love this technique and I I literally am so excited to see what you do with it Check out our blog post for some tips and tricks using this technique You can find that at stampinjill.com and if you're interested in any of the products They are linked below in the video notes. Thank you so much for watching and we'll see you next week for another watching weekly Wednesday


Kind of touching on that of how many athletes do you get every year that really struggle with basic throwing? How many you guys on I mean every state's different, but I you know statistical averages or statistical averages I Would assume I mean every year I get When I think I've had a kid that I'm not gonna see possibly a kid that doesn't have some I get somebody who shows up and it's like okay This is like a total total project, right? so The biggest thing that you're seeing now is what all of your that your technology is influencing Everything you're trying to do So what do you what do what do all of your athletes pretty much have and what do they do all day? They're texting and they're on their phones. They're on their computers. And so this is where you look at You know just the head angle you notice that last that last frame 60 degrees makes the head weigh about 60 pounds and you see this and so when you see look at this this little Infograph right they're playing video games. There's eye strain. There's this I mean there's all kinds of crazy things now like we're talking Facebook depression. I mean People are playing the kids are playing games guys play more games than girls and for sure But they're downloading their instant messaging right so they're just spending all of this time and So this kind of it gives you an example of some of the kind of some of the postures You see these are clearly exaggerated But the obviously the last one is the aligned posture cervical spine alignment it automatically increases strength And so when you have all your kids doing this If you're not doing stuff in your strength training program or you're not recognizing that this can have an actual effect on what you're doing Then then it is a little piece of something that you're missing and it can definitely make a big difference for you So like I said if technique Technique is easier if the body is moving correctly So again, it's like I said that overlooked variable and again Additional variables right is when you have a beginner an intermediate if you've guys come into a program And there's already the kids been throwing or kids have come from a youth program And they have experience or they have never touched a discus or a shot put and then When they haven't ever touched a discus or a shot put and they already have this Forward head and they have immediately rotated shoulders abducted scaps and they try to hold a shot put And this is where you see the crease of the elbow up and then no matter what you do You can't get that kid to keep the elbow up and this and so if you're not addressing things in the weight room Or some simple exercises to help fix that stuff. You're just going to be beating your brains out So and everybody I'm sure can relate everybody does that I mean, I don't think there's a kid at any point of any season every single year that I don't have that happen with So like you said it really starts to affect when you start to look at the posture Well, we're always laying out drills and we're laying out progressions and we're laying out training plans And then we have to look at how we're going to execute those plans And how you're going to group your athletes and how your general strength training programs are going to go This starts to become a super big influence and I'll talk about some of that here in a sec. So here's a perfect example Here's a kid and she's learning some stuff from my system. She was an athlete that was didn't live near me She actually lived a couple hundred miles away and come train like once a month Come to coordinate seeing some family with her family But if you notice her standing there on the left one of the things you see is that kind of the you know The forward shoulders and she's got what we referred to right is a little bit of abduction of the scapulas They're kind of coming out and the key is if you look at your athletes And you see their hands when they stand and you can see the back of their hand instead of their palm facing their thighs That means the external rotators are weak and usually scap retractors are weak So now their orbits and their rotational throws is going to be usually pretty much messed up. So We watch her throw so watch the finish and then you see how it's like super disconnected So if we just show something and I'll talk about this and this is kind of part of our system But she winds up and this is part of what we teach where our pillar one is all about the start of the throw and So I'm setting her in a better position so she can move better This is actually a big improvement from where she was And so when she goes right here if you look the orbit is already off on the shoulders And she's going to start bringing the shoulder forward. So this this position here This is what you're going to see when you see that kids with this type of an issue on especially on rotational throws They can't create stretch reflex and Separation correctly so if you can't separate you don't create stretch reflex and then everything's going to be very Disconnected and it's going to be a much longer learning curve So what we'll do is this is how we just kind of giving an example of how we're thinking about strength The first things we're thinking about is kinetic chain reaction, right? We want to look at the individual needs and how the body's laid out So how the how the gross posture and bounces are going to be affecting the throwers and and they're basically Like I said, we'll we talk something also. We call it the feedback mechanism and the more The more you're moving in the right positions the better an athlete feels the throw And this is why you get kids who absolutely right can't feel the throw whatsoever And I don't know how many of you guys how many you guys asked that question, you know I'm I'm very much. What did that feel like you guys? I'm sure a lot of you guys do that, right? So how many of you guys have athletes that go when you say can you feel that that was a better throw? That was different than the other one. Can you feel the difference and they say no? Okay, so that's so that's what we're talking about and so some of the reason they can't it's legit because Their body's out of position and they it all feels generally the same so So when this when the posture is out of out of position the central nervous system patterns, right? Don't learn quickly and they don't feel correctly So the whole thing is we refer to in our system is gpr gross posture rebalancing It's a real it's just a simple coin so we could distinguish exercises with a specific goal of we need most more posterior work, right more hamstring work more scap work more You know and in core work and I'll and again I'll mention a second so we do integrated mobility with that so foam rolling everybody foam rolls now I remember I've been in this doing this kind of stuff long enough I remember when nobody knew what a foam roller really was and now you know every gym in in Across the country has a foam roller uses a med ball or lacrosse ball or something so we had to add some of that to help facilitate improving some of these patterns and The weight room so of course then we were going to focus then you can more effectively focus on multi joint sequential strength movements Olympic lifts. I think are absolutely fantastic for that And again some of your sports specific work and then again We've referred to as central nervous system throwing dominant work versus lifting dominant and I'll give you an example of a thrower here in a second So this kid here's a perfect example So the kid on the on the right and him we're training partners last year These are a couple of my Arizona kids the kid on the right is at Colorado State and the kid on the left You will watch him move now this kid had a came into me strong And this is a this is the other example where he's a pretty strong kid But he has medial rotated shoulders and he'll have an anterior pelvic tilt So that means his quads and hips are really tight hammies are a little weak Right that the quad to strength ratio or quad to hamstring ratios out of balance So just a simple exercise and I'm sure you guys have probably done some of this So we're just doing some overhead squats to work on range of motion and here's this kid when he first started, okay? So literally we're just talking the bar. This is the type of thing This is going to affect his movement in the ring And I'm sure every one of you has some kid who's strong as an ox or a girl who's super strong and She they can't just move real well. So here was just some different things that we wind up doing to Work on ankle mobility and different things like that which has an impact on it, but that kid He basically started out he had a 325 bench is a junior and like a 400 pound squat And he could only snatch basically a hundred pounds. It was really ugly and he could snatch and he could clean maybe 170 So clearly really strong kid, but out of position. So the first thing we focused on him was this he was a 40 he had 46 feet once and 130 once and He threw 170 and 57 feet the next season So he went from you know nobody knew who this kid was He's at middle of the pack, you know another 40-something footer decent throw But nothing that's going to get you anywhere and this kid's going he gray-shirted to train with me And he's going to Louisiana Tech on a throwing scholarship this next year. So he's also a good student. So they like that So quick story again when I was I spent a bunch of years as a personal trainer at funny I had a business here in Chicago and we're really successful and I started to see the influences of technology, right? People come in and it was pretty much 28 to 55. They they're less active. They're working. They're focusing on making money and So what what you would see is all the issues related to that. So we fixed it restored posture Ake's pains, you know went away people feel fantastic. So back in the day. So back in the day We coined it tech posture and so This was like the mid-2000s and now they literally have Stuff that you're seeing with teenagers. They call it tech snack. It's like a real thing now So like literally all these kids just sit here like this all day So it's so what I used to see the point of that was that I used to just see this with like Professionals and you know people that were spending, you know copious times building their careers And that's why they would come to a personal trainer because they let themselves kind of get out of shape and now they had money to go hire somebody like me to get them in shape and so You know now we're seeing it with 15 year olds and 16 year olds and 17 year olds Right, so we're seeing it and we're even I'm even seeing it with some of the youth kids that I've that I coached So it you know so it's But they're like, you know young kids are like new tires You can you could burn out and you know slam the brakes on and everything seems to be okay, but you know 10,000 miles into the tires. They're gonna be worthless and so we'll see where all these guys are when they're in their 20s So so here's this kid when he first started again You can kind of see if this picture this kid is like grimacing So this is the mobility stuff that we do how we target with the foam rolling to open up Right and that's what the whole point of a foam roller is if you guys kind of the science is Golgi tendon organ Relaxes its receptor that makes the muscle actually lengthen That's how it should be used short quick bouts work really effectively and we kind of integrated in while they're weight training So that we can improve the range of motion while they're doing a squat or an overhead squat or a snatch or something to that effect So again, this is kind of what you'll see this kid had just and when I told when he went from 46 to 57 Actually went from 45 to 57 That was him. He he was a first-year spinner So and I think he as a as a you know gray shirt this year He'll probably throw 55 to 56 feet with the 16 so pretty pretty good conversion He was one of those kids that warmed up at 60 feet like You know in five meats is like it's finally going to be here, you know, and he always would just 57 feet so at any rate so the technology is affecting the coaching outcome and that's kind of You know, I don't know how many of you guys are how many of you guys are noticing that but it's it's Legit and again some of the things that you want to focus on it's it's not real complicated on how to Pretty significant improvement, which is going to improve their ability to move. So If if you don't address it obviously you get you just get less I think it's real easy to pick up two three feet, you know 10 to 15 feet in the discus from simply just Having some of those Improvements in the posture like you said I use that kid Tim, you know improve 30 30 plus feet Just over 30 feet in the discus and actually 35 feet in the discus and you know 12 feet in the shot So what I call is I kind of correlate it with the four degrees of posture and athletic ability So when you're looking at your your exceptionally talented kids, they're typically less out of balance, right? They they just they just look the part they come in they're bigger not necessarily have perfect postures, but overall they're Much more balanced. They passed the eyeball test, right? Everybody's had that athlete. Oh, look.  I was a good kid with talent but I was like a string bean and But I could you know feel some things so I didn't have a lot of deviations I had no weight training whatsoever and then you know So those are the kids that you can really turn into some Exceptional kids and I have a number of those kids that have gone on you know college scholarships as well And then again your average kids or the kids you see with multiple deviations, right? That's where you're starting to see like that girl. I showed you she actually was pretty strong and can move She I was like every time she'd see me I was like God it's just so hard to teach somebody how to lift Remilia tell them what to do and then they they they don't do it right and they're not getting the right result out of it as Well and then again you get the kids that are just you know Really struggle and have a hard time and those are going to be the kids that you're going to see a lot of these Influences of their gaming and texting and they're they're physically just Deconditioned and their posture is kind of a reflection of that and the more you can obviously fix that the better they can get So when we look at this these are the kind of the most common things which I'll cause the abducted scaps With the varying degree of medial rotation and when you took look at the the internal rotators are strong So that's going to be you know You're going to see the Terry's major and and the serratus and you're going to see the pecs And so you see a lot of you know guys especially right not there I don't think anybody in this room has has young teenage throwers that just absolutely want to go bench all the time And so that combined with not enough posterior chain work and then their video gaming and all that kind of stuff You have to start countering that so the reason this stuff is kind of a big deal and here I'll go through the kind of the main posture points So this is what I call mild kyphosis and lordosis right at kyphotic lordotic posture That's where you just going to see athletes kind of standing like that And they get a little they can get a little more light into this position And that's where we call the anterior pelvic tilt So you're looking at the hips rotating down the hamstrings basically get elongated So a lot of times they'll they'll go to their trainers at the school and the trainers say oh look you have tight hamstrings Well, it's like if I stretch the rubber band The rubber band is going to be tight so when they lay down and they do the hamstring test their pelvis is out of alignment It's like oh look at how tight you are so if they go to a neutral spine You're going to see the degrees of range of motion improve so that's some of the stuff So it's really about strengthening the hamstring and putting the hamstring back into a better position You start to neutralize the pelvis a little bit So the hyper extended knees that's going to show that picture when you see your kids that stand around and they just you know They're just they're standing like this and they're like this, you know Those are the kids that you're seeing all these things that's all going to impact what they're doing in the circle And I'll and I'll and I'll just kind of verbally explain why in a second and of course ankle flexion so when the legs hyper extend ankles are flexed and So the deal is now if I'm trying to be able to you know pivot or I'm going to be trying to Get everything pushed right in my ankles and my hips and everything don't move the basically think of this the The shoulders and the hips are basically a switch. Okay, so especially I mean for all the throws There's a there's a degree there's separation required, right? So specifically obviously in the rotational throws The more separation you can get in the power position the better and in the glide You have to you have to be able to set up efficient separation as well when the shoulders are Abducted or if they're just abducted, you know, you've seen your kids It just kind of looked like this and then you see, you know, the meaty the rotated kids or the you know the shoulders You the varying degrees Once this and this are coordinated These are the two switches for you for the core So once these two are out of position the core is done like they can't they can't turn so what you're going to see is You're going to see kids. They cannot they can't they can't separate and you're going to always see the Improper wind up you're going to see high and low point orbits are going to always be off Right, so when you see them in the power position You're going to see the usually you see this in the power position Instead of this so they can't so immediately they're always going to be coming off their right foot into Delivery whether it's the glide or the rotational shot or the discus So this is really where you start to look at so the core is basically activists You can do core work until you're blue in the face, right? And that's why that kid Tim was a perfect example this kid He literally His parents punish him by taking away his weights That's how much this kid loves to weight train like literally you're grounded you can't lift weights for the next month And so so he is a perfect example like he's strong as could be but he was out of balance So as we got him in balance we started to really unlock what he could do and then having him work on those positions And he'll always have a tendency to want to go to that because he likes to bench and he likes to squat heavy and he Loves to eat seven times a day and you know all that kind of stuff So so at any rate that's really what your why the posture is so important and So basically, you know, we talk about it and it kind of in our strength training system the STT That's our strength training for throwers we're looking at You know, we're always focusing on all three planes of movement and the posture is going to really start to influence that so if You look at it throwing is the ultimate three-plane type of movement You're how you're setting angles rotating dropping up down your your you know, you're going linear You're going side-to-side frontal sagittal and transverse So obviously when we talk about said principle, we're talking about, you know Obviously specific adaptation impose demands, right? That's just so if the as you start to do things to correct the posture the point of that is what's that? What's the impose demand texting and playing on games? So if you guys don't have Some simple things added into your training that are just going to start countering the fact that this is what they Do every single day for several hours You have to have a certain amount of time that's going to be spent start fixing some of these things