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The good news is, if you're not bulky now you probably never will be (unless you start bodybuilding or taking crazy creatine supplements, which are both bad ideas in my opinion for other reasons). Our bodys are genetically predisposed to be a certain way; some guys are naturally lean, others are naturally bigger. Some guys are barrel-chested, some aren't. It's all in the genes.
But if you're looking for specific exercises to keep you lean but gain strength, just do the typiical free weight exercises, but at lower weights with higher reps. So instead of doing 2 sets of 6, pushing to exhaustion, you might do 4 sets of 10 to exhaustion. This will tone and increase endurance, giving you a 'runner's phyisique'.
Also, stretching. If you want to increase flexibility, make sure you do a lot of stretching both before and after each workout and game. The benefit to that is two fold, in that it will make you more flexible, but it will also get the blood flowing and decrease the chance of injury.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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