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Pitching is More than Velocity and Spin Rate By Brian Jordan, RSCC*D In today’s era of advanced analytics, regardless of whether you love it or hate it, velocity and spin rate are currently awarded top priority by some when evaluating pitchers. Advances in technology and devices like Rapsodo, Trackman and Pocket Radar have made it …
SAVE YOUR ARM By Gene Coleman, Ed.D., RSCC*E Most Injuries Are Due to Overuse! USA Baseball Guidelines Warm-up to pitch, don’t pitch to warm-up Play for no more than 1 team at a time Pitch in only 1 game/day Observe pitch counts STOP when tired Pitch no more than 100 innings/year Pitch no more than …
8-Week Interval Throwing Program Texas Metroplex Institute for Sports Medicine and Orthopedics This throwing program was developed for TMI Sports Medicine by Regan Wong, Major League Physical Therapist at Texas Rangers Baseball Club and Daniel Evans, Director of Physical Therapy at TMI Sports Medicine. It is intended for skeletally immature young adolescent baseball/softball players. It …
10 Big Mistakes Young Athletes Make When Sprinting By Darren Wensor Look for These Common Sprinting Errors When Coaching Young Athletes Below are 10 of the most common skill errors that I see kids make when they are sprinting. POOR HEAD POSITION. Even though most kids look forward when they run, some do so with their …
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Brad Ausmus’ Off-Season Progressive Throwing Program for Catchers by Gene Coleman, Ed.D., RSCC*E During my four plus decades in MLB, I have had the opportunity to work with and learn from numerous catchers and coaches who were former catchers. Most notably among these were Yogi Berra, Tony Pena, Brad Ausmus, Ivan Rodriguez, Pat Borders, Benji …
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Requisitos de Rendimiento para el Béisbol 14U Gene Coleman, Ed. D., RSSC*E y José Vázquez, PT, RSCC Un post anterior discutió algunos de los principales ajustes que los jugadores de béisbol juvenil tienen que hacer a medida que avanzan de 12U a 13U 1. Este post, examinará los ajustes necesarios para tener éxito en 14U. …
Showcases and UCL Injuries in Elite Professional Pitchers Recent research by Peter K. Kriz, MD and colleagues in the Division of Sports Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School in Providence, RI has revealed interesting information concerning the relationship between the number of High School Showcases attended, ulnar collateral ligament injuries requiring reconstruction (UCL-R) and …
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Wong, R, et. al. Relationship between lower body extremity power and fastball spin rate and ball velocity in professional baseball pitchers. J Strength Cond Res. 37(4):823-828, April 2023. Lower extremity power has been hypothesized to increase ball spin and velocity during pitching in baseball. Purpose: The purpose of this study was two-fold: To determine the relationship …
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Hydra Running for Recovery and Fitness By Gene Coleman, Ed. D., RSCC*E Hydra running has been used by athletes in several sports to enhance recovery and maintain or improve fitness while avoiding the lower-extremity pounding that comes with land-based running. Several track athletes have set personal best and/or World Records after deep water training and …
What Do You Need to Be a Good Athlete? By Robb Rogers, MS, CSCS, MSCC In today’s world of athletic competition there are four areas in which all athletes must demonstrate some mastery in order to excel on the diamond, field, court, track, or ice. These areas are common to all sports regardless of gender, …
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