ARM AND SHOULDER INJURIES IN ADOLESCENT PITCHERS Research in the Am J Sports Med found that adolescent pitcher who had shoulder or elbow surgery violated at least one Pitch Smart Guideline by: Pitching significantly more months/year Pitching significantly more games/year Pitching significantly more...
Two-Point Standing Start for Acceleration By Agyei Augustine, CSCS, MAT and Gene Coleman, Ed. D., RSCC*E The two-point standing start is a good drill for improving first-step power and acceleration. Because most of the weight is on the lead leg, it also helps you keep from taking a “false” step. Speed coaches say...
RESEARCH 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...
Undersized Pitcher With Below Average Stuff is in the HOF What the Scouts Did and Didn’t See in Greg Maddux By Gene Coleman, Ed. D., RSCC*E, FACSM Early years. Greg Maddux was born in San Angelo, Texas in 1966. He spent much of his childhood in Madrid, Spain where his father, Dave, was stationed in the US Air Force....
March 19
YOUTH SPORTS CREATINE? The question for this post is from the father of a 16-year-old athlete who said: “My son plays two sports (baseball and football) and one of his coaches said that he should consider taking creatine to increase size, strength and athletic performance. 1) What is it? 2) Does it work? 3) Is it...
Five Tips for Improving Speed in Young Athletes By Loren Landow and Agyei Augustine First:  Have kids skip for rhythm for 10-20 yards (a skip is a step and a hop) Skipping reinforces the coordinated actions between the lower and upper body so, watch and tell them how to move their arms better Don’t worry about...
Increasing Number of Shoulder and Elbow Injuries Among Adolescent Baseball Players Seen in US Emergency Rooms Purpose: To analyze national injury trends of youth baseball players. Hypotheses: 1) While the total number of baseball injuries diagnosed over the past decade would decrease, there would be an increase in...
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,...
The Fastest Way to Steal Second Base Drop Step or Crossover Step? By Gene Coleman, Ed. D, RSCC*E There are two starting techniques that most baseball players at all levels use when moving laterally to steal second base: 1) taking a crossover step and 2) performing a drop step. The purpose of this post is to discuss...
February 22
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...
