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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...

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...

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...

How Important are the First 10-Yards When Stealing Second Base? By Gene Coleman, Ed. D., RSCC-E, FACSM The average MLB pitcher takes approximately 1.30 sec to throw the ball from pitcher’s mound to home, and the average catcher takes another 2.0 sec to catch the ball and throw it to second base. Average total time...

Requisitos de rendimiento en el béisbol 12U frente al 13U Gene Coleman, Ed. D., RSSC*E y José Vázquez, PT, RSCC Translated by Jhoan Perez, PT, RSCC En un intento por servir mejor a los entrenadores, jugadores y padres involucrados en el béisbol juvenil y de secundaria, el PBSCCS publica periódicamente...

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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...