The influence of a simulated game on muscular strength in female high-school and collegiate softball pitchers.
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DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2021.1941229
Abstract: Softball pitchers often pitch several games within a day and over consecutive days during a competitive season. High volumes of pitches thrown can decrease muscular strength, resulting in less proximal force generation and upper extremity… read more here.
Keywords: strength; softball pitchers; muscular strength; simulated game ... See more keywords
Athlete body composition influences movement during sporting tasks: an analysis of softball pitchers' joint angular velocities.
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DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2022.2060853
Abstract: Softball pitchers are often above-average size and frequently injured; therefore, it is necessary to understand how biomechanics can change according to pitcher body composition. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between… read more here.
Keywords: softball pitchers; body composition; angular velocities; joint angular ... See more keywords
Single-Leg Squat and Reported Pain in Collegiate Softball Pitchers
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DOI: 10.1177/23259671221144757
Abstract: Background: Single-leg squat (SLS) performance is related to altered mechanics related to injury during the windmill softball pitch; however, it is unknown if SLS kinematics differ between softball pitchers with and without upper extremity pain.… read more here.
Keywords: softball pitchers; leg; upper extremity; pain ... See more keywords