By Regan Wong, PT, DPT, CSCS and Gene Coleman, Ed. D., RSCC*E Flexibility and stretching have always been part of baseball. In the past, stretching was considered to be synonymous with warm-up and most warm-up routines consisted mainly of stretching exercises. Now, we know that warm-up and stretching are not the same thing. Each has […]
Half-Kneeling Hip Flexor and Hamstring Stretch Read More →
By Gene Coleman, Ed. D., RSCC*E and Regan Wong, PT, DPT, CSCS The current emphasis on pitch velocity at all levels of baseball has helped increase the popularity of weighted baseball training, i.e., throwing over weight (more than 5 ounces) and underweight balls (less than 5 ounces) in recent years. The theory behind many of
RESEARCH REVIEW: Weighted ball training in youth baseball Read More →
By Gene Coleman, Jose Vazquez, and Regan Wong – Texas Rangers Research on pitching indicates that the back leg (drive leg) gradually builds up force in the direction of the pitch until just before the front foot (landing foot) makes contact with the ground. Thus, the back leg is the “gas” and the front leg
The Drive and Landing Leg in Pitching Performance Read More →
