Why Does it Hurt?
One of our readers had a great question this week. With so many advances in training and medicine, why do we see increasing injuries?
One of our readers had a great question this week. With so many advances in training and medicine, why do we see increasing injuries?
Someone recently asked my opinion of the long toss drill. Like any tool or drill it can be as harmful as it is beneficial.
If you are not steadily progressing with age, it is time to ask tough questions.
Because injury research and recovery is a huge part of my personal mission, it is not surprising when someone brings a new pitcher who is hurting. What surprises me is to have the pitcher, herself, contact me,
I went to watch one of my pitchers this weekend. She was absolutely wonderful and I could not be more proud. Then, I recognized the catcher, who often comes to lessons with her.
There are 3-4 questions we hear over and over. Let’s take them one at a time and give you the answers.
This week a truly great dad contacted me in a panic.
The minute that you start a sentence with “I want to pitch like (name any great pitcher)”, you decrease your odds of success.
Occasionally I will find myself in the small town where we lived when our older daughter decided that she wanted to play softball.
We hear that often. The first thing we examine is whether she is using her core, especially the hips, effectively.
You have heard the saying, “If you can feel it you can fix it.” Sometimes you are not sure if you are feeling the right things.
The question is a good one. How do I feel about punishment as a way to make pitchers perform better?
Fill in the blank. Every single week, several times most weeks, we get questions about high school coaches. Before we offend great coaches, let’s get this out of the way.