Here is my response to a recent request for volleyball specific exercises for young girls who have little strength training experience. My first suggestion is to utilize fifteen minutes at the beginning and end of practice to implement basic mobility, stability, and strength exercises. Admittedly, getting a sport coach to adjust their practice to include [...]
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Why Softball Pitchers MUST Squat Part I
September 15th, 2011
In young, developing windmill pitchers, no drill, exercise, or implement will lead to greater overall gains more than improving leg strength. Balance and bodyweight exercises should progress to near maximal, compound lower body lifts as athletes mature. However, attracting high school and even college females to the squat rack or platform is not always easy. Want to get your softball [...]
Tags: Windmill Pitching Upper Body Injuries
September 8th, 2011
Softball pitchers can deliver hundreds of pitches, over multiple games, during the course of a weekend or tournament because the windmill action is a "natural" motion, right? Take a look at one of the most successful pitchers of the past decade, and decide whether you still think so. To be fair, these are action shots of Taryne likely [...]
