Toe the Rubber - Current trends witness Load Management -

new vs old. Major League and Minor League Ex.

Development of Paul Skenes. Many questions?

Movement-based - Colleran, Kimball, DeChant, Romano - movement based strength coaches Global Movements - Developmental Kinesiology

Andrews - “baseball is a development game”. Growth plates, tendons, ligaments, and muscles. Andrews recommendations: workload, intensity/effort, duration, rest, mechanics, proper training. Shoulder and Elbow adaptations to throwing a baseball.

Current key years: middle school. Physical maturation of different kids. Bad habits are not going to be already ingrained for years.

Pitching Kinetics program The buy-in: Proper external rotation: 90-120 degrees for high school.

Kinetic Arm Retraction and depression of scapulae - Trap Dominant with Winged Scapulae Overactive Trapezius Imbalance in Scap Control Winged Scapulae Increased Risk of Injury Inefficient energy transfer