More Than Velocity

In this episode of More Than Velocity, the ArmCare crew breaks down essential assessment tools to evaluate your pitching performance.

Show Notes:

1:15- See through the "fog of war"

3:23- Slow-motion mechanical breakdowns

6:00 - Programs to use to assess pitch mechanics

6:25- Proper pitching perspectives for video analysis

10:40- Are you making it easy for runners?

15:45- Dissecting your baseball performance

18:10- Be your harshest critic

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Throwing injuries, specifically for the elbow, are at the highest level they have ever been in baseball. The problem doesn't seem to be decreasing and players ages 15-19 are the most susceptible.

It appears that part of the problem is that there is a general lack of awareness of the overuse issue in baseball. For example, a recent study showed that 92% of coaches don't follow current pitch count guidelines. But we also feel that some things are currently overlooked in managing workloads, especially for younger athletes. And as athletes throw harder, there needs to be a better understanding of the progression and proper recovery in their schedule.

In this episode, Ryan and Jordan cover the Pitch Strong Guidelines and detail the updates needed to protect young players.

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Show Notes:

1:30– The major injury problem in baseball

3:41– The honest truth on pitch counts at all levels of baseball

6:36– Introduction to ArmCare’s new pitch count guidelines

8:10– The need for an early season ramp-up

13:30– Why pitch counts need to start early and when to start player pitch

18:34– Why max pitch counts need to be lower for younger pitchers (13 years old)

20:47– Practical changes to reduce player workloads

25:32– Wave loading explained

30:30- References

30:30- Research References:

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31013139/

31:51– Pitch count examples in the real world

Ryan Crotin and Jordan Oseguera explain why lower body strength training is crucial to performing on the mound.  From fixing the kinetic chain to handling peak torque, a strong lower half matters.  

Additional resources: Blog Post

https://armcare.com/blog/hip-core-for-arm-care/

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How do you know if you are ready to start a velocity program?  Jordan and Ryan discuss a recent blog post ArmCare.com put out that has a checklist to gauge your readiness for safely doing a velocity program.   Link to blog post below.

https://armcare.com/blog/arm-care-velocity-screen/

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Take a look behind the scenes of pro ball and see how players are evaluated for both performance and injury prevention. A breakdown of what type of tests and evaluations are done and what needs to improve to get the most out of athletes.  Finally how assessing and testing can be extended to players at high school and collegiate levels.

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Ryan Crotin and Jordan Oseguera explain:

why managing throwing workloads is so important to maintaining performance,

how AC Ratios work as one way to do it, and

how measuring changes in strength can be a better way to achieve high performance long term.

Here is a link to the tweet referenced in the show.  https://twitter.com/ArmCarecom/status/1404457082288541698

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Baseball arm injuries are rampant and many are quick to point the finger at poor throwing mechanics. 

Ryan Crotin and Jordan Oseguera discuss what the research and their time in Pro baseball suggests is the main cause of injuries - and how this data should change your Arm Care and workload management. 

Here is the blog post discussed in the podcast

https://armcare.com/blog/throwing-mechanics-injury/

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