It has been the conventional wisdom for years to NOT let pitchers lift overhead due to arm injury. The theory is if pitchers lift overhead then they will fatigue their arm for throwing or they will injure it from the stress of the lift. This "old school" mentality has...
Evidence-based practice vs conventional wisdom of baseball In a game that has been American before the existence of the Civil War, its culture is built on decades of history and traditions. This culture also has a big effect on how the game is coached from the youth...
With injuries to pitchers costing major league baseball teams more than $420 million a year, you can imagine that injury prevention is a huge part of the day-to-day operation for most teams. The injury that we keep hearing about is a UCL tear requiring “Tommy John”...
Every pitcher has more than likely experienced arm pain at some point or had a pitching arm injury. Pain is not something that should be ignored. Pain is your body's check engine light coming on and saying, “There is something wrong!” Arm injuries have skyrocketed to...
If I was in a room of conventional baseball coaches and I said, "Arm speed is poor contributor to pitching velocity," you would probably hear the crickets living in the room. Why do most coaches and commentators in this game believe pitching velocity is the result of...
